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smuggling Two teens busted for smuggling 5,000 ants Allan Rose Hill

animals Purrents complaining that new feline tax could be a cat-astrophe Allan Rose Hill

adorable animals This tiny bush baby is absolutely enthralled by a locust! Jennifer Sandlin

History The dark side of plastic: understanding the impact on our bodies, ecosystems, and the world Elías Villoro

Creepy Interesting and Real These sheep walking endlessly in a circle is pure folk horror Mark Frauenfelder

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literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

fashion Boda Boda fashion show: equipping Nairobi motor taxi drivers with outfits to match their glorious bikes Cory Doctorow

police Uganda installs Huawei's AI-powered facial recognition surveillance system 'nationwide' Xeni Jardin

travel Man missed doomed Ethiopia flight by 2 minutes Rob Beschizza

class war Kenyans from "the toughest neighborhood on earth" trace pixels all day to train autonomous vehicles Cory Doctorow

corruption Days before elections, the official in charge of Kenya's voting machines has been tortured and murdered Cory Doctorow

News Tabloid roundup: Obama's real birth certificate, a spy in the White House, murder charges for an aging star, and more! Peter Sheridan

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Netflix Sense8 co-creator J. Michael Straczynski on the logistics of filming a global story Caroline Siede