How America is Transforming Islam

How America is Transforming Islam
Being young and Muslim in the US means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that more than falling in love.

December 31, 2017 at 10:46AM
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How The Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks And Talk Of Political Dirt

How The Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks And Talk Of Political Dirt
During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.

December 30, 2017 at 01:13PM
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The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth

The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth
How excessive staffing, little competition, generous contracts and archaic rules dramatically inflate capital costs for transit in New York.

December 29, 2017 at 08:02AM
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World's Wealthiest Became $1 Trillion Richer in 2017

World's Wealthiest Became $1 Trillion Richer in 2017
The richest people on earth became $1 trillion richer in 2017, more than four times last year’s gain, as stock markets shrugged off economic, social and political divisions to reach record highs.

December 28, 2017 at 08:42AM
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A Tech Pioneer’s Final, Unexpected Act

A Tech Pioneer’s Final, Unexpected Act
Upon receiving a diagnosis of brain cancer, Eric Sun set out to achieve some lifelong musical goals.

December 27, 2017 at 08:43AM
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Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body

Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body
The human body makes tens of thousands of cellular proteins, each for a particular task. Now researchers have learned to create custom versions not found in nature.

December 26, 2017 at 09:02AM
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We Left You Some Presents

We Left You Some Presents
The Digg editors needed a day off, so we left you our favorite videos of the year (for better or for worse) gift-wrapped below. Beware the coal.

December 25, 2017 at 06:12AM
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‘The Russia Story’

‘The Russia Story’
How the year's biggest story was encountered in 2017 by rabid Democrats, recalcitrant Republicans, and everyone else on the internet.

December 24, 2017 at 11:06AM
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SpaceX Launches Rocket Into Night Sky, Everyone Thinks It's Aliens

SpaceX Launches Rocket Into Night Sky, Everyone Thinks It's Aliens
"This shit better be a rocket, or we're all gonna die."

December 23, 2017 at 08:07AM
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US Ambassador To The Netherlands Calls Reporter's Question 'Fake News,' Then Claims He Never Said 'Fake News' When Reporter Proves Him Wrong

US Ambassador To The Netherlands Calls Reporter's Question 'Fake News,' Then Claims He Never Said 'Fake News' When Reporter Proves Him Wrong
Pete Hoekstra is a former congressman and the current US ambassador to the Netherlands, and he is struggling with the concept of "fake news."

December 22, 2017 at 08:15AM
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Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name to Long Blockchain

Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name to Long Blockchain
Long Island Iced Corp. shares rose six-fold after rebranding itself Long Blockchain Corp.

December 21, 2017 at 09:37AM
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Did Climate Change Kill a Polar Bear?

Did Climate Change Kill a Polar Bear?
Probably not this time. Eva Holland looks at how a disturbing wildlife image went viral — generating anguish, anger, and confusion about the undeniably warming Arctic.

December 20, 2017 at 10:00AM
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Women Used to Burn to Death in Their Dresses Kind of All the Time

Women Used to Burn to Death in Their Dresses Kind of All the Time
No matter what they wear, women get burned for it. But in the mid-19th century, this was extremely literal.

December 19, 2017 at 09:06AM
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Defender Thinks He Knows Play Call And Taunts Cam Newton, Immediately Gets Burned For A Touchdown

Defender Thinks He Knows Play Call And Taunts Cam Newton, Immediately Gets Burned For A Touchdown
Green Bay's Clay Matthews thought he knew what was coming. He did not.

December 18, 2017 at 09:23AM
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The Insane True Story Of How 'Titanic' Got Made

The Insane True Story Of How 'Titanic' Got Made
James Cameron's epic "$190 million chick flick" spawned "Leomania" and presented us with a new kind of wish fulfillment.

December 17, 2017 at 12:49PM
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'Fetus' And 'Transgender' Listed As Forbidden Words For The CDC

'Fetus' And 'Transgender' Listed As Forbidden Words For The CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are told to avoid banned words and phrases like "fetus," "transgender," and "science-based" in budget documents.

December 16, 2017 at 08:59AM
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Senator Questions US District Court Nominee About Basic Legal Matters, He Struggles To Answer A Single One

Senator Questions US District Court Nominee About Basic Legal Matters, He Struggles To Answer A Single One
"What was the last time you read the Federal Rules of Evidence?" "... All the way through?"

December 15, 2017 at 12:36PM
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Generation Screwed

Generation Screwed
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression.

December 14, 2017 at 08:40AM
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In Unprecedented Result, Roy Moore Loses Alabama Senate Race To Democrat Doug Jones

In Unprecedented Result, Roy Moore Loses Alabama Senate Race To Democrat Doug Jones
Alabama hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate in almost 30 years.

December 13, 2017 at 08:37AM
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Drone’s-Eye View

Drone’s-Eye View
Experience America's most populous city as you never have before — from directly overhead.

December 11, 2017 at 08:05PM
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Congress took $101 million in donations from the ISP industry — here’s how much your lawmaker got

Congress took $101 million in donations from the ISP industry — here’s how much your lawmaker got
Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others spread their money far and wide to influence your government.

December 11, 2017 at 01:02PM
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A Blizzard Made the Unwatchable Colts-Bills Matchup Must-Watch TV

A Blizzard Made the Unwatchable Colts-Bills Matchup Must-Watch TV
The rules of football met their breaking point under several inches of snow.

December 10, 2017 at 07:12PM
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The Secret Life of 'Um'

The Secret Life of 'Um'
When one person asks another a question, it takes an average of 200 milliseconds for them to respond. This is so fast that we can't even hear the pause. In fact, it's faster than our brains actually work.

December 10, 2017 at 08:45AM
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This Video Of A Polar Bear Starving To Death Is Hard To Watch

This Video Of A Polar Bear Starving To Death Is Hard To Watch
It's likely that at the time this was filmed, the polar bear only had a few hours to live.

December 9, 2017 at 02:40PM
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A New Optical Illusion Was Just Discovered, And It's Breaking Our Brains

A New Optical Illusion Was Just Discovered, And It's Breaking Our Brains
Researcher Kohske Takahashi calls it the "curvature blindness illusion" and it's very trippy.

December 8, 2017 at 02:07PM
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Guy Gets Out Of His Car Next To Raging Wildfire, Saves Wild Rabbit

Guy Gets Out Of His Car Next To Raging Wildfire, Saves Wild Rabbit
Now get back in your car and drive, dude.

December 7, 2017 at 08:49AM
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Why the Silence Breakers Are TIME's Person of the Year 2017

Why the Silence Breakers Are TIME's Person of the Year 2017
Donald Trump was on the shortlist, but the women who bravely spoke up about sexual harassment and started the current movement are Time's Person of the Year.

December 6, 2017 at 09:49AM
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John Oliver Grills An Uncomfortable Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

John Oliver Grills An Uncomfortable Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
In early November, two detailed allegations of sexual assault were leveled against actor Dustin Hoffman. At a panel last night, John Oliver confronted Hoffman about them.

December 5, 2017 at 09:29AM
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The death of the internet

The death of the internet
If we lose this, we lose everything.

December 4, 2017 at 11:38AM
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Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly

Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly 
It's "built a little too well," say city officials.

December 3, 2017 at 09:42AM
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Update: The Senate has passed the tax bill

Update: The Senate has passed the tax bill
Senate Republicans passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill that bestows massive benefits on corporate America and the wealthy while delivering mixed blessings to everybody else.

December 2, 2017 at 12:55AM
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As Part Of Plea, Michael Flynn Says Trump Team Told Him To Reach Out To Russians

As Part Of Plea, Michael Flynn Says Trump Team Told Him To Reach Out To Russians
The charges against Michael Flynn are a bombshell, but what his deal with the Mueller team might mean is an even bigger story.

December 1, 2017 at 01:38PM
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It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life.

It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life.
By 2027, people making $40,000 to $50,000 would pay a combined $5.3 billion more in taxes, while the group earning $1 million or more would get a $5.8 billion cut

November 30, 2017 at 07:29AM
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Net Neutrality Is Not the Problem | Backchannel

Net Neutrality Is Not the Problem | Backchannel
I’ve got bad news for everyone who is working overtime to protest Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai’s campaign to eliminate net neutrality: You are being tricked.

November 29, 2017 at 08:39AM
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A Conversation with Chuck Palahniuk, the Author of ‘Fight Club’ and the Man Behind Tyler Durden

A Conversation with Chuck Palahniuk, the Author of ‘Fight Club’ and the Man Behind Tyler Durden
In this wide-ranging interview, the author of "Fight Club" discusses his most famous character, grief, nihilism and the concept of manliness.

November 27, 2017 at 06:28PM
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After marijuana, are magic mushrooms next to be decriminalised in California?

After marijuana, are magic mushrooms next to be decriminalised in California?
Kevin Saunders, a mayoral candidate for the city of Marina, just south of the San Francisco Bay, has filed a proposal that would exempt adults over the age of 21 from any penalties over possessing, growing, selling or transporting psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms.

November 26, 2017 at 11:36PM
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Ten Long Years of Trying to Make Armie Hammer Happen

Ten Long Years of Trying to Make Armie Hammer Happen
How many second chances does a handsome white male star get?

November 26, 2017 at 11:46AM
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How The Sandwich Consumed Britain

How The Sandwich Consumed Britain
The sandwich industry has transformed the way Brits each lunch and breakfast — and now it's coming for dinner.

November 25, 2017 at 11:58AM
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Everything We Definitely Know About 'The Room's Tommy Wiseau

Everything We Definitely Know About 'The Room's Tommy Wiseau
Tommy Wiseau directed the legendarily awful 2003 motion picture "The Room"; this we know for certain. Beyond that, things start to get murky.

November 24, 2017 at 09:06AM
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Facebook will help some users figure out if they saw Russian propaganda during the 2016 U.S. presidential election

Facebook will help some users figure out if they saw Russian propaganda during the 2016 U.S. presidential election
So far, Google and Twitter have not detailed their plans.

November 23, 2017 at 08:32AM
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Can You Spot The Leopard In This Photo?

Can You Spot The Leopard In This Photo?
In this picture, you probably see three goat-like animals called Himalayan blue sheep and a whole lot of rocks. But you probably don't see a snow leopard — at least not at first glance.

November 22, 2017 at 11:45AM
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The Picture in Her Mind

The Picture in Her Mind
In her famous essays on the Sixties and Seventies, Joan Didion surveyed a society on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Now, more and more, critics are re-reading what she wrote.

November 21, 2017 at 06:39AM
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We Have A New Favorite Japanese Game Show, And It's Called 'Slippery Stairs'

We Have A New Favorite Japanese Game Show, And It's Called 'Slippery Stairs'
We have a new favorite Japanese game show, which is really saying something.

November 20, 2017 at 12:59PM
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This Housewife's Scandalous Sex Memoir Was Banned by the Supreme Court

This Housewife's Scandalous Sex Memoir Was Banned by the Supreme Court
In "The Housewife's Handbook on Selective Promiscuity", forward-thinking author Lillian Maxine Serett a.k.a. Rey Anthony preached the joys of female pleasure. The government responded by seizing and destroying all copies.

November 19, 2017 at 01:58PM
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How Politics And Bad Decisions Starved New York's Subways

How Politics And Bad Decisions Starved New York's Subways
Disruptions and delays have roiled the system this year. But the crisis was long in the making, fueled by a litany of errors, a Times investigation shows.

November 18, 2017 at 12:13PM
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The New Tesla Roadster's Acceleration Doesn't Even Look Real

The New Tesla Roadster's Acceleration Doesn't Even Look Real
0-60 in 1.9 seconds and it shows.

November 17, 2017 at 09:23AM
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Apology after train departs seconds early

Apology after train departs seconds early
Management on the Tsukuba Express line between Tokyo and the city of Tsukuba say they "sincerely apologise for the inconvenience" caused.

November 16, 2017 at 06:35AM
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Real Dog Jealously Watches Its Owner Pet A Fake Dog, Finally Snaps

Real Dog Jealously Watches Its Owner Pet A Fake Dog, Finally Snaps
"I gave you all my love, every day, and this is how you repay me?"

November 15, 2017 at 11:50AM
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The Cause and Consequences of the Retail Apocalypse

The Cause and Consequences of the Retail Apocalypse
Private equity firms overburdened businesses with debt, and now workers are paying the price. Will policymakers do anything about it?

November 14, 2017 at 09:53AM
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The Convert

The Convert
Tania Joya married an Islamic extremist. Now, she hopes to help keep others from becoming radicalized.

November 12, 2017 at 07:05PM
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