June 4, 2015

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South Korea closes more than 700 schools as a third person dies of MERS.

Two drugs already on pharmacy shelves are discovered to help treat Ebola.

The Red Cross raised a half-billion dollars for Haiti and built six homes.

Las Vegas, the youngest of the Southwest’s water-sucking cities, pretended to know better, and one woman relished perpetuating the myth.

Boston man claiming connection with ISIS shot by police after call intercepted.

Planespotter catches the FBI engaged in aerial surveillance over LA, confirming conspiracy theories.

No wonder the coalition against ISIS hardly works: The Kurds are mad at Iraq, the Saudis think Iran is the real problem, and everyone’s worried about Yemen.

America’s most famous running coach investigated for doping after treating his runners as lab rats.

On quitting smoking and losing your sense of self: “Cigarettes were just another middle finger.”

Chimps pass tests to see if they could learn to cook, which suggests we might have learned to cook a really long time ago.

Scientists are split over protecting species or allowing them to hybridize, potentially becoming stronger.

Flamingos firmly established again in Florida, where they had been wild.

“In three to five years, no one will be talking about diversity in ballet—because it will have happened.”

When rough waters reached the famed Bolshoi, dancers, officials, and fans searched their souls for a new direction.

Stanley Kubrick and Wes Anderson mashup: “The Grand Overlook Hotel.”

New York’s artist habitats—studios crammed with people and curiosities—started 150 years ago.

An admittedly incomplete dictionary of transgender terms.