* WHO deems processed meats carcinogenic—less than two slices of bacon a day increases bowel cancer risk by 18%. * Meat lobbyists use inside influence to keep environmental impact outside scope of dietary regulations. * A history of the WHO's carcinogen findings and what "definitely," "probably,"
* Up to 25 states are ready to sue the federal government over yet-to-be-announced climate change laws. * Syrian refugees blaze a new path into Europe: bicycling across the Arctic Circle. * Giant hurricane headed for Puerto Vallarta. * Amex is finding itself in a precarious position familiar to companies who
* "Technology has helped make today’s struggle feel both different from and continuous with the civil rights era." * With nowhere to escape, rural bullying victims suffer more—online bullying is just as inescapable. * Endorsements are the best predictor of campaign success. And Biden had too few. * “In 10
With no more nudes in Playboy, an intimate approach toward sex is being lost—one longed for by soldiers in war zones.
* Putin greets Assad in Moscow, to Washington's chagrin. * Paul Ryan offers Freedom Caucus his terms for GOP speakership, which they have until Friday to accept. * An episode from Bernie's Burlington days offers an answer to whether Bernie is a radical or a Democrat. * “The public is
* The Democrats are set to win the White House—and lose just about everything else. * Washington Post accidentally publishes Biden announcement "shell story." * A brief history of Trump quitting before he could be fired. * Harper out, Trudeau in as PM. Atlantic Canada showed notable shift in support away
* Leaked drone papers warrant a Congressional investigation—Democrats must decide whether they'll take on Obama. * For a yearlong period, drone strikes in northeastern Afghanistan killed 200 people, only 35 of whom were targeted. * Drone pilot tells how his crew nearly blew up a man for smoking a cigarette.
Protesters are clashing in the street over paintings. What is it, whether in art or literature, that makes one thing better than another?
* Even if Russia is in Syria to further prop up Assad, so far it hasn't achieved much toward that goal. * US special ops analysts knew the hospital in Kunduz was a hospital. * Homeland is TV's most Islamophobic show. * Homeland graffiti artist: "This kind of stereotyping.
* Obama to halt Afghanistan withdrawal, where troops have now been deployed for 14 years. * Obama sends 300 troops to Cameroon to aid the fight against Boko Haram. * Russian hackers attribute their NATO server attacks to Islamic militants—they didn't reckon on getting caught. * Russian strikes in Syria give
