June 10, 2016

Tens of thousands prepare to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville.

Former Pablo Escobar deputy finds fame on YouTube.

Bangladeshi police make breakthroughs in the case of who is killing all of the secular bloggers and activists.

Ban Ki-moon admits he removed Saudi Arabia from a UN list of child-killers because of budget threats.

Man lives 17 months without a heart by carrying around an artificial one in a backpack.

Scientists figure out how to turn unwanted carbon dioxide into stone.

In major victory for animal rights groups, America’s largest egg producers will stop killing male chicks.

Lovely examination of McDonald’s franchises as community centers and lifelines.

Restaurants hate Tinder daters.

Brown and UCONN reported the most rapes in 2014, the most recent year with data available.

Seattle man allegedly posed as a female porn recruiter, got his “recruits” drunk during “auditions,” and raped them.

Return of the “bro whisperer”—Bill Simmons on his acrimonious departure from ESPN and his plans for HBO.

Increasing numbers of classical musicians use tablets instead of sheet music—to get in touch with older scores.

New York Times runs story without periods to show how young people are abandoning puncutation

Vermont newspaper hosts an essay contest; the prize is the Vermont newspaper.

Wealthy Mormon engineer says he wants to build 20 “sustainable” megalopolises in Vermont.

Photos of scavengers who travel with Native American hunters and help field dress bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Stunning timelapse video filmed over three years shows Singapore’s rapid growth. #video

A look at the countless innocent victims of the daily gun violence in many urban communities.

by via The Morning News