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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Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core

Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core
A serial leak of the agency's cyberweapons has damaged morale, slowed intelligence operations and resulted in hacking attacks on businesses and civilians worldwide.

November 12, 2017 at 12:08PM
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Louis C.K. Has Been Hiding Behind His Dad Bod

Louis C.K. Has Been Hiding Behind His Dad Bod
Persistent rumors about Louis C.K.'s bad behavior seemed less credible because he's a dad.

November 11, 2017 at 11:45AM
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High School Football Team Stages The Greatest Comeback We've Ever Seen

High School Football Team Stages The Greatest Comeback We've Ever Seen
This makes the Patriots' Super Bowl comeback against the Falcons look quaint by comparison.

November 10, 2017 at 08:38AM
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How the U.S. Can Break Out of Its Long National Tax Nightmare

How the U.S. Can Break Out of Its Long National Tax Nightmare
What Cut Cut Cut won't solve.

November 9, 2017 at 07:34AM
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Democrats Sweep First Statewide Elections Since Trump Took Office

Democrats Sweep First Statewide Elections Since Trump Took Office
Democrats exceeded expectations in elections across the country.

November 8, 2017 at 10:40AM
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British Journalist Gives A Masterclass In How To Interview Richard Spencer

British Journalist Gives A Masterclass In How To Interview Richard Spencer
​Interviewing figures like Richard Spencer is a fraught decision for journalists: how do you engage with an interview subject's dangerous ideas while not elevating those ideas? British writer Gary Younge got it right.

November 7, 2017 at 10:36AM
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Something is wrong on the internet

Something is wrong on the internet
Someone or something or some combination of people and things is using YouTube to systematically frighten, traumatise and abuse children, automatically and at scale, and it forces me to question my own beliefs about the internet, at every level.

November 6, 2017 at 01:00PM
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What You Should Know About The Paradise Papers

What You Should Know About The Paradise Papers
A massive leak of files shows how the world's ultra-wealthy hide their money — and has revealed links between members of the Trump administration members and Russian money.

November 5, 2017 at 05:48PM
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Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton.

Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton.
President George H.W. Bush mocked Trump as a "blowhard," as quoted in a new book. The younger President Bush worried Trump would destroy civility in the White House.

November 4, 2017 at 11:28AM
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Guy Makes A Commercial For His Girlfriend's Used '96 Honda, And It's Absolutely Brilliant

Guy Makes A Commercial For His Girlfriend's Used '96 Honda, And It's Absolutely Brilliant
​Max Lanman's girlfriend was looking to sell her car, a 1996 Honda Accord with 141,095 miles, so he stepped up to the plate to help out. Big time.

November 3, 2017 at 10:49AM
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How cosmic rays revealed a new, mysterious “void” inside the Great Pyramid

How cosmic rays revealed a new, mysterious “void” inside the Great Pyramid
This tantalizing finding opens more questions than it answers.

November 2, 2017 at 07:39AM
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Guy Mercilessly Reveals The Secrets Behind His Friend's Magic Tricks

Guy Mercilessly Reveals The Secrets Behind His Friend's Magic Tricks
​While there's something delightful about watching a magic trick and being completely bewildered, it's also really enjoyable to watch someone ruin the secrets behind the tricks in real time.

November 1, 2017 at 10:17AM
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