September 10, 2014
- Obama to explain tonight his action plan against ISIS, likely to include more wide-ranging air strikes.
- America spends $33 billion more on defense than the eight top spenders combined.
- The moment a man enlists in the US armed forces, his chances of being sexually assaulted increase by a factor of 10.
- Gambia’s National Assembly passes bill amending criminal code to grant life sentences for “aggravated homosexuality.”
- Over 400 people killed by floods in Kashmir, India, and Pakistan.
- Nearly 400 US police departments are substantially whiter than the populations they serve.
- Greenhouse gas emissions hit record high last year.
- With pricey headphones and a fancy watch, Apple is officially a fashion company.
- Harvard University should lose its non-profit status, now that it's mainly a hedge fund with real-estate holdings.
- Inside China's island factory that's making islands, part of the territorial struggle in the South China Sea.
- The one person who can save the NFL from itself: Condoleeza Rice.
- Steve Almond explains why he recently quit watching the NFL after 40 years of fandom.
- The N.F.L.’s threshold for disciplinary action for marijuana is 10 times higher than the one used by the International Olympic Committee.
- Video game created to educate players about depression becomes target of Internet ire.
- Australian Pentecostal megachurch Hillsong attracts thousands of young worshipers in cities like Los Angeles.
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- Sasha Frere-Jones edits five Spotify lists of perfect pop songs, from Elvis to Missy Elliott.