* Poll finds only 35% of Germans consider the U.S. government trustworthy, and 60% consider Snowden a hero. * See also: As of October, only 19% of Americans trust the government; in 1958, that number was 73%. * Snowden may have tricked up to 25 co-workers to reveal their passwords for
* U.S. economy grows in the third quarter contrary to economists' expectations. * Report card says America's students have made incremental improvements in math and reading since 2011. * Only a million of Puerto Rico’s 3.6 million people are employed; the population shrank four percent in the
Cracks are appearing in football’s helmet—injuries to athletes, injuries to the game. For one former high school and college player, the damage has gone too far.
* Inspectors have verified 22 chemical weapons production sites in Syria. * CIA declines to confirm that it's paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to assist with overseas counterterrorism operations. * You can avoid being mugged by walking in a way that appears less vulnerable. * As we
* Dutch activists posing as an avatar named "Sweetie" identify 1000 pedophiles soliciting webcam displays. * The United States is second behind China in the consumption of illegal animal products like ivory, rhinoceros horn, tiger blood. * "New Documentary Reveals SeaWorld Forced Orca Whales To Perform Nude." * Photo of
A visit with the prima donnas of the 32nd Annual Westchester County Cat Show helps a longtime owner appreciate her unruly childhood best friend, now departed.
* Democrats win races in Virginia, New York City, Atlanta, and Boston, but not New Jersey. * Among the takeaways from Election Night 2013: Republicans have an un-married people problem. * See also: Election-day oddities include 16- and 17-year-olds voting and Coloradans rejecting a bid for secession. * Obamacare subsides
* More areas where women in the U.S. earn more than men: nearly all part-time jobs. * Radiolab finds a disturbing possibility for why Kenyans dominate long-distance running: genital mutilation. * Google employees tell all. * Every night in Memphis, around 150 cargo jets land and take off again, transporting the
* John Kerry is a terrible Secretary of State. * For many whose coverage was cancelled under Obamacare, it's because those were insurance plans that began as a scam. * Since 2007 more than 580 deaths—mostly among dogs—have resulted from eating jerky treats, but no one yet knows why.
Afternoons in the big city are terrible. Sunsets are horrifying, nights are long and anxious. Other people have choices, but not you. Then suddenly, a bicycle.
