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Your Facebook “Likes” Are an Expression of Free Speech
'Like' away, Facebook activists. Your thumbs ups are constitutionally protected
The AR-15 Seems To Be the Weapon of Chioce in Random Acts of Violence
Of the 67 mass shootings in the US over the past three decades, more than three-quarters of the 143 guns used were obtained legally
Australia’s New Prime Minister Thinks Climate Science Is “Highly Contentious”
Tony Abbott's Liberal campaign slogan of "Chose real change" may turn out to be unsettlingly on the mark
How the NSA Stopped Trying to Prevent the Spread of Encryption And Decided to Just Break It Instead
The NSA spent decades trying to stop the spread of encryption technology
Russian Authorities Are Deciding If It’s Illegal to Paint Putin in a Negligee
Russian police are flexing their newly appointed authority under the country's anti-gay propaganda law
China Will Stop Harvesting Organs From Prisoners in November
China is the last to give up the practice, one that human rights organizations and the World Health Organization have been pushing against for years
The CIA Finally Admitted It Orchestrated the Iranian Coup of 1953
A newly-released 1970s internal CIA report admits the agency's involvement in the 1953 coup
Judge Decides Only One Person Can Be Named ‘Messiah,’ and It’s Not This Baby in Tennessee
The baby's mother plans to appeal the decision
Mexico City And Washington, D.C., Are About Equally Safe
Mexico has its share of dangerous spots. But some parts of Mexico are just as unsafe as some parts of the United States, and some parts are safer
This Artist Wants to Print Out the Internet
In honor of internet activist Aaron Swartz, this artist is trying to print out the entire internet
No, Really, the Government Can Read Your Email
More than just metadata, the NSA's systems can track 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
Tomb Raiding Is Still a Huge Problem
A huge proportion of archaeological sites have been ransacked
Find a Dinosaur In Your Backyard? It’s All Yours
If you find a dinosaur fossil on private land, it's yours to do with as you please
Redskins Hall of Famers Say Team Name is Probably Offensive, But Shouldn’t Change
Many Native Americans have called for the team to change their name out of respect for their culture and history
The British Government Is Finally Ready to Pardon Alan Turing
In 1952, he was convicted of "gross indecency"—a crime used at the time to punish homosexuals—and chemically castrated.
Today’s the Day the NSA’s Permission to Collect Verizon Metadata Runs Out
The NSA's legal ability to collect Verizon metadata expires today, but what happens next nobody knows
Honeybee Theft Is on the Rise
Some beekeepers are working towards making tiny trackers for bees to locate them when they are stolen, but there's no "find my queen" app just yet
Instead of Being Protected, Antarctica’s Oceans Will Be Open for Fishing
A plan to protect millions of acres of Antarctic ocean was temporarily killed in a meeting yesterday
Thieves Stole—And Maybe Burned—Millions of Dollars of Fine Art
Tens of millions of dollars of fine art may now be a pile of fine ash
July Marks the 25th Anniversary of the First Use of DNA Evidence to Convict a Killer
Twenty-five years ago this month, the first person ever was convicted of a murder through DNA evidence
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