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The Last American Band

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The Last American Band X made it in Los Angeles, but they flourished in the heartland. Revisiting the punk band’s attempt to find the soul of the country, ahead of new reissues of their early discography. February 28, 2019 at 10:21PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Nxifvd

Bull Speed Ahead!

Bull Speed Ahead! February 28, 2019 at 08:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2H7JI5h

The Best Phones Of MWC 2019

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The Best Phones Of MWC 2019 I don’t know if you’ve noticed yet, but the world of smartphones is going to look very different in 2019 than in the years prior. February 28, 2019 at 07:58PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2VoR7kB

The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan

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The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan Dutch colonists committed genocide to secure a spice monopoly. But there’s more to the story. February 28, 2019 at 07:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EnpKjU

FBI finds 2,000 human bones at Indiana home: 'Unlike anything we’d ever seen'

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FBI finds 2,000 human bones at Indiana home: 'Unlike anything we’d ever seen' Bones were found to be a part of a collection of over 40,000 artifacts in the home of Don Miller, an artifacts collector February 28, 2019 at 06:56PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BYrQ9F

How the Universe Remembers Information

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How the Universe Remembers Information A "memory matrix" might solve Stephen Hawking's black-hole paradox. February 28, 2019 at 06:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2U7VY9E

Congress Asked Top Experts For A Plan To Cut Child Poverty In Half. Here It Is

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Congress Asked Top Experts For A Plan To Cut Child Poverty In Half. Here It Is The most important report on child poverty in years is finally out. February 28, 2019 at 05:46PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XuwYeU

The Minnesota Murderess

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The Minnesota Murderess A new wife, a dead husband, and the arsenic panic that shook the Victorian world. February 28, 2019 at 05:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UdUIlh

The Wild Conspiracy That the Titanic Never Sank

The Wild Conspiracy That the Titanic Never Sank The theory goes that one gigantic boat was swapped for another for insurance money, but it doesn't quite hold up. February 28, 2019 at 03:26PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EEWIOp

America’s Cities Are Running on Software From the ’80s

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America’s Cities Are Running on Software From the ’80s San Francisco rarely conjures images of creaky, decades-old technology, but that’s what’s running a key swath of its government, as well as those of cities across the U.S. February 28, 2019 at 03:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Ny2XGp

Inside The Secretly Effective Way Netflix Keeps Its Shows And Movies At The Forefront Of Pop Culture

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Inside The Secretly Effective Way Netflix Keeps Its Shows And Movies At The Forefront Of Pop Culture How Netflix promotes its original movies, series, and specials has long been a source of fascination and bewilderment for both viewers and creators. February 28, 2019 at 03:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2VkMCaS

When the River Took John Squires

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When the River Took John Squires For years, three old friends from California had been making an annual pilgrimage to fish Alaska's wild and pristine waterways. But in 2018, only two came home. February 28, 2019 at 02:41PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XtDWAL

The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Art Thief

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The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Art Thief Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history. And how he managed to do all this is every bit as surprising as why. February 28, 2019 at 02:31PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ECVQd5

The worst intersection in Massachusetts? It’s Kelley Square in Worcester

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The worst intersection in Massachusetts? It’s Kelley Square in Worcester Enrique Tirado has made hundreds of trips through what might be the most confusing and dangerous intersection in Massachusetts. He has survived, despite two totaled cars, by following the cardinal rule of Kelley Square: Never stop moving. February 28, 2019 at 02:17PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2ECXKKx

Inside China's Insatiable Need For Concrete

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Inside China's Insatiable Need For Concrete Since 2003, China has poured more cement every two years than the US managed in the entire 20th century. February 28, 2019 at 02:06PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2GP3aoi