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twitter Iran and Israel trade threats on Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

war Rocket falls in Northern Iraq near Balad air base which houses US troops Xeni Jardin

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war Changing Minds: NPR series on people who've rethought convictions in an era of polarization and extremism Xeni Jardin

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Science Death and the Mainframe: How data analysis can help document human rights atrocities Maggie Koerth

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

Bewitched Dr. Pompeii, Dr. Pompeii! Emergency! Come right away! Jason Weisberger

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

Games Aaron Paul enters the Wasteland for season 3 of Fallout Grant St. Clair

Pedo Protector Bondi, DOJ continue procedural chicanery over Epstein questions Jason Weisberger

History Prehistoric rock art in Colombia's Serranía de la Lindosa reveals ancient human "Kiss" Popkin

crime France puts Freemasons on trial for hit squad murders Ellsworth Toohey

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn