September 29, 2015

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The US should welcome Russia’s entrance into the fight against IS, even if it means America gets upstaged.

Taliban took Kunduz at dawn. If defended, it will be the first provincial capital to fall since invasion.

Robert Mugabe shouted “We are not gays” at the UN yesterday, and it’s a popular message for his constituents.

UK no longer grants ethnic Traveller status if a person stays in one place—regardless of their ethnic background.

McConnell is safe for now—conservatives should have gone for him first.

In an “unmitigated defeat” for big oil, Shell will abandon Arctic drilling, which proved unprofitable.

Tiny machines could fight ocean acidification with artificial reefs of calcium carbonate.

Fantastic two-toned glowing turtle discovered.

Now that marijuana is legal in Oregon, the state is open to expunging criminal records of minor violations.

A border wall would disrupt habitats as well as lives— jaguars only one among many species threatened.

Arizona homeowner awakened by the sound of a 26-pound marijuana missile smashing through her carport.

ESPN is irritating college administrators by referring to point spreads and other gambling terms.

Concerns over concussions and other traumas have more US high schools dissolving their football programs.

“Talk to me when we can go real old school and take the helmets off and not get anyone killed.”

Trial begins for Matthew Keys, who allegedly provided Anonymous with credentials for the Tribune Company’s CMS.

You know what’s hardest to draw? Beautiful people. Interview with a courtroom artist.

From the archives: Danny Gregory brings his watercolors to Martha Stewart’s trial in Manhattan.

Tinder might sue Los Angeles sexual health nonprofit over PSA associating dating apps with gonorrhea.

Rooster McConaughey—Matthew’s older brother—named his son Miller Lyte, after his favorite beer.

Related: David Sedaris reads “You Can’t Kill the Rooster,” the greatest story in human history.