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Uganda's President of 28 Years Doesn't Want to Retire

President Museveni claimed he would gladly leave politics, but says his people don't want him to step down.
Mark Hay
12.10.14
Words

Kaytranada is Getting His Own BBC Radio 1 Show Next Year

And it's a win-win for Montreal and the UK.
Ziad Ramley
12.10.14
defense & security

The Pentagon's New Non-Lethal Mortars Try to Take Some of the Killing Out of War

What is the DOD's proposed new non-lethal weapon for? To reduce collateral damage when soldiers engage with enemies near civilians.
Ryan Faith
12.10.14
defense & security

Community Outreach — Not 'Enhanced Interrogation' — Might Be the Best Way to Stop Terror Attacks

Security experts say the most effective tactic for preventing domestic terrorism requires a much softer touch than US intelligence have used in the past.
Colleen Curry
12.10.14
Words

A New Karma Kid Track Is Day Number Nine In Your Musical Advent Calendar

A musical advent calendar trumps any chocolate one.
Josephine Cruz
12.10.14
News

China Wants New Zealand's Milk

China's worldwide resources shopping spree has set its eyes on New Zealand milk, and it's making farmers very nervous.
Caitlin Reid
12.10.14
Environment

Acute Water Shortage Leads to State of Emergency in the Maldives

Several countries are transporting water and other aid to the Indian Ocean nation, but climate change could prove to be its greatest long-term challenge.
Ben Goldfarb
12.9.14
Words

Deadmau5's Response to Krewella's Op-Ed Against Sexism is Predictably Sexist

By denying the existence of sexism in the dance music world, Deadmau5 is also doing something much more dangerous—he's holding back positive change.
VICE Thump
12.9.14
Design

Can Music Change Your Sense of Taste?

New research suggests that there's a connection between how things taste and what we're listening to when we eat them.
Emerson Rosenthal
12.9.14
Environment

There's a Big Energy Story Unfolding and It's Not About Cheap Oil

US solar production has exploded in the past several years as panel prices have plummeted, but the government policies that have supported the sector's growth are under attack, say industry observers.
Matt Smith
12.9.14
video

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Can Show Us the Moon in the Future

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter can model next year’s phases with unparalleled precision.
Kaleigh Rogers
12.9.14
Europe

France to Pay $60 Million for Role in Transporting Jews to Nazi Death Camps

Thousands of Holocaust victims who were carried to concentration camps by French railway during WWII are set to receive reparations.
Virgile Dall’Armellina
12.9.14
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