A Week A Way from California: October 2017

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Manafort has 3 passports, traveled to China with phone registered under fake name

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Rigorous Study Finds Antidepressants Worsen Long-Term Outcomes

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Net Shop Boys — Real Life

Net Shop Boys — Real Life

October 31, 2017 at 04:49PM
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What is your biggest regret? Here are people's devastatingly honest answers

What is your biggest regret? Here are people's devastatingly honest answers
When I posed this question on Twitter, the stories poured out and patterns emerged. Real regrets are about bad choices in love, learning and loss, being held back by fear — and self-blame

October 31, 2017 at 04:07PM
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Truck in Manhattan plows into cyclists; up to 6 dead, police sources say

Truck in Manhattan plows into cyclists; up to 6 dead, police sources say

October 31, 2017 at 03:52PM
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French feminists who set up an anti-harassment phone line announced Tuesday they had been forced to shut it down after just three days because of a wave of insulting messages

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Dark Victory in Raqqa

Dark Victory in Raqqa
Kurdish revolutionaries helped the U.S. expel the Islamic State from its capital city. Will we soon abandon them?

October 31, 2017 at 03:37PM
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The Year of Cardi B

The Year of Cardi B
She went from stripping to becoming the breakout star of 2017. So what's she worried about?

October 31, 2017 at 03:27PM
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Former NSC employee: Putin is engaging in 'information warfare'

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Gordon Brown: Bankers should have been jailed for role in financial crisis

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Massive ‘monster planet’ found orbiting puny star leaves astronomers stunned

Massive ‘monster planet’ found orbiting puny star leaves astronomers stunned

October 31, 2017 at 02:27PM
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Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon

Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon
Three decades after its creation in Seattle, the cinnamon roll purveyor maintains a novel sway over our appetites and, thanks to a certain flamboyant, corrupt attorney, some unexpected TV fame.

October 31, 2017 at 02:27PM
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A Pizzeria Owner's Bizarre Plot to Capture the Zodiac Killer

A Pizzeria Owner's Bizarre Plot to Capture the Zodiac Killer
Tom Hanson made his film about the Zodiac Killer was to see if he could tempt the Killer himself to the film's premiere, where he had set an elaborate trap to single him out from the audience. If it worked, Hanson would be hailed as a hero. If it didn't, he’d be virtually broke.

October 31, 2017 at 02:18PM
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How Airbnb Is Pushing Locals Out Of New Orleans’ Coolest Neighborhoods

How Airbnb Is Pushing Locals Out Of New Orleans’ Coolest Neighborhoods

October 31, 2017 at 02:12PM
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'Kill them all' -- Russian-linked Facebook accounts called for violence

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Climate-denying nominee for Trump's top USDA science post gets caught in Russia controversy: 'as national co-chairman of the Trump campaign, Clovis had encouraged George Papadopoulos to meet with Russian nationals in a potential effort to bolster the campaign.'

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How 16th-Century European Mapmakers Described the World’s Oceans

How 16th-Century European Mapmakers Described the World’s Oceans
For the first time, Europeans were confronted with the realization that they lived on a blue planet, with 71 percent of the Earth’s surface covered by water.

October 31, 2017 at 01:47PM
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The Twisted Legend of the Glowing Green Man Known as Charlie No-Face

The Twisted Legend of the Glowing Green Man Known as Charlie No-Face

October 31, 2017 at 01:33PM
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How the Denver Airport Became an Icon of the Illuminati

How the Denver Airport Became an Icon of the Illuminati
Why has the wild speculation about the Denver airport persisted for more than 20 years?

October 31, 2017 at 01:33PM
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We Asked a Blowjob Wedding Photographer: Literally, Why?

We Asked a Blowjob Wedding Photographer: Literally, Why?

October 31, 2017 at 01:33PM
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A Radical College’s Public Meltdown

A Radical College’s Public Meltdown
How a season of racial protests turned Evergreen State College’s self-examination into a national spectacle

October 31, 2017 at 01:33PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron signed a controversial anti-terror law Monday that gives authorities permanent powers to search homes, shut places of worship and restrict the movements of suspected extremists.

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Freedom for Frestonia: the London commune that cut loose from the UK

Freedom for Frestonia: the London commune that cut loose from the UK
When a group of squatters decided to form a republic in west London, few took them seriously. Forty years on, those on the frontline recall a remarkable victory.

October 31, 2017 at 12:27PM
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'It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers' Will Never Die

'It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers' Will Never Die
The author of the classic humor piece on his "spewing" of joy for autumn

October 31, 2017 at 12:22PM
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Luke Skywalker Speaks

Luke Skywalker Speaks

October 31, 2017 at 12:18PM
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Why the “Best Places to Live” Usually Aren’t

Why the “Best Places to Live” Usually Aren’t

October 31, 2017 at 12:18PM
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Opioids on the Quad

Opioids on the Quad

October 31, 2017 at 12:13PM
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The Wondrous Life and Unceremonious Death of OR4

The Wondrous Life and Unceremonious Death of OR4
He was the alpha male of the first wolf pack to live in Oregon since 1947. For years, a state biologist tracked him, collared him, counted his pups, weighed him, photographed him, and protected him. But then the animal known as OR4 broke one too many rules.

October 31, 2017 at 11:53AM
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Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?

Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?
For decades, tech companies promised to make the world better. As that dream falls apart, disillusioned insiders are trying to take back control.

October 31, 2017 at 11:48AM
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New Zealand PM says ban on foreign home buyers to start early 2018

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Several Indian students attacked in Italy say assaults were racially motivated: One said he was repeatedly punched in the face by some Italian men and told to “go home” while another said he was threatened with a broken beer bottle and hit on the head

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New Zealand will ban foreigners from buying existing homes, joining a growing list of nations trying to make property more affordable for their citizens.

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The Worst Product Launch Of All Time

The Worst Product Launch Of All Time
Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz Semmelweis' life-saving product was ignored for decades because of the way he launched it.

October 31, 2017 at 11:32AM
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This Tiny Video Camera Makes Every Shot Look Amazing

This Tiny Video Camera Makes Every Shot Look Amazing

October 31, 2017 at 11:19AM
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Finnish president says joining NATO would require referendum

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Government refuses to release details of studies into economic impact of Brexit

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This Is What Happens When Fans Get to Run a Football Team

This Is What Happens When Fans Get to Run a Football Team
The crowdsourced future of football went down in Utah. And it (sorta) worked!

October 31, 2017 at 09:03AM
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Why We Still Call Them Bodice Rippers

Why We Still Call Them Bodice Rippers
Derision for the genre might have as much to do with the bodice as the ripping.

October 31, 2017 at 08:47AM
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Millions of people living in dozens of British cities are inhaling air considered too dangerous to breathe. Out of 51 UK cities and towns, 44 fail the WHO's test for fine sooty particles smaller than 2.5 microns across that have been linked to heart disease and premature death.

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Japanese firm gives non-smokers extra six days holiday to compensate for cigarette break

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Eau de Toilette

Eau de Toilette
Coastal cities struggle with poopy shorelines, mostly from their own citizens.

October 31, 2017 at 08:37AM
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Netflix’s 'Skip Intro' Button Makes TV Ever More Like an App

Netflix’s 'Skip Intro' Button Makes TV Ever More Like an App
The option to bypass title sequences seems convenient, but it also tightens the bond between viewer and screen.

October 31, 2017 at 08:22AM
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Tony Podesta stepping down amid Mueller probe

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If You Want Peace, Go to a Graveyard | Jason Diamond

If You Want Peace, Go to a Graveyard | Jason Diamond
I grew up with the specter of death all around me.

October 31, 2017 at 08:12AM
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How Men Elevate, and Women Ruin, the Foods They Love

How Men Elevate, and Women Ruin, the Foods They Love
Why do we get so collectively annoyed by food and drink trends that we associate with women? Because it’s an ugly double standard.

October 31, 2017 at 08:07AM
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Puerto Rico Is Burning Its Dead, And We May Never Know How Many People The Hurricane Really Killed

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Report: At least 200 N Koreans killed in tunnel collapse at nuclear test site

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Bride kills 13 in-laws to avenge forced marriage

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Russian content on Facebook may have reached 126 million users — far more than first disclosed, company testimony says

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Many people take daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks. A massive new study shows it also reduces the risk of some cancers by half

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Submitted October 30, 2017 at 09:16PM by alpha69 http://ift.tt/2zitjI8

Monday, October 30, 2017

For the first time in the history of Kyrgyzstan, an elected president is due to peacefully hand over power after elections take place

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Thanks to Niall Horan, One Direction Ties the Beatles for Solo Chart Success

Thanks to Niall Horan, One Direction Ties the Beatles for Solo Chart Success
One Direction joins the ranks of the Beatles as the only groups to have three members reach number 1 on the charts with solo albums.

October 30, 2017 at 08:07PM
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The Future of Legal Weed Looks More Corporate Than You'd Think

The Future of Legal Weed Looks More Corporate Than You'd Think
When one thinks of legal cannabis today, the image is often of bearded artisanal growers in Colorado talking at length about their special bespoke strains — the craft-beer geeks of the stoner universe. This is not the future predicted by those in the business.

October 30, 2017 at 08:07PM
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How to Design Streets for Humans—and Self-Driving Cars

How to Design Streets for Humans—and Self-Driving Cars
But if humans no longer have to spend time piloting vehicles through traffic, what happens to cities?

October 30, 2017 at 08:07PM
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Wife of Russian accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead in Kiev

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Two Cops Got Charged with Rape After a Teen's Desperate Public Plea

Two Cops Got Charged with Rape After a Teen's Desperate Public Plea

October 30, 2017 at 05:32PM
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Welcome to Your Worst Nightmares

Welcome to Your Worst Nightmares
Atlas Obscura asked its readers to write in about their scariest dreams. Some of them might give you nightmares of your own.

October 30, 2017 at 05:32PM
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The rise and fall of South Africa’s far right

The rise and fall of South Africa’s far right

October 30, 2017 at 04:48PM
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Lost and Found - 5280

Lost and Found - 5280
Several long-serving members of NecroSearch, the world’s preeminent group for locating and retrieving missing bodies, are nearing retirement age. What will happen to the Colorado-based volunteer organization once they’re gone?

October 30, 2017 at 04:37PM
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China arrests North Korean agents reportedly sent to assassinate Kim Jong Un's nephew in Beijing

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Google and the Resurgence of Italian Design

Google and the Resurgence of Italian Design

October 30, 2017 at 04:03PM
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What Can ‘The Onion’ Do for a World That Satirizes Itself?

What Can ‘The Onion’ Do for a World That Satirizes Itself?

October 30, 2017 at 03:27PM
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What Smoking 30 Packs Of Cigarettes Does To You Body, Visualized

What Smoking 30 Packs Of Cigarettes Does To You Body, Visualized
Here's what smoking a pack a day for a month would do to your lungs. And that's just one month.

October 30, 2017 at 03:22PM
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Reclaimed Land

Reclaimed Land
Inside Colorado's Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, a former Superfund site that embodies the painful past and uncertain future of nuclear cleanup in America.

October 30, 2017 at 03:07PM
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This YouTuber Is Figuring Out How to Counter the Alt-Right’s Dominance of the Site

This YouTuber Is Figuring Out How to Counter the Alt-Right’s Dominance of the Site
ContraPoints' videos, which cover everything from the concept of “alpha males” to autobiographical explanations of how her own politics developed, are thick with sexuality and, especially when it comes to the early ones, with good-natured, alcohol-drenched self-loathing.

October 30, 2017 at 03:03PM
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Colliding Neutron Stars Could Settle Cosmology’s Biggest Controversy

Colliding Neutron Stars Could Settle Cosmology’s Biggest Controversy

October 30, 2017 at 02:57PM
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FBI Is Probing Puerto Rico Power Contract

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China’s planning a 1,000km tunnel to divert water away from one of India’s largest rivers

China’s planning a 1,000km tunnel to divert water away from one of India’s largest rivers

October 30, 2017 at 02:27PM
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What’s killing America’s new mothers? Written by Annalisa Merelli October 29, 2017

What’s killing America’s new mothers? Written by Annalisa Merelli October 29, 2017

October 30, 2017 at 02:27PM
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Paul Manafort earned $600,000 a month from pro-Russia party, says Ukrainian report

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A Brief History of Skeleton Memes

A Brief History of Skeleton Memes
From the spooky skilenton to 'Doot,' these are the Halloween-themed memes you need.

October 30, 2017 at 01:02PM
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How to Spot a Fake $1,000 Magic: The Gathering Card

How to Spot a Fake $1,000 Magic: The Gathering Card
Inside the card game’s seedy underbelly of counterfeits, repacks, and proxies.

October 30, 2017 at 12:57PM
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Promethea Unbound

Promethea Unbound
A child genius raised in poverty, she wanted to change the world. Then a horrific act of violence nearly destroyed her.

October 30, 2017 at 12:52PM
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The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Of 'BoJack Horseman'

The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Of 'BoJack Horseman'
There are no happy endings on Netflix's cartoon about a talking horse. There's no closure. And that's because of one simple, guiding philosophy the show's creator, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, holds dear: "existing is hard."

October 30, 2017 at 12:48PM
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