May 5, 2015

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Vengeful Jalisco cartel shoots down a Mexican military helicopter, accedes to power vacuum created by feds targeting top cartels.

“The swiftness with which the movement now acts has turned every police killing into a national referendum on the value of black lives.”

Some US police departments look to change the rules and training for when officers should use force.

“Too many judges have been too quiet about…the mass incarceration of people in the United States today.”

The too-short life of Jericho Scott, the youth baseball player at the center of a brief media circus, who was killed last week.

Israeli soldiers claim loose rules of engagement during the 2014 Gaza war led to ethical failures and needless deaths.

Nepalese sherpas elect to end Everest climbing season early due to earthquake-induced trail damage.

China’s urban economy hits an inflection point as it runs out of surplus labor from the countryside.

Rangoon locals mourn loss of heritage in development upheaval—since 1990, 35% of the city has been demolished.

Panera joins the growing number of food companies to announce they’re eliminating artificial ingredients.

Chasing CV cred, bad math contributes to endemic overstatement of conclusions in research.

Scientists are studying twins—one in space, one on Earth—to examine the effects of spaceflight on health and aging.

New telescope imaging of Jupiter’s moon Io reveals active volcanic lakes—a sign of potential habitability.

The middle finger emoji is supported in the latest update to Windows 10, the first OS to do so.

Study including Spotify user data shows the average person stops listening to new music at 33.

“Those who regularly post images of themselves across social networking sites are more likely to score highly on psychopath tests.”

Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo with alcohol because of a 1989 Corona beer ad.

I don’t consider myself anywhere near the same category as Eckhart Tolle. On depression and escaping into the space between thoughts.