* Aid goes unseen in many parts of the Philippines; officials post death toll of 4,000 in Tacloban alone. * Police commander in the Philippines fired for his estimate of 10,000 dead from the typhoon. * In the midst of a "robbery epidemic," rich neighborhoods in Oakland, Calif., hire
* When gun ownership decreases other methods of suicide increase. * Healthcare.gov's numbers prove little. * White House analysis disproves Healthcare.gov's claim that 50% of young adults are eligible for deep discounts. * So far the Rolling Jubilee has purchased and abolished $15M of Americans' personal debt.
* Poverty and political conservatism move out of America's cities and into its suburbs. * How to use math and game theory to win at nearly every game on The Price Is Right—except Plinko. * Britain to try outfitting staircases at three public buildings with signs stating calorie-burn counts.
Magazine publishing is a dark art. But the world of niche publishing—people who create magazines for necrophiliacs or donkey hobbyists, or for those of us who like to ride really small trains—features its own requirements.
* Death panels institute new cholesterol guidelines that will require all Americans to ingest statins. * Jobs in photojournalism have reduced 43% in the past decade—at three times the rate of editorial staff layoffs. * Scientists find that reindeers' eyes change from gold to blue in the course of a year
* Merger of American Airlines and US Airways approved after the airlines yield slots at major airports. * Small-scale British drug dealers launder their dirty money through gambling machines in pubs. * Micro bubbles in America's real-estate market, coupled with low mortgage rates, create windfalls for a few, instability
* Analysis of Kerry's bet, and opposing views, that lining up a nuclear deal with Iran is still the smart play. * U.S. veterans return to Vietnam, some for closure, some to foster reconciliation between the two countries. * Cracking down on U.S.-waged "economic war," Venezuela&
Dirt is difficult to see on glass. That’s why so many people don't bother to hire a professional for the job—they just can’t see what’s wrong.
* Whenever Mother Nature wants to send an urgent message to humankind, it sends it via the Philippines. * Tom Scocca takes apart a psychotherapist's argument against Obamacare and explains how insurance actually works. * Retailers are clamoring for same-day delivery, and it may be enough to save the U.
* The situation in the typhoon-stricken Philipines continues to worsen; officials estimate 10,000 have died. * Well aware of the genocide that created Bangladesh, the post-Watergate U.S. chose to ignore it. * Presidential elections repel the well-adjusted...then they strip those oddballs of what is left of their
