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9 years ago+15 15 0Migrant crisis: Photo of drowned boy sparks outcry
Images emerge of a three-year-old Syrian boy, whom reports name as Aylan, who drowned when the migrant boat he was in capsized off Turkey.
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9 years ago+20 20 0Russia is Returning to the Moon, Paving the Way for a Crewed Landing
Luna 25 is a test-bed for the real thing: a south pole moon base.
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9 years ago+75 75 0 x 1Tourists horrified by showers at Auschwitz entrance
Museum defends decision to keep visitors cool during summer despite complaints that sprinklers resemble Nazi gas chambers.
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9 years ago+14 14 0Palmyra's Temple of Bel 'still standing'
Palmyra's ancient Temple of Bel is still standing despite a bid by the Islamic State group to blow it up, Syria's antiquities chief says.
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9 years ago+20 20 0In pictures: An emotional arrival in Europe
The Greek island of Lesbos is just 14km from Turkey and a key migrant entry point into Europe. Photographer Fernando Del Berro watched some arrive.
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9 years ago+21 22 1Ashley Madison was a bunch of dudes talking to each other, data analysis suggests
The Ashley Madison hack has revealed a lot of interesting things about the men who used the extramarital-dating site. But what about the women?
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9 years ago+39 39 0 x 1Why the Rich Love Burning Man
Burning Man will be remembered more as the model for Google CEO Larry Page’s dream of a libertarian state, than as the revolutionary Situationist space that it could have been.
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9 years ago+19 19 0The Karate Kid: Daniel is the REAL Bully
Daniel LaRusso is a violent sociopath who picks every fight in The Karate Kid.
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9 years ago+32 34 2 x 1Who Won Science Fiction’s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters
After a group of fans tried to guarantee a whiter, more male slate, the big Hugos instead went to...
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9 years ago+72 72 0 x 1The Dark Side of the Ashley Madison Hack That Nobody's Talking About
It could actually be deadly.
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9 years ago+18 19 1Wil Wheaton Explains to Peter Capaldi How to Drive the Enterprise
In an outtake from a special 3-D cinema event, Peter Capaldi and Wil Wheaton compare iconic consoles.
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9 years ago+17 17 0Bernie Sanders Can't Save Black People
Sanders may be the least-bad candidate for everyone who holds to some progressive concern, and the candidate who best represents a chance of getting racial injustice talked about in Democratic debate; but he still falls short. And whether or not he d ...
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Analysis
9 years ago+19 19 0Do chimpanzee wars prove that violence is innate?
Humans have fought wars for thousands of years, and there is evidence that chimps do as well. Are both species innately violent?
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9 years ago+22 22 0 x 1The 10 Weirdest Superhero Films
Hollywood’s superhero obsession has recently spawned some quirkier comic-book adaptations, such as Ant-Man – but these are not the weirdest in the genre.
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9 years ago+22 22 0Netflix Renews Sense8 for Second Season
“Birthdays are just the beginning. #sense8 is reborn.”
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9 years ago+89 89 0 x 1Donald Trump axed from event over Megyn Kelly blood comment
A major US conservative forum drops Donald Trump as a speaker, saying he was wrong to suggest a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating.
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9 years ago+8 9 1 x 1In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions
Do Americans who are upset about Cecil even realize how terrifying animals can be?
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9 years ago+6 7 1My Outrage Is Better Than Your Outrage
Even when a dentist kills an adored lion, and everyone is furious, there’s loftier righteousness to be had.
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9 years ago+22 22 0A Few Thoughts on the Death of Cecil the Lion
The tragic death of Cecil the lion has generated intense social media buzz. While I'm glad trophy hunting is getting a swift social media kick in the nuts, I'm uncomfortable with some of the aspects of this online backlash.
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9 years ago+1 2 1First Footage From WARCRAFT Movie Leaks Online
Warcraft Movie Comic-Con Exclusive Footage Leaked The Warcraft movie was out in a big way at Comic-Con 2015. Show attendees were treated to a few minutes of footage.