August 27, 2014
- Ceasefire appears to hold in Israel and Hamas's war of attritition—"an opportunity, not a certainty."
- Russia and Ukraine to restart stalled gas talks, pleasing Europeans.
- Endgame for Putin.
- Analysis of Mein Kampf reviewers on Amazon finds many admirers with praise for Hitler.
- Study finds users unlikely to voice potentially divisive opinions on social media.
- Fight over legroom on United Airlines flight forces plane to divert.
- Last week's Tripoli bombing represents "the first time two Arab nations have teamed up to launch military operations against Islamists in a third."
- Obama authorizes surveillance planes to fly over Syria, where US military has little idea what's happening.
- Burger King's plan to skip out on US taxes may hurt Republicans, who are currently fighting to protect such flouting.
- "Firing range instructor dies after 9-year-old girl shoots him with Uzi."
- See also: The Gun Violence Archive tracks any gun-related violence in the United States.
- World's oldest, and possibly largest, wombat celebrates his 29th birthday.
- Earth currently features five enormous floating garbage patches in the oceans, with solid areas you can walk across.
- Whale-watching found to stress out whales.
- Patrick Stewart demonstrates proper ALS ice-bucket challenge technique.
- Story of a woman who lived in a submerged apartment with a dolphin, and another who speaks to dolphins through wearable computers.
- How many male novelists does it take to screw in a light bulb?