November 14, 2014
- As unmarked troops and tanks arrive in Ukraine, Moscow and Kiev trade accusations of breaking the ceasefire.
- Increasingly advanced counter-surveillance helps ISIS leader elude US strike.
- Obama's immigration overhaul could allow millions of currently undocumented adults to legally work and reside in the US.
- As in many parts of Louisiana, Mossville residents suffer higher rates of cancer and respiratory illnesses due to nearby petrochemical plants.
- The world's fastest growing religion is Mexico's Santa Muerte.
- Philae is now transmitting photos of comet 67P—but perhaps not for long; it's receiving insufficient sunlight to recharge.
- See also: Stunning photos of Rosetta's approach to 67P.
- NASA develops a biodegradable drone—if it crashes, it melts.
- The allegations against Bill Cosby are widespread, yet largely unknown—the mainstream collectively ignores the worst celebrity news.
- From 2005: Season one of The Cosby Show if Cliff Huxtable habitually drugged and subsequently fondled bit players.
- By now, it’s clear that technology businesses depicting temporary workers in marketing materials as full-blown, happy employees is disingenuous.
- Nader made regulation benefit the consumer; Amazon's hegemony wants us to shift that focus back to small producers.
- See also: Amazon reaches deal after months-long standoff with Hachette.
- Reversing course on a century of precedent, NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants to legalize sports betting—all $400 billion of it.
- Corinthian Colleges has been shut down by feds, but students tricked into taking loans will likely never see debt relief.
- Backstory: Kim Kardashian's butt is nothing new. Neither is the racism behind the shoot.
- See also: The rear ends of black women are pop culture’s favorite commodity. But "Anaconda" is hardly simple.
- Jay Caspian Kang on the white privilege at the heart of hit podcast Serial.