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erase racism 'The hood is off': Virginia Republican steps onto America's most obvious rhetorical landmine Jason Weisberger

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crime Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each Ellsworth Toohey

art Ancient Peruvian textile features a feline spirit Popkin

mistakes Florida judge faces discipline after asking black defendant "you ever chopped cotton before?" Rob Beschizza

LA Metro wants you to "Ride the D" Jason Weisberger

Science Why clothes shrink and how to unshrink them Ellsworth Toohey

Behold Shatner as Alexander the Great in failed 1963 pilot Rob Beschizza

politics Tom Cotton's defense of killing shipwreck survivors: they were moving Ellsworth Toohey

mcdonalds Hamburglar McWeevil joins "freaking creepy" Ronald McWeevil in Enterprise, AL Jennifer Sandlin

art Paint your hands, grab some googly eyes, and make magic like Mario Mariotti Jennifer Sandlin

mental health The Slender Man Killer has escaped Séamus Bellamy

music "Crossroads, Song Around the World," celebrates legendary musician Robert Johnson and the Mississippi Delta blues Jennifer Sandlin

taylor swift Taylor Swift wears a t-shirt and brings in over $2 million in donations for otters Gail Sherman

delightful cryptids Mothman mania draws paranormal fans to Point Pleasant Jason Weisberger

Funny "STOP" is the latest musical offering from There I Ruined It Jennifer Sandlin

Science Horrifying transformation turns ordinary rabbits into nightmare creatures as virus spreads through Colorado Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it) Popkin