September 16, 2015

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Hungary declares state of emergency as migrants continue to enter the country.

As Hungary tightens borders, migrants seek alternate routes; Croatian PM says they can pass through, but can’t stay.

Putin promises continued military support of Assad.

Orbán is playing to Hungarian xenophobia—he may win the political game, but human lives are at stake.

Republicans in Congress threaten government shutdown if budget deal includes Planned Parenthood funding.

Economists think the Fed will raise interest rates this year—here’s what that means for the global economy.

Hillary Clinton’s ratings are lower than at any point in the 2008 campaign—lower, in fact, than they’ve ever been.

A look back at how pundits’ tone changed about Rick Perry once he started wearing glasses.

“No one is running for mayor of Rochester in November.”

Prosecutors in Baruch College murder case say the students involved regularly lied and tried to cover up frat involvement.

“Incessantly telling cops they’re under fire can condition them to see the people with whom they interact…as potential threats.”

Cash-strapped prosecutors’ offices find funding for fraud investigations from insurance companies.

As pay-to-play athletic programs get more expensive, fewer working-class kids are participating.

Deterministic views of sexuality—from Gaga to the Supreme Court—rob LGBT people of agency.

Kremlin says Putin and Elton John didn’t have a phone call to discuss gay rights in Russia.

“It became fashionable to have a Jencks’ spiral mound in one’s garden—a mini Andromeda or Milky Way.”

Ignacio Torres’s animated pictures show humans made from the dust of exploded stars.

Shaq passed on Starbucks investment, because “black people don’t drink coffee.”

Facebook is developing a “dislike” button.

Facebook privacy settings for bigamists.