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Climate disaster at Wounded Knee

President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan measure that, for the first time, makes certain acts of animal cruelty, such as animal crushing, a federal crime.

Farm to table: the history of food activism in the United States

Police officers in Rome were investigated on allegations of accepting bribes in the form of pasta and gelato.

Beyond a primal scream: the problems with trying to solve the problem of toxic masculinity

An event for the book Triggered: How The Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us ended after 20 minutes when the “groyper army,” neo-Nazi supporters who are fans of the president, heckled author Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend off of the stage.

A panel of legal experts, lawmakers, and historians attempt to decode the enigmatic (or just unsatisfying) investigation, and discuss impeachment

This new illustrated series explores some of the most iconic moments in the history of film. We begin with Thomas Edison, the inventor of the kinetograph

Vladimir Putin announced his intention to replace Wikipedia with a digital version of the Great Russian Encyclopedia to ensure the dissemination of “reliable information.”

“In her quest for her party’s nomination, has Warren concluded a non-aggression pact with Hillary Clinton?”

Untangling the Brexit question with a panel of activists and leftists from around the United Kingdom

Alaska representative Don Young headbutted a camera in response to a reporter’s question about election meddling.

The not-so-good ol’ days: considering the WASP supremacy

An inventor in Australia denied preying on desperate farmers who would pay as much as $50,000 for him to deliver 100 millimeters of rain; he claims his service, whose methods he won’t reveal lest they be stolen by competitors, includes a bridge in the space-time continuum and the application of small, strategic amounts of energy to guide the butterfly effect.

Seeking out Judaism in Venice

The tipping point: how charters and the Trump Administration are failing children

In Oklahoma, a man who had pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with the intention to distribute had his 15-year sentence dismissed after it was discovered that the white powder he was carrying when he was arrested was powdered milk.

Barrett Swanson seeks a cure for toxic masculinity; Doug Henwood on the WASPs; Nell Zink goes birding in Peru; Patrick Symmes on the future of salmon in the Pacific Northwest

In Billings, Montana, a team of sled dogs escaped from a training session and led police on a low-speed chase.

As part of a forum on the Constitution, five lawmakers and legal scholars consider probable cause for using the Fourteenth Amendment

A Turkish cemetery houses bodies lost at sea

Private daycares prepare children for success but often leave their employees behind

The town of Garfield, New Jersey, was plagued by feral cats.

“In my experience, the media’s unquestioning conformity is fostered by the promise of reward—prestige, increased access, career advancement.”

Tube time: taking apart the Golden Age of TV

A German court ruled that hangovers are a disease.

A doctor filed a lawsuit against former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who repeatedly farted in the doctor’s face and laughed about it, for $11,500 in unpaid fees.

The inner workings of the N.F.L. Scouting Combine and the uncertain future of the game

Out of sight on Leros, the island of the damned

A study that compared the temperatures of French postal carriers’ left and right testicles won an Ig Noble Prize, annual awards honoring research that “first makes people laugh, and then makes them think.”