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Iaroslav Neliubov/sarahdesign/Shutterstock/The Atlantic Fast Playback and the Art of Speed Leisure
Consuming media in double- and triple-time may be more efficient, but at what cost?
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GM Is Somehow Recalling Even More Cars
General Motors announced yet another vehicle recall today, marking its 29th in the United States this year.
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Security Council to Vote on Referring Syria to the ICC
The United Nations Security Council is planning to vote on Thursday about whether to ask the International Criminal Court to investigate claims of war crimes in Syria.
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Maybe Don’t Host a Party at the 9/11 Museum
Both the New York Daily News and the New York Post reported on Wednesday about a brief cocktail reception held Tuesday evening at the 9/11 Museum, which opened the following day.
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Could Ghosts or Ancient Hexes Be Stalling Construction on the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters?
The planned headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security is 11 years behind schedule and $1.5 billion over budget, and officials are increasingly considering just calling the whole project a mulligan.
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Justice Department Plans to Reveal Legal Justification for Using Drones on American Citizens
The Justice Department plans on making public a 2011 memo detailing the legal justification for killing suspected terrorists overseas, even if they are American citizens.
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Justice Alito Halts Missouri Execution
A series of back-and-forth 11th-hour reversals has come to a temporary lull as, almost an hour before Russell Bucklew was scheduled to be executed in Missouri, Justice Samuel Alito has halted the execution.
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White House Pledges to Stop Using Vaccines as Cover for Spying
Three years after the Central Intelligence Agency used vaccination programs as part of a campaign to track down Osama Bin Laden, the White House has promised that that particular tactic is no longer part of the agency’s playbook.
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Health Agencies Accused of Ethical Misconduct with Watchdog Agency
Officials at federal health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and National Institute of Health, have been accused of ethical misconduct.
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Justice Department Charges Members of China’s Army for Hacking
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Monday charging five members of China’s People’s Liberations Army with committing cyberattacks.
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Three Executives Arrested for Turkish Mining Disaster
Following a catastrophe that left 301 coal miners dead, Turkish officials arrested four people, including three company executives, on Friday and detained 25 others.
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Twitch Is the Online Juggernaut You Didn’t Know About
Reports broke on Sunday evening that YouTube, the uncontested leader in online video, was in talks to buy Twitch, a relatively niche streaming service, in a deal totaling more than $1 billion.
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John Kerry Is Pretty Sure Assad Is Still Attacking With Chemicals
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that evidence suggests that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been using chlorine in attacks on rebel forces and civilians in recent months.
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Narenda Modi Is India's Next Leader
A after a long day of tallying following a full month of voting, India's general results are in, and the opposition led by Narendra Modi has won a commanding majority.
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Nigeria Refuses to Negotiate with Boko Haram
As the search for more than 260 kidnapped schoolgirls continued on Wednesday, the government has announced that it refuses to negotiate with the group after a proposal earlier this week for the girls’ return in exchange for a prisoner release.
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South Korea Ferry Crew Indicted on Homicide Charges
The full crew of the South Korean ferry that sunk last month has been indicted on charges of varying severity.
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To Nobody’s Surprise, the Person Who Leaked the Solange-Jay Z Elevator Video Got Fired
The employee at the Standard Hotel who leaked video of Solange getting into a fight with Jay Z is now a former employee.
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Sallie Mae Fined $97 Million For Overcharging Military Members
Student lender Sallie Mae and Navient, a former unit and now-separate corporation, have agreed to pay $97 million in fines in order to settle allegations that they overcharged military members on student loans.
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Protesters Torch Supposedly Chinese Factories in Vietnam
Angry rioters set fire to about 10 factories in Vietnam in protest of recent actions by the Chinese military to deploy an oil rig in the South China Sea.
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Rob Portman Advocates for Drug Reform
In a speech set for Tuesday, Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman will advocate for a reassessment of the government’s current “war on drugs” policy.
