History A stolen slice of watermelon sparked a deadly 1856 riot in Panama Ellsworth Toohey

climate change Panama evacuating densely-populated islands as sea levels rise Rob Beschizza

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History The Panama Canal: The world's most interesting ditch Séamus Bellamy

iran RIP, George HW Bush: a mass-murderer and war-criminal Cory Doctorow

corruption Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca law offices raided by Panama authorities Cory Doctorow

corruption Banned on China's Internet: all discussion of the Panama Papers Cory Doctorow

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Take a break from your phone with a KitKat wrapper that is also a Faraday cage Gail Sherman

crime Fraudster fakes being a pilot for free flights Séamus Bellamy

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politics Escape routes: top options for leaving the U.S. in 2025 Mark Frauenfelder

Science Ominous sea level report card for most U.S. coastal communities Rob Beschizza

arrests Florida woman impersonates ICE agent to kidnap ex-boyfriend's wife (and gets away with it, at first) Carla Sinclair

trees This tree uses lightning to destroy its enemies Allan Rose Hill

Nature Baby hummingbird cosplays as caterpillar Gail Sherman

US Navy US aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel Jason Weisberger

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