gop West Virginia Senator laughed at the idea that hating on teachers would bite him in the ass – then he lost his job Cory Doctorow

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aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza

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Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

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books Those 100-foot Korowai tree houses are mostly built for film crews Ellsworth Toohey

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

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law NYC's iconic bagels and pizzas could change because a carcinogenic ingredient may soon become illegal in NY Ruben Bolling

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

movies Extended trailer for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey Grant St. Clair

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Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: The Secret Origin of Justice Roberts's Shadow Docket Ruben Bolling

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