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police Former head of Boston Police Union pleads guilty to molesting at least six children Thom Dunn

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politics Why is Customs and Border Protection flying a Predator drone over Minneapolis? Xeni Jardin

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politics Beaming mugshot of politician's wife booked into jail after pouring drink on journalist Rob Beschizza

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gyre Floating garbage patches largely comprised of trash dumped off ships Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Come see me in Toronto and Maine! Cory Doctorow

facebook Facebook to pay handpicked corporate news outlets up to $3 million a year to license content: WSJ Xeni Jardin

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movies Breaking Bad movie on the way but Bryan Cranston hasn't even seen the script David Pescovitz

travel Irishman arrested for chasing missed flight on foot during takeoff Rob Beschizza

politics Mueller indicts 12 Russian military officers for election hacking, says DCLeaks & Guccifer 2.0 were Russia intel Xeni Jardin

late stagecoach capitalism Paul Ryan boasts that his tax cut resulted in $1.50 per week raise for secretary, then deletes tweet Mark Frauenfelder

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

#fixthepolice Austin cops investigated for violence, racist remarks against black teacher Mark Frauenfelder

politics Pat Buchanan on the Republican Party's historical opposition to free trade deals Cory Doctorow

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paris ISIS claims responsibility for Paris terror attacks Rob Beschizza