* By flouting term limits, Burundi's president may have angered neighboring countries enough to support a coup. * US argues TPP will help agriculture exports—it will also export our awful reliance on processed foods. * After convincing—and even paying—chess grandmasters to play for the US, America is a
* Amtrak derails in Philadelphia, killing six passengers and wounding dozens more—still no cause determined. * On-the-scene photos and videos from the Amtrak derailment. * Brooklyn landlord's racist shortcuts illuminate the ugly mechanics of gentrification. * The plight of an NYC location scout is that the gritty city of
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* Another earthquake hits Nepal: With a magnitude of 7.3 and two weeks after a 7.8 quake killed more than 8,000. * Jan Morris, who covered Edmund Hillary's 1953 climb, says it's time to end our unhealthy obsession with Mt. Everest. * See also: An interactive
A photographer earns the trust of marijuana farmers in California’s “Emerald Triangle,” as the clandestine world of cannabis cultivation begins to open up.
* Official alleges the public story of bin Laden's death is false—and that Pakistan knew he was in Abbotabad. * It's time to remake UK politics. * No one accurately predicted the UK election outcome because the polls didn't work, and that may not change. * FiveThirtyEight
For tens of thousands of years, wild horses have inspired humans—to nurture, to create, to slaughter—culminating in the past century of America’s legal and psychological battles over the horses we can’t own.
* David Cameron to return as Prime Minister; Conservatives take UK election after months of favorable polling for Labour. * Twenty-year-old student, youngest MP in centuries, rides wave of support for Scottish National Party. * GOP field to remain big and crazy for a while. * Because of Republicans' troubles with
* Cameron's Conservatives likely to win the most seats in today's UK election, but may not form the next government. * Senate Republicans expect to best more conservative Republicans in passing Iran bill without controversial amendment. * Tornadoes in Oklahoma City wreak havoc, cause severe flooding, release bears. * Carroll
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