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troll toll

St. Louis Rams Troll QB Russell Wilson on Twitter after Beating Seahawks
Maybe Wilson was dyslexic when he said "1-0."
Liam Daniel Pierce
9.13.15
defense & security

'Blind Spots and Inefficiencies': The CIA Before and After 9/11
A declassified report by the CIA's internal watchdog on the state of the agency in the lead-up to and aftermath of 9/11 describes a chaotic atmosphere and an overworked, under-qualified staff.
Justin Rohrlich
9.13.15
crime & drugs

Four Inmates Dead After 'Stabbing Incident' at Private Prison in Oklahoma
Several stabbings reportedly happened in quick succession while inmates at Oklahoma's Cimaron Correctional Facility were being let out into an exercise yard.
Gillian Mohney
9.13.15
studies

Microbiologists Find Another 30,000 Year Old Giant Virus in Siberian Permafrost
Global warming threatens to unleash a whole universe of once-frozen bad stuff.
Michael Byrne
9.13.15
Instagram Report

What Musicians Were Wearing and Sharing on Instagram This Week 9/13
See what your faves were up to on social media this week.
Kathy Iandoli
9.13.15
Football

Miami Dolphin Jordan Cameron Makes a Perfect Diving Catch
That's a big man to lift off the ground.
Liam Daniel Pierce
9.13.15
Europe

Germany Enacts Border Controls After Overwhelming Influx of Migrants and Refugees
After taking in 50,000 people in the last week alone, Germany announced a plan to implement temporary border checks starting on the southern frontier with Austria.
Reuters and VICE News
9.13.15
420 moment

Ordinary Pop Stars are People Too
Wait, what?
Caroline Goldfarb
9.13.15
London

These Cocktails Taste Like an Opera
Tony Conigliaro is the man famous for deconstructing the cocktail into its molecular components, and then building it back up again—like Nietzsche, but tastier. I visited his laboratory to find out what inspires him to make drinks that taste like a...
David Whelan
9.13.15
war and conflict

Curfews, Commandos, and a Car Bomb: Nine Dead as Fighting Escalates in Turkey
After a bombing by Kurdish militants killed two police officers in southeast Turkey, the government imposed a curfew and killed six fighters in retaliatory attack.
Reuters and VICE News
9.13.15
NFL

Johnny Football Reclaims Throne After McCown Concussion, Throws 54-Yard Bomb for TD
Liam Daniel Pierce
9.13.15
Festivals 2015

The Scenes of Riot Fest Chicago, Day 2: Good Times Had from Gwar to Hag
Riot Fest: Chicago day 2's wide-ranging, ambitious scheduling paid off.
ALISON GREEN
9.13.15
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