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Al Qaeda in Yemen Releases Video Claiming Responsibility for 'Charlie Hebdo' Attack

Top commander Nasr al-Ansi offers "congratulations" for the killings at the French satirical magazine and threatens more "tragedy and terror," but appears to suggest it did not coordinate the subsequent siege at a Paris kosher store.
Sally Hayden
1.14.15
Symbiotic
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Beaver Slayers of Patagonia

We traveled to the southernmost tip of Chile to meet the beaver hunters in charge of crudely restoring order to its ecosystem.
Power

Washington DC's Public Library Will Teach People How to Avoid the NSA

It’s wonderfully subversive for a government institution to teach people how to use Tor in a series called “Orwellian America.”
Jason Koebler
1.14.15
News

Anonymous Is Targeting the Montreal Police for Their Treatment of Homeless People

After the police destroyed a homeless encampment near downtown Montreal, the hacktivist collective responded with protests and threats.
Simon Van Vliet
1.14.15
Tech

We Collected Your Snapchat Messages for David Cameron and His Snapchat Ban

David Cameron wants to crack down on encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp and Snapchat. Britain responded with its boobs, dicks, and balls.
Joel Golby
1.14.15
Travel

How I Accidentally Moved to the Bigot Capital of Europe

I moved to Dresden, Germany, to get away from the UK's right wingers, but found myself surrounded by racist assholes.
Rachel More
1.14.15
americas

Employee Strikes Highlight America's Mental Health Crisis

Mental healthcare workers are striking in California this week, claiming that insurance company Kaiser Permanente hires insufficient staff and is putting vulnerable patients in danger.
Meredith Hoffman
1.14.15
materials

Single-Photon Quantum Computer Chips Are Scaling Up

A new "flip chip" technique slashes the error rate in optical quantum chip manufacturing.
Michael Byrne
1.14.15
uk

Transhumanists Are Writing Their Own Manifesto for the UK General Election

The UK Transhumanist Party may not field a candidate, but it’ll decide who can lead Britain to transcendence.
Gian Volpicelli
1.14.15
Paris

First Post-Massacre Issue of 'Charlie Hebdo' Released to Massive Demand

Huge queues formed in Paris as the satirical magazine published its first issue since Islamic extremists killed 12 people at its offices. The cover — another cartoon of the Prophet Muhammed — stirred immediate debate.
John Beck
1.14.15
You Need to Hear This

We Talked to the Grindcore Band Who Are Fronted by Their Middle-Aged Mum

"She has come to appreciate the anger and message behind punk"
Dan Wilkinson
1.14.15
Science

Gravitational Measurements Go High-Resolution

Bringing new precision to Newton's 'big g.'
Michael Byrne
1.14.15
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