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iraq

27 Iraqis Dead After Wave of Car Bombings in Baghdad

Police and medics described it as the city's deadliest day of aggression since Sunni Muslim insurgents launched an offensive in June.
Liz Fields
7.19.14
venom

Getting Bit

The science behind envenomation.
Michael Byrne
7.19.14
americas

Border Patrol Propaganda Producers Tell Us They Think US Immigration Policy is Broken

Meet the men who produced a US-approved song warning against the dangers of "La Bestia" migrant train: they're willing to collaborate again.
Andrea Noel
7.19.14
Power

On the First Day of HOPE, Plenty to Fear

Reality checks from mysterious individuals and paranoia from very public ones at the Hackers on Planet Earth conference.
Lucy Teitler
7.19.14
Culture

Lusine, 'Arterial': Blood on the Circuit Board

The Seattle producer's new video gives life to computer architecture, in brutal fashion.
Michael Byrne
7.19.14
middle east

It's Déjà Vu in Gaza All Over Again

Critics say the real aim of Israel's latest military crackdown in Gaza is to break apart the recent Palestinian unity deal.
Alice Speri
7.19.14
Europe

Malaysia Airlines Wreckage Site May Be Compromised, Authorities Say

Malaysian authorities fear that MH17 crash site may not be secure and evidence may be compromised.
Liz Fields
7.19.14
Pitchfork Festival 2014

We’re All Losers, Baby: Beck Played All the Hits at Pitchfork Music Festival

Beck is somewhat like oxygen—always around and giving us life, despite us not really thinking about him too often.
Eric Sundermann
7.19.14
crime & drugs

46,000 Imprisoned Drug Offenders May Be Going Home Early

Nearly 25 percent of the federal prison population may be granted reduced sentences in a move meant to address high costs and overcrowding.
CJ Ciaramella
7.19.14
Stuff

A Comprehensive History of Floridians Hiding Their Weed in Their Butts and Other Body Parts

While most Americans hide weed in seat cushions or backpacks, us Floridians prefer to shove our drugs in our asses.
Erin Meisenzahl-Peace
Erin Peace
7.19.14
Music

The Internet Is Killing Warped Tour

If kids have the internet and EDM, do they really need punk rock?
Mitchell Sunderland
7.19.14
Art

An Israeli Designer Is Turning Giant Dough Balls Into Edible Art

Who needs ovens when you have a small army of designers packing industrial heat guns that produce 1,000 degrees of baking firepower? Omer Polak did just that with his Blow Dough project, turning the humble pita into a piece of tasty sculpture.
Matthew Zuras
7.19.14
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