Headlines from August 11, 2014

The Islamic State begins ethnically cleansing Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority.
They have been the target of hatred for centuries. Primer on the Yazidis, who many Muslims consider devil worshippers.
The current Ebola outbreak has been traced to a two-year-old boy in Guinea.
Medical examiner rules last week’s death of James Brady—who was shot 33 years ago—was a homicide.
Israeli arms manufacturers’ profits are up.
The world officially ends when we let our beliefs conquer love. Andrew W.K. advises a politically divided family.
A female reporter’s anonymous account of a Very Respected Journalist’s predatory actions toward her in Ukraine.
To maintain order, popular anonymous social apps turn to an overseas firm that monitors and flags inappropriate posts.
Researchers at MIT develop tiny hair-like structures that can ignore gravity. #video
Every tap, squeak, clang, whisper, and consonant exploded and sizzled. A deaf musician receives a cochlear implant.
Silicon Valley start-ups customize algorithms to help consumers find their ideal strain of pot.
Hawaii has the most homeless people per capita—Mississippi, the least. #maps
In addition to Hachette, Amazon is now blocking purchases of Disney products.
Charting culture: where the world’s great minds lived and died. #video
The world’s oldest European eel dies at age 155.