May 15, 2015

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China’s on track to finish 2015 with the biggest reduction in both coal use and CO2 every recorded by a single country.

In summary, Jeb Bush had a very bad week trying to talk about Iraq and his brother.

Coup fails against Burundi’s president; coup leaders and followers hope “not to be killed” after a month of unrest.

Harriet Tubman was too good of an American to get stuck now on the $20 bill. #opinions

Coates: Obama is happy to moralize about black families, but doesn’t put forward specific policies to help them.

The constitutional system is rigged for rural interests over urban ones… Mass transit goes begging while farm subsidies flourish.

Today on TMN: The fail-safe in our justice system is broken.

B. B. King, dead at 89, was revered for changing the way the electric guitar is played.

Related: Highlights from King’s repertoire. #video

In the future of public radio and podcasting, what interests the public ≠ the public interest.

Self-driving cars from Google will hit the road in Northern California this summer, with a 25 mph speed limit.

“Optogenetics” makes highly specific brain cells photosensitive and then activates them using flashes of light.

Opa for the opah, first fish known to be warm-blooded.

Times readers are informed that a Harvard-trained biochemist is tall, blonde, and blue-eyed prior to any mention of her scientific career.

Champion young runner struggles to fight/embrace/flee her Tourette syndrome.

Some people with multiple personalities don’t believe it’s a syndrome—they want everyone in their system to be seen as people.

“Guess the Blood Alcohol” is a common game, where actual money changes hands. Health care from a nurse’s point of view.

Teeangers going to prom this weekend may want to stay away from the sunroof. #tmn