June 1, 2016

• Former Trump University “professors” say their jobs were to scam people.
• How Citizens United killed a little-known public bank account that helped elect both Carter and Reagan.
• Most of Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson’s campaign spending has gone to outside consultants.
• Views on the US election from the "developing" world.
• History of clothing tags and the unions that created them.
• The US Navy is developing a terrifying “railgun.”
• Naomi Klein on the dangers of "othering" those parts of the world most affected by global warming.
• Tourism now accounts for 34% of Iceland’s export revenues, compared with 18% in 2010.
• Haiti is severely deforested—but the frequently cited figure of only 2% forest cover is "a gross exaggeration."
• Flowers generate weak electric fields, which bumblebees sense using tiny hairs.
• World's longest, deepest tunnel opens today beneath Switzerland.
• Study finds that all-white juries convict black people 16% more than white people.
• US death rate increases for the first time in a decade, due partially to opioid overdoses.
• When responding to negative Yelp reviews, doctors sometimes give away sensitive patient information.
• In case you missed it: When Mel Blanc nearly died in a car crash, Bugs Bunny emerged before Mel did.
• Murderous rabbit found in medieval manuscript marginalia.
• The secret geography behind Game of Thrones: It's Britain upside-down.
• How writing the peerless Frog and Toad children’s series helped its author come out.
• Kim Jong-Un’s aunt and uncle take Times Square.
• With a new play opening and more movies in the works, J.K. Rowling just can't let Harry Potter go.
• Poland seeks to revive extradition of Roman Polanski.
• French Open makes tennis players continue in the rain to avoid issuing refunds to spectators.
• Professional musician thinks he can beat a professional tennis player; tennis player disagrees.