* Obama directs Pentagon to expand its list of potential Syrian air-strike targets. * The latest House whip count on authorizing force in Syria: 217 say or lean no, 44 say yes. * Iran orders attack on American interests in Baghdad if the U.S. commits to striking Syria. * Iran’s new
* Germany—which has Europe's highest electricity prices—is about to get a 20% rate hike for going all in on wind and solar. * When the correct answer to a math problem goes against one's political beliefs, it becomes unsolvable. * Spanish helpline reports rise in suicidal callers
As another military intervention gets underway—with your name on it—we thought a brief tour of recent history in Syria would be useful, with lots of pictures.
* Putin tells leaders at the G20 summit that Syria is a topic best left to dinner discussion. * Assessing the Assads' Instagram account. * Profiles of scientists responsible for the world's chemical weapons. * Latest Snowden leak shows Al-Qaeda’s leadership asking engineers to find ways to shoot down,
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* Emergency-room doctor writes about treating victims of an incendiary-bomb attack in Syria. * Supporters of military intervention argue we should think of U.S. bombing runs in Bosnia in 1995, not Iraq in 2003. * Round-up of Syria-related conspiracy theories. * Every angle considered in case you, too, were
* Nevada launches a website that lets you fantasy-shop for Obamacare—before you do it for real on Oct. 1. * Giving some credence to the Facebook post allegedly from Assad's 11-year-old son: The Assad administration's kids liked it. * A look at the data shows
* Radiocarbon analysis reveals Ancient Egyptian civilization began 1,400 years later than our current estimation. * Female doctors and health professionals are paid 25% less than their male coworkers—25 years ago it was 20%. * The paucity in philosophy of women and people of color is often blamed on [women and
The spread of the selfie produces daily turmoil, from columnist doom-mongering to celebrity scandals. Meanwhile, the world just took a billion more. Defense of a misunderstood phenomenon.
* For the past six years, the DEA has had access to AT&T phone records dating back to 1987. * With new variations emerging daily, synthetic drugs stay ahead of law enforcement, though not the ER. * Serial killing is down and the peer-to-peer economy is booming: Once again,
