October 21, 2015

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The meeting gave Mr. Assad a certain endorsement. Putin greets Assad in Moscow, to Washington’s chagrin.

Paul Ryan offers Freedom Caucus his terms for GOP speakership, which they have until Friday to accept.

An episode from Bernie’s Burlington days offers an answer to whether Bernie is a radical or a Democrat. #opinions

“The public is more or less OK” with killing five or six innocent people for every drone target.

Study: Either wealth predicts improved heart surgery outcomes, or heart disease results in lower income.

“A white person and a black person can go to the same hospital, see the same doctor about the same problem, and one walks out and the other is wheeled out.”

Attending integrated schools improves emotional intelligence and academic performance of white students.

Apartment buildings are being deluged with Amazon deliveries—some refusing to receive packages altogether.

Oslo downtown will be car-free by 2020.

In Norway, “texas” is slang for something that’s “totally/absolutely/completely bonkers.”

Man uses 3D printer to assemble a railgun.

Self-guided community of Cameroonian programmers forge country’s first video game.

Don’t outsource your thinking.  Journalists totally failed at fact-checking the source of Lamar Odom’s supplement.

Photojournalism aimed at super-rich foreign Londoners draws offense from Qataris.

Travel this route across North America to stay in perfect weather all the time.

It’s Back to the Future Part II day, and here’s what the movie got (surprisingly) right about today’s tech.

After its glowing Tesla Model S recommendation, Consumer Reports reverses, citing owner complaints.