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defense & security

Inside 'Black Dart,' the US Military's War On Drones

The military's annual and, until this year, very secret Exercise Black Dart is about finding ways to kill enemy drones — which means it's also about the future of air power.
Ryan Faith
10.28.14
crime & drugs

The Italian President Just Testified in One of the Country’s Most High-Profile Mafia Trials

The trial takes on alleged negotiations between the government and the mafia following a spree of assassinations and bombings in the early 1990s.
Alice Speri
10.28.14
americas

Three Dead Prisoners in Alabama Highlight Struggling Jail Healthcare System

Nikki Listau, Deundrez Woods, and Tanisha Jefferson all died last year in Madison County Jail, Alabama, Three lawsuits filed this month claim their deaths could be avoided with better medical care.
Payton Guion
10.28.14
we saw this

Check Out Photos of Purling Hiss, OBN IIIs, Meatbodies, Hunters and More from Panache's CMJ Party

A night of garage and punk in Brooklyn   [[recommended]]  
Kevin Shea Adams
10.28.14
Space

How the International Space Station Plays Dodgeball with Space Junk

The ISS has got moves.
Joshua A. Krisch
10.28.14
Culture

​Lysol Bought the Top Google Search Result for 'Ebola'

Lysol is currently the only major corporation buying ads against the Ebola outbreak on Google.
Brian Merchant
10.28.14
fish farming

Shrimp Cocktail Is Destroying Bangladeshi Communities

The Western appetite for shrimp is bigger than ever. But in Bangladesh, where much of our supply is farmed, aquaculture is laying waste to traditional coastal communities.
Lauren Rothman
10.28.14
Girl Writer

What I've Learned from My Pathetic Crushes

Crushes are fucking pathetic, but they've made me the person I am today.
Alison Stevenson
10.28.14
Toronto

NORTHMIX: Room 303

Room 303 takes his sounds from the apartment walls to your headphones with his exclusive mix.
Rachael D’Amore
10.28.14
machines

3D-Printed Graphene Batteries Are a Step Towards Printing Gadgets

Printing working parts means making functional filaments, like the graphene composite that makes up this battery.
Victoria Turk
10.28.14
Islamic State

Australia Has No Problem Working with Iran to Fight the Islamic State

A 200-strong Australian special forces detachment in Iraq could find itself cooperating with Iranian counterparts — and that's fine with Australian Defense Minister David Johnston.
Scott Mitchell
10.28.14
Words

Clark is About to Drop His Next Album on Warp, and it's a Turbulent Techno Beast

Check out "Winter Linn" and the spellbinding teaser video that goes with it.
VICE Thump
10.28.14
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