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Ex-Spy Christopher Boyce on Snowden, WikiLeaks, and NSA Backdoors
A smart young dropout is welcomed into a promising career in the top secret world of U.S. defense contracting, but he’s quickly shocked to discover the deception practiced by America’s intelligence agencies at the highest levels. Disillusioned and outraged, he takes matters into his own hands and begins exfiltrating highly-classified documents right under the nose of his employer.
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Did the Wrong Man Spend 40 Years in Solitary Confinement?
What a sham trial in Louisiana says about the U.S. court system
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The History of 'Weekend Update' Anchors on 'SNL'
Stepping into the role of a "Weekend Update" anchor is no small honor, as the segment is SNL's longest-running sketch. Strong follows in the footsteps of some of comedy's biggest names, including Tina Fey, Norm MacDonald and Amy Poehler. Travel back in time with the "Weekend Update" anchors who made SNL history.
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125 Years of 'National Geographic' in 10 Incredible Photos
In honor of National Geographic's 125th anniversary, the publication's latest issue is devoted to the power of photography.
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5 Ridiculous Myths You Probably Believe About the Dark Ages
From Stone Age to Space Age, every era in human history has ultimately been about progress. Well, almost every era. The Dark Ages are an exception to the rule - everyone knows that after Rome fell, the world stumbled ass-backward into a figurative night that lasted for centuries. It was a period of intellectual and economic darkness where everyone was either a brutal warrior or a filth-encrusted victim.
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9,000 Fallen Soldiers Carved into the Sand of Normandy Beach to Commemorate World Peace Day
To celebrate World Peace Day this past weekend, two artists with an army of volunteers stormed the beaches of Normandy. Unlike in history, though, this army was equipped with rakes and stencils to etch 9,000 silhouettes of fallen soldiers into the sand. The Fallen 9000 by Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss serves as a stark…
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How LucasArts Fell Apart
In June of 2011, then-LucasArts president Paul Meegan spoke publicly about his plans for turning the company around.
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The First Animals In Space
Some of these space-faring animals gave their lives for the sake of discovery, but many of them returned safely to Earth. Here are the stories of these incredible and brave animal explorers.
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What’s Next for the Gay-Rights Movement?
The fight for same-sex marriage will soon be won, but that isn’t the only way the gay-rights movement can change America. A manifesto for an impending cultural battle.
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Climate Scientists Issue Their Report. Now It’s Our Turn
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first chapter of its new report on global warming. The findings are clear, but the politics remain murky
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Miley Cyrus's Smartest Tattoo
Miley Cyrus is serious. On the inside of her left forearm,” Rolling Stone reveals, a powerful message is inked: SO THAT HIS PLACE SHALL NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO NEITHER KNOW VICTORY NOR DEFEAT.
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Is underground 'anomaly' a trove of Nazi treasure? Filmmaker believes he's broken code
An underground "anomaly" has been discovered in a German town after a filmmaker potentially cracked a code that he believes will lead him to a hidden Nazi treasure.
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Meet the Real Heisenberg
He’s the real Heisenberg, the inspiration behind Walter White’s alter ego on Breaking Bad. Out of all of the famous scientists out there, why did Walt choose this German physicist? More importantly, why did series creator Vince Gilligan choose this specific name? He hasn't said, but there are definitely a couple of parallels between the two men.
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Date set for Popes John Paul II and John XXIII sainthood
Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on 27 April 2014, Pope Francis has announced.
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From grief to grace: Wife of Amish schoolhouse shooter breaks her silence
Among the flowers and plants in Marie Monville’s sunny yard sits a rosebush, a gift from her first husband, Charlie.
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Rush - A sleekly assembled thrill machine
When I heard that Ron Howard was taking on similar material in straightforward dramatic form with Rush—a kind of joint biopic of ’70s Formula One stars Niki Lauda and James Hunt—I wondered if it was possible to make a movie about a death match between racing rivals without slipping into parody. But Howard has done it: Rush is an outsize Hollywood spectacle about two outsize personalities in conflict, a sleekly assembled thrill machine that makes up in excitement for what it lacks in nuance.
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Black holes may have ‘hair,’ physicists say
According to a news release from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste, new research suggests that black holes may have “hair.”
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BMW roadsters: A journey from 1929 - 2013
BMW is a company that pretty much everyone loves. The cars it produces are regarded as some of the best in the world, and as it covers all niches there's a BMW for pretty much everyone. We took a look at the history of its roadsters to see just how far the firm's come since the early 20th century.
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100 years of change
What life was like 100 years ago as compared to today.
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G-Power Celebrates 30 Years With M3 Supercharger Kit
The G-Power name has become synonymous with extreme BMWs; that’s because for the past 30 years the tuning firm has been churning out some of the fastest examples of the German luxury cars on the planet.
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