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* For the third "straight" year, most Americans accept our gay reality. * New study: Glaciers melting 10x faster than expected; ocean to rise 10 feet in 50 years. * Trump has around 515 jobs and whether he's worth $50 million is anyone's guess. * Oncologists stand with
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* Humans are bad. Even the ones who made this spectacular video for Azel Phara. * Reporter asks hackers to commandeer his car to prove they could kill him. * Donald Trump's McCain comments show he doesn't know what he doesn't know about war. * Hot chicken was
* Greek banks reopen, and first debt payments are made. * For now, Greek merchants say they'll absorb higher VAT, rather than punish customers. * Texas violates the 14th Amendment by denying birth certificates to undocumented immigrants' newborns. * The Austin American-Statesman ends in-house printing with a luscious web
* The Chattanooga shooter's blog had two posts, both about religious reasoning. * A year after MH17's downing, and we're months away from an official report. * Commandeering smart cars—and other ways hackers could kill you. * A roundup of essential reading about China's hacking
* There's no precedent to rescind a Medal of Freedom—Cosby should be the first. * It's 2015, and US immigration still hasn't switched from paper to computers. * After 145 years in New York City, FAO Schwartz shutters. * "In every Pixar film, the protagonist’s
