December 10, 2015

The Morning News http://ift.tt/21RAIUN

Use of federal watchlists has dramatically increased under Obama; half of those being watched have no known ties to terrorist organizations.

Obama continues his push to ban those on the no-fly list from buying guns.

How Chicago’s black police officers handle their department’s legacy of brutal racism.

FBI expanding database that tracks police shootings; the current system is a “travesty.”

A quarter of black Floridians can’t vote due to draconian disenfranchisement Republican laws.

I play to people’s fantasies. Donald Trump explained his media strategy in 1987’s Art of the Deal.

Current anti-Muslim sentiments echo American anti-Catholic movements near the turn of the century.

Coalition of Syrian opposition groups meet for secretive talks in Riyadh.

Thai policeman who connected influential figures to human trafficking seeks asylum in Australia.

Database of the 44 current NFL players who have been accused of sexual or physical assault.

Uranium levels in drinking water in California’s Central Valley are dangerously high, and officials are doing little to inform the public.

Maybe I can’t do it all before my prime. Moving interview with Ronda Rousey.

After School, a Yik Yak-like app targeted at high schoolers, brings anonymous cyberbullying directly to millions of children.

The Yahoo! board cancels Marissa Mayer’s signature revenue-raising plan and moves to possibly sell the company.

How Marissa Mayer’s attempts at being a Steve Jobs-like visionary killed Yahoo!

In one sense, it portends an Ordeal. Notes from a roast of Stephen Crane, December 1895.

Our long, long list of 2015’s best fiction.