May 4, 2016

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Trump locks in the GOP nomination, Cruz quits the race, Bernie wins Indiana to little avail.

#NeverTrump. #ImWithHer. GOP faithful switch to supporting Hillary.

Trump supporters attack GQ writer, who wrote a profile of Trump’s wife she didn’t like, with lurid antisemitism.

Tennessee governor signs law allowing university faculty to carry loaded guns on campus.

Charts show where you’re permitted to carry a loaded weapon at every public university in Texas.

Fights on planes break out 400% more often on planes with first-class sections.

Europe tentatively approves visa-free travel for Turks.

Drones outfitted in LEDs perform with traditional Japanese musicians at Mt. Fuji. #video

Afghan boy’s family forced to flee the Taliban after he receives autographed Lionel Messi jersey—and many threats.

The number of unregistered, stateless children in Middle Eastern refugee camps is likely in the hundreds of thousands.

Not to be overlooked, Al-Qaeda affiliate Jhabat al-Nusra is building its own caliphate in Syria.

Britney Spears, ever successful, lives inside a “conservatorship,” to prevent her from making any key decisions.

The idea of independence is just a total non-starter. Primer on Puerto Rico’s financial crisis.

Brazilian judge orders yet another shutdown of WhatsApp, used by 100 million Brazilians.

New website lets scientists annotate mainstream news articles about climate change.

The Amateur Cloud Society was an internet delight—until it actually discovered new clouds.

Sales of ping-pong tables rise and fall with tech startups’ success, and may predict the next bubble’s collapse.

Two trends converge on the word “bullying”: Its expanding definition, and the contracting qualifications for being an asshole online.

See also: Man sues Starbucks for adding too much ice to cold coffee drinks.

A collection of songs written for Jared Leto. Ninety-nine items found in Prince’s secret vault.