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Science

Five Years Later: Italian Supreme Court Lets Earthquake Scientists Off the Hook

The seismologists had been handed down six-year jail terms for failing to predict a quake.
Michael Byrne
11.21.15
Sleep

Sleeping in Is Slowly Killing You, Study Finds

But it hurts so good.
Daniel Oberhaus
11.21.15
GAMBLING

NBA, MLB, and Other Sports Leagues Named in Daily Fantasy Sports Class Action Suit

A couple of class actions suits have been filed against investors of DraftKings and FanDuel alleging negligence and racketeering.
Sean Newell
11.21.15
Europe

Brussels on Lockdown After 'Serious and Imminent Threat' of Terror Attack

The Belgian capital was placed on alert on the same day that Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a Belgian national suspected of scouting target sites for the Paris attacks.
Tess Owen
11.21.15
Eat

Notes on Eating the World's Largest Living Arthropod

I was on Atafu, an atoll far into the blue nowhere of the South Pacific, when I was offered a taste of the rich, massive coconut crab—which I later found out is endangered.
Alice Driver
11.21.15
uk

Only 31% of Preteens Can Distinguish Paid Ads from Real Search Results

Most kids trust Google search results blindly.
Rachel Pick
11.21.15
Interviews

California Love: Meet the 30-Piece Orchestra Dedicated to the Music of Dr. Dre

Tonight in LA, the first orchestral concert dedicated to Dr. Dre will occur. Meet the people behind it.
Laurent Fintoni
11.21.15
Read

We Visited the World’s First Real-Life Pokémon Gym in Osaka, Japan

It's called a 'gym,' but don't show up expecting to get a workout.
Louise Saul
11.21.15
Comics!

Leslie Tries Recording Music in Today's Comic

Leslie Stein details the process of what recording music is like: When it's good you meow along with it.
Leslie Stein
11.21.15
africa

Putin Calls for Fight Against 'Global Terror' as Mali Hunts Suspects in Deadly Hotel Siege

Officials said “more than three suspects” are still at large after the attack on a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital that left at least 19 people dead.
VICE News
11.21.15
DC

DC’s MUNCHIES x Leffe Dinner Was a Feast of Chicken and Delicious Beer

What happened when delicious Belgian beer and tender Chicken Paillard descended upon at our latest dinner in Washington, DC.
Munchies Staff
11.21.15
Features

Shake Some Action: Hazy Memories From Melbourne’s Ultimate Indie Party

During the mid 2000s the most fashionable of Melbourne's rock, punk, indie and art crowds headed to a small Prahran club every Thursday night and partied hard.
Miles Brown
11.21.15
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