On the bright side, at least Trump has moved onto insulting American citizens instead of hostile dictators with nuclear weapons
Thank god that he is just saying he should have left a private citizen in a foreign prison out of spite.
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Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardon
Written by Tara Flanigan
No one was pardoned from his shade.
Gross bacon tweet comes back to haunt this Trump nominee
Written by Rachel Kraus
He says it was just a joke, but one senator not buying it.
A floating 'island of trash' has surfaced in the Caribbean
Written by Carley Sposta
Maybe reconsider how many things you throw out in a day.
The world's first giant combat robot battle just happened and it involved a massive chainsaw
Written by Nikolay Nikolov
Two years ago, a group of U.S. engineers challenged Japan to a giant robot battle. Who won?
California wildfire victims returning to their destroyed homes is absolutely heart-wrenching
Written by Tara Flanigan
"I literally broke down and cried out loud."
Visit homes around the world with Google Earth
Written by Carley Sposta
Ever wanted to climb inside an igloo?
How one woman is breaking ground in Major League Baseball
Written by Nicole Herviou
It takes a lot to be a head groundskeeper in the MLB, and this woman has passed those tests with flying colors.
If you didn’t know what goes into oyster farming, watch this
Written by Jeremy Glass
In Nova Scotia, farming oysters is an art.
DOJ wants the IP addresses of 1.3 million visitors to a Trump protest website
Written by Margaret Sullivan
The search warrant requests visitors' email addresses, contact info, and even photos.
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League of Legends suspends player until 2020 for 'credible threats of physical violence'
Written by Yvette Tan
He's had a history of violent behaviour.
Mexico City's Day of the Dead Parade featured tributes to earthquake victims and rescue workers
Written by Max Knoblauch
The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a centuries-old Mexican celebration honoring the lives of the deceased.
Twitter suspends and reportedly bans Trump friend Roger Stone for his abusive tweets
Written by Adam Rosenberg
Bye bye, Roger Stone. You definitely will not be missed.
'Paul Ryan magazine' is a 192-page periodical dedicated to the most unpopular politician in the country
Written by Max Knoblauch
The most unpopular politician in America, now in full-color print!
A Brooklyn chemist's 1800s photos capture New York in motion
Written by Alex Arbuckle
Wallace G. Levison took advantage of evolving film technology to freeze a city that never stops moving.
A police officer recorded this dash footage as he drove through the California wildfire
Written by Tara Flanigan
Flying embers showered the car.
Spectacular color photos capture WWII air cadets in training
Written by Alex Arbuckle
Aviators earn their wings at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
We're at a crossroads for free speech online, and it could change the internet as we know it
Written by Lance Ulanoff
Shine the brightest light possible on hate.
An amateur submarine inventor has been charged with a journalist's death
Written by Patrick Kulp
The journalist was last seen setting sail in the inventor's ship.
Not even baseball fans are safe from Chris Christie's boiling rage
Written by Suzanne Ciechalski
It's always something.
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A North Korean defector flees to freedom under a barrage of gunfire
Written by Rachel Kraus
The soldiers who pursued the fleeing defector actually violated the terms of a delicate truce between North and South Korea.
Al Franken cut from PBS’ David Letterman tribute after groping allegations
Written by Shannon Connellan
Edited out.
Two months after Hurricane Maria, thousands march in Washington for Puerto Rico
Written by Max Knoblauch
60 days after the storm made landfall, 50% of the island is still without power.
New Zealand's prime minister delivered a sick burn to Donald Trump
Written by Shannon Connellan
"No-one marched when I was elected."
How World Vision uses partnerships to meet ambitious water, sanitation, and hygiene goals around the globe
Written by Stephanie Walden
Enacting lasting change requires a collaborative approach and on-the-ground efforts.
Texas congressman falls for recurring hoax and names false shooter on CNN
Written by Gianluca Mezzofiore
He's not the shooter, he's never the shooter.
Oh, BTW, Kremlin-linked money was once invested in Facebook and Twitter, nbd
Written by Adam Rosenberg
Surprise?
Lush color photos capture the cityscapes of New York in Chicago in the '70s and '80s
Written by Alex Arbuckle
Wayne Sorce rendered urban environments with uncommon precision and vividness.
George H.W. Bush on Donald Trump: 'I don't like him.'
Written by Adam Rosenberg
President Bush also cleared up those rumors about who got his vote in the 2016 election.
This ex-Obama speechwriter dressed up as Jared Kushner wearing a blazer in Iraq for Halloween
Written by Max Knoblauch
A well-executed Obama camp cosplay.