Headlines from December 2, 2013

For consumers, healthcare.gov now appears operational, but there’s no assurance it’s working on the back end—for insurers.
Though homicides have dropped, Mexico’s president hasn’t yet delivered on promises to improve the economy and reduce crime.
Facing speculation he’d broken China’s one-child policy seven times over, film director Zhang Yimou admits he has three children.
Japanese man born into a life of poverty discovers he was accidentally switched at birth with a baby born into wealth.
Thailand is on the verge of a massive people’s coup, with 30,000 protestors attempting to storm PM’s office.
Spalding had earned the dubious title of first living human confirmed to have been attacked by a cookiecutter shark. #nature
Astrophysicists finally can detect, and perhaps synthesize dark matter, the universe’s most intangible substance.
The reason I was wearing a swimsuit in November is that my underwear had been vanishing. Thomas Beller loses his AmEx.
Research shows those born in winter are more likely to have developmental disorders. #psychology
How Texas came to have the world’s most coveted grapefruit is a story that begins with a little luck during a very unlucky time. #longreads
Paleontologists in Argentina find large pile of 240 million-year-old Dinodontosaurus poop—the world’s oldest communal latrine.
Controversial exhibit in Italy features ancient erotic frescoes superimposed with photos of contemporary people in the nude. #nsfw
I shudder to recall stories of the New England slavers. From 1920, a hit piece on the Puritans. #opinions
Amazon is developing a fleet of drones to deliver your stuff in under 30 minutes. #video