* Federal prosecutors indict eight people for stealing $45 million from thousands of ATMs in just a few hours. * For many, Twitter verification is badge of self-worth—but with good reason, others have rejected the offer. * Entomologists inject mosquitos with bacteria that could permanently rid the insects and their offspring
Though mothers may gnash their teeth at forgotten flowers and missing brunches, the poets still sing of the worst Mother’s Day ever: that of Oedipus and his bride.
* Republicans use Benghazi to attack Clinton's fitness to lead the country after Obama's term. * Klein: The Senate runs on norms rather than rules, and now that we've broken the norms, they're broken forever. * Fueled by a race-baiting, national marketing campaign and
* The Indian government's new monitoring system can access all its citizens' phone calls, texts, emails, and social media exchanges. * Cholera victims in Haiti threaten to sue UN for negligence in allowing appointed peacekeepers to contaminate water supply. * Scientists invent microparticle that, when injected, can keep a person
It seems weird now to think that there was a time when the internet was extremely worried about Amanda Bynes.
Western museums aren’t exactly known for possessing sterling records when it comes to acquiring the treasures of foreign countries. So when the Met is pressured to return its valuables, a mea culpa seems due.
* Wisconsin approves bill to require recipients of food stamps to spend at least two-thirds of monthly benefits on food that's not junk. * Photographs of Chinese farmers', engineers', and businessmen's do-it-yourself projects. * See also: Jack Hitt's "Amateurs' Role
* Nigerians morgues are flooded with evidence—in the form of corpses—of the military's war against Islamists. * Bristling at U.S. accusations of hacking, China claims Washington is the "real hacking empire." * To have a constructive conversation about drones, maybe don't call them "
* Critics of Keynes say because he was childless he didn't care about "the long run"—but they don't understand what he meant by "the long run." * The law student behind the world's first 3D-printable gun is a "principled&
* The black hole of North Korea intelligence gathering is getting blacker. * Related: An illustrated guide to the on-again, off-again romance between Pyongyang and the U.S. * Daniel C. Dennett tests a theory that "surely" signals a weak philosophical argument. * Long-tongued bat uses the hair on
