corruption Company suspected of blame in Office of Personnel Management breach will help run new clearance agency Cory Doctorow

aviation Airport security officer was alleged war criminal, arrested for lying about participation in "genocidal acts" (UPDATED) Cory Doctorow

privacy After OPM hack, CIA pulls agents from Beijing for their safety Cory Doctorow

politics US says hackers stole Social Security numbers from 21.5 million people in OPM data breach Xeni Jardin

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History Multispectral imaging of the Voynich Manuscript Rob Beschizza

Fooling no one Albanian developers think Jared and Ivanka are peddling Trump's influence Jason Weisberger

Massive AI streaming fraud farm busted by the FBI Jason Weisberger

law 5 years in jail for gay teacher who sent threatening voicemails to judge who OK'd "Don't Say Gay" law Rob Beschizza

infectious diseases Tropical virus causes "sloth fever" panic in United States Ellsworth Toohey

Forever Chemicals Teflon: Miracle invention or slow-acting poison? Why not both! Mark Frauenfelder

national parks $100m gift to the National Park Service is "transformative" Rob Beschizza

law Right to disconnect law passes in Australia: workers may ignore after-hours messages Rob Beschizza

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman

australia These new baby capybara triplets are adorable! Jennifer Sandlin

NASA Starliner spacesuits not compatible with SpaceX Dragon Gail Sherman

texas The world's largest 3D-printed neighborhood was just built in Texas Thom Dunn

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan's World Nomad Games: Yurt-building, headless goat polo, horseback wrestling, and hunting with eagles Natalie Dressed

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