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Eliminating Hunger, One 3-D-Printed Meal at a Time

If gadget-prepared powders and oils sound unappetizing, wait till you hear about one engineer's solution to rising obesity.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Worse Than Watergate? The Ultimate White House Scandal Matrix

On a scale of Billygate to Iran-Contra, just how bad are the Obama scandals? Let this chart help you decide.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Sequester Guts Wildfire Prevention, Sets Up Bigger Blazes

…and leaves locals to pick up the tab.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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"Arrested Development" Was the Best TV Satire of the Bush Era

The beloved TV comedy is finally coming back—and its three seasons on Fox had some of the very best satirical jabs at George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Boy Scouts: You Can Be Gay Until You Turn 18

Boy Scouts vote to stop discriminating against kids in the program on the basis of sexual orientation, but will continue barring gay adults.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Why the Producer of "The Hangover Part III" Spends So Much Time in Prison

Scott Budnick, the man behind the blockbuster comedy franchise, is a tireless advocate for incarcerated kids.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 5:12 PM PDT
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate E.W. Jackson: Gays Are "Ikky"

"Yuk!"

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 8:38 AM PDT

Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Pivot Point on Drones and More?

Obama calls for a new realism in dealing with terrorism, defends his policies, calls on the attorney general to review how leak probes target reporters, and moves to limit drone use.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 8:40 AM PDT
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Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors

In 2011, the IRS killed audits of five big-time donors. Inside the IRS mess you haven't heard about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Mississippi Could Soon Jail Women for Stillbirths, Miscarriages

The state's manslaughter laws weren't supposed to apply to women who lose pregnancies. Prosecutors don't seem to care.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable.

Forget 3-D printed guns. Inside a "build party" where anyone can make a rifle that no cop will ever know about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Why Julian Assange Hates "We Steal Secrets"

Alex Gibney's new documentary traces the rise and fall of WikiLeaks and its prickly founder.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info

A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit holders.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 7:32 AM PDT
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The NRA's List of "Coolest Gun Movies" Is Astoundingly Dumb

"Zombieland"?! "The Godfather"?! Is this serious?

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 10:51 AM PDT
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How Far-Right Activists Like E.W. Jackson Took Over the Virginia GOP

The state’s turning blue. But the GOP can’t stop running to the right.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Conservatives Crawl out of the Woodwork to Claim IRS Persecution

Libertarian Wayne Allyn Root claims to be the "face" of the Obama IRS scandal. His tax records suggest otherwise.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Is This Big Tea Party Group Really an Innocent Victim of the IRS?

The tax agency may have had good reason to scrutinize Tea Party Patriots—including a formal complaint I filed in 2011.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: What Does 400 ppm Mean? Talking with Climate Scientist Michael Mann

"We are engaged in an unprecedented experiment."

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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You Need Phosphorus to Live—and We're Running Out

Industrial farming has played a part in sucking this critical element out of our soil.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Is Climate Change to Blame for the Oklahoma Tornado?

The six least active and four most active tornado seasons have been felt over the past decade–which could show the influence of climate change.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 9:31 AM PDT