Headlines from September 25, 2015

Major climate diplomacy: China to launch the world’s largest carbon market through a cap-and-trade system.
Egyptian president pardons journalists imprisoned for years—without evidence—as Muslim Brotherhood members.
Tragedy strikes Mecca: More than 700 dead in nightmare stampede at precarious pilgrimage site.
“Boehner is trying to avoid a repeat of the 2013 government shutdown, but at the same time preserve his hold on power.”
Congressman absconds with Pope’s water glass, has a sip, will bless grandchildren with contents.
What is the appropriate response when a soldier deserts to save himself from suicide?
Man who blamed evil twin for robberies gets prison—events during his trial suggest he needs help.
“The origin story of conjugal visits in America, however, is a chapter of American racism.” #longreads
Investigation reveals vast gaps between public record and the truth of the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya.
Ebola outbreak made real: PBS is unveiling its first VR edition of FRONTLINE.
It will require a new Emmy category, and we will be the only eligible nominee. Soderbergh shooting choose-your-own-adventure VR film.
Just as you remember it: Weird Simpsons VHS. #video
“A man singing a Swift song must perform the kind of masquerade that women have done for the entirety of rock.”
VW’s scam was software-based. As software is encoded into all products, more scams will follow.
It is not radical, in fact it is distinctly plausible in the here and now. Communism is the best ad blocker.
Tourism around Banksy’s satirical Dismaland has generated £20m in revenue to the closest town.
A man tells the story of when his mother predicted a hurricane the BBC didn’t. #video
Social workers for youths in Thailand show Amy Winehouse movie as a cautionary tale.
“I was the head of the Piers Gaveston Society, which is the society that David Cameron allegedly stuck his dick in a pig for.”
Try as they might, toys can’t quite do anything people do, except appreciate art. #video