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The Unaccompanied Minors Crisis Is Not Really About Border Enforcement

The surge in unaccompanied minors fleeing violence in Central America is more of a humanitarian crisis than a matter of US border control.
Alice Speri
7.24.14
News

How Putin's American Fixers Keep Russian Sanctions Toothless

Amid carnage in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has kept his financial interests chugging along pretty much unscathed.
Lee Fang
7.24.14
machines

Ben & Jerry's Built an Ice Cream Factory That Runs on Ice Cream

For the last year and a half, Ben and Jerry's says its factory in the Netherlands has been churning out ice-cream powered ice cream.
Brian Merchant
7.24.14
Power

Do the FBI's Drones Invade Your Privacy? Sorry, That's Private

Despite a mandatory process designed to mitigate privacy concerns, the question of how FBI drones may be impacting Americans' privacy rights remains unanswered.
Shawn Musgrave
7.24.14
Premieres

Cormega Gets Real In His Video for the Large Professor-Produced "Industry"

Two New York hip-hop masters combine for great boom-bap.
Drew Millard
7.24.14
Drugs

The Lethal Injection Drug Cocktail That Botched Yet Another Execution

Lethal injection with midazolam and hydromorphone doesn't give a painless execution for the inmate, nor for witnesses.
Ben Richmond
7.24.14
News

Toronto Cops May Start Carrying Tasers and Wearing Cameras

It's nearly been a year since Sammy Yatim was killed by Toronto Police, and today, a report by a former Supreme Court judge has recommended the police carry tasers en masse and wear cameras.
Patrick McGuire
7.24.14
Art

The 'Holographic' 3D Video Machine Has Arrived

With "Help Me Obi," a moving video machine that projects objects in 360-degrees, artists Chris Helson and Sarah Jackets are set to make major waves in holographic technology.
Nadja Sayej
7.24.14
Creators

Watch A Flying Piano Touch Down At Munich Airport

A flying orange piano starred in a special concert at the Munich Airport last night.
Beckett Mufson
7.24.14
Culture

Stock Photos Are Like Time Capsules for Retro Tech

Technological obsolescence is how you end up with anachronistic pictures of floppy disks featuring the bitcoin symbol.
Victoria Turk
7.24.14
optics

Chris Kluwe, Tony Dungy, and the Pains of Not Playing the PR Game

In the NFL, you can say whatever you like as long as you know how to say it.
Robert Wheel
7.24.14
Canada

A Real Boxer's Guide to Street Fighter Video Games

Like learning to throw a real punch, this new book teaches you to virtual fight with Blanka or Ryu.
Zack Kotzer
7.24.14
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