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London's Romanian Diaspora Mobilized to Stop Their Prime Minister from Becoming President

Thousands of ex-pat Romanians helped Klaus Iohannis defeat incumbent Victor-Viorel Ponta in an election that centered around accusations of widespread government corruption.
James Rippingale
James Rippingale, Photos: Henry Wilkins
11.18.14
News

What to Expect After the Coming Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement

Protesters suspect the officer who shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown this summer will not be indicted. Then what happens?
Justin Glawe
11.18.14
Power

FAA Can Make All Drone Flights Illegal, Federal Court Rules

Any drone flight under 500 feet can be considered 'reckless.' Any drone flight over 400 feet is 'unsafe.' Good luck reconciling that.
Jason Koebler
11.18.14
News

Hungarians Are Pissed Off at Their 'Illiberal' Government

More than 10,000 were on the streets again yesterday to demand the resignation of the prime minister.
Oscar Webb
11.18.14
Stuff

This Guy Is Going to Spend a Whole Month Alone in a Room with Virtual Reality Goggles Strapped to His Face

​For 28 days, Mark Farid will remain in one room, experiencing his every waking moment through the eyes of another human being.
Chloe Cross
11.18.14
Grime Week

Stormzy Grew Up On Grime, Now He's Eclipsing His Heroes

"Mobb Deep? Biggie? I ain't got a clue about none of that. I just know Lethal B and Kano Vs Wiley."
Hattie Collins
11.18.14
Premieres

Listen to the Moon Baby and Wise Blood's Weirdly Wonderful EP 'Urallpoor.us'

Get ready for the "lyrically sacred and musically profane."
Kim Taylor Bennett
11.18.14
Features

We Skyped with Ibeyi, the French-Cuban Twin Sisters Turning Their Heritage into the Sound of the Future

Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz are the daughters of a member of the Buena Vista Social Club, but their musical roots go all the way back to their distant Yoruba ancestors.
Tara Mahadevan
11.18.14
Interviews

An Interview with the Person Who Turned Eminem Songs into Children’s Lullabies for Some Reason

Hi, kids. Do you like silence?
Dan Ozzi
11.18.14
Interviews

Oh Land Returns to Earth to Find the Sounds She's Been Searching for All Along

She crowd funded her new album, 'Earth Sick,' and got the whole family involved in recording it.
Emilee Lindner
11.18.14
earth

Watch Earth's Yearly Carbon Cycle in Just Three Minutes

Here’s what the greenhouse gas got up to in 2006.
Becky Ferreira
11.18.14
astrophysics

Slight Twitches in Atomic Timekeeping May Reveal Dark Matter

How the GPS network might become a giant detector for cosmological defects.
Michael Byrne
11.18.14
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