BBC News

• newMaduro accuses US of plotting to kill him

  

  The Venezuelan leader alleges that National Security Adviser John Bolton is leading the coup plot.
  - 51 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:16pm -
• newMichael Cohen blames Trump's 'dirty deeds' as he is jailed

  

  The disgraced lawyer says the US president made him "follow a path of darkness rather than light".
  - 53 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:14pm -
• newStrasbourg shooting: Police appeal to find Chérif Chekatt

  

  They name Chérif Chekatt, 29, as the man suspected of opening fire in the French city, killing two.
  - 2 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 7:32pm -

• newBurundi denies running secret torture houses

  

  The government dismisses a BBC investigation into detention centres as "fake news".
  - 2 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:38pm -
• newBereaved mother criticises Facebook over baby ads

  

  The woman says if companies were able to spot she had been pregnant, they should also have realised she was bereaved.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:19pm -
• newSpain's minimum wage to jump 22% in new year

  

  "A rich country cannot have poor workers," the PM said, announcing the biggest hike for decades.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:44pm -
• newCentral African football official Ngaïssona faces war crimes trial

  

  Former CAR militia leader Edouard Ngaïssona is arrested over alleged crimes against humanity.
  - 4 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:15pm -
• newSyria war: 'Seven mass graves found' in former IS stronghold

  

  Syria state media says hundreds of bodies "subjected to torture" were found in a former IS area.
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:30pm -
• newGhana drones: Row over blood-delivery devices

  

  A government-backed scheme for supplying medicine brings accusations of a "high-tech vanity project".
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:18pm -
• newPope demotes two cardinals over sexual abuse scandals

  

  Cardinals George Pell and Francisco Javier Errazuriz are removed from Pope Francis's inner circle.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:02pm -
• newWord processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93

  

  Evelyn Berezin put the Data Secretary on sale in 1971, creating a new industry.
  - 7 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 2:26pm -
• newSyria war: Turkey warns of fresh anti-Kurd offensive in north

  

  The move could strain Turkey's ties to the US, who back the Kurdish militias likely to be targeted.
  - 7 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 1:42pm -
• newThe India girl who took her dad to the police over a toilet

  

  The Indian girl accused her father of "cheating" because he broke his promise to build her a toilet.
  - 10 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 11:33am -
• newIn pictures: Mexico pilgrims brave cold for national patron saint

  

  Millions of people are arriving in Mexico City to honour the Virgin of Guadalupe.
  - 10 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 11:22am -
• newChocolate meltdown closes German road

  

  Some 25 firefighters were called in after a tank of liquid chocolate poured out into a street.
  - 10 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 10:39am -
• newSamples cut around Soyuz hole in spacewalk

  

  Cosmonauts have cut samples from around a hole, which Moscow says may have been caused by a drill.
  - 12 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 9:19am -
• newSarah Mardini: 'I am not a people smuggler’

  

  A Syrian refugee who saved 18 people has been released from a Greek prison, after being accused of people trafficking.
  - 15 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:37am -
• newStrasbourg shooting: 'I heard gunshots'

  

  Eyewitnesses described what they saw, as the shooting unfolded near a Christmas market.
  - 15 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:24am -
• newIs US military cloud safe from Russia? Fears over sensitive data

  

  The BBC investigates a $10bn (£8bn) Pentagon contract to store sensitive data in a cyber-cloud.
  - 15 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:04am -
• newYemen war: Billions in aid, but where's it going?

  

  Peace talks in Sweden aim at ending nearly four years of civil war.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:36am -
• newTrump, Pelosi and Schumer bicker over border wall

  

  'See, we get along,' the president joked during testy exchanges with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:27am -
• newHow Apollo 8 Astronauts took the famous 'Earthrise' photograph

  

  Frank Borman was the Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. The astronauts took an iconic photo of the Earth rising above the lunar surface.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:17am -
• newLetter from Africa: Why Kenyan men don't want to share power with women

  

  Joseph Warungu says the struggle for gender equality in Kenyan politics is failing on many fronts.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:15am -
• newThe Germans solving rising rents with people power

  

  Living in gentrified areas of Munich is getting pricey - but these renters say they have the answer.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:11am -
• newThe blind Indian cyclist conquering the Himalayas

  

  Despite losing his eyesight, Devyanshu Ganatra is determined not to let his disability get in the way of his love for sports.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:11am -
• newFrom Ebola survivor to trainee doctor

  

  Five years ago, Daniel lost everything to Ebola. Now he's training to become a doctor.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:10am -
• new2018 'worst year for US school shootings'

  

  There have been 113 people killed or injured in school shootings in the US during the year.
  - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:07am -
• Climate change: Protecting the poor from green taxes

  

  Has President Macron's controversial fuel tax set back carbon taxes globally?
  - 1 day ago 11 Dec 18, 11:45am -
• Danish sea urchin fossil reveals ancient drama

  

  A Danish rare sea urchin fossil tells a 66-million-year-old story of survival.
  - 2 days ago 10 Dec 18, 5:46pm -
• Taiwan students DNA-tested in yoghurt thief whodunnit

  

  Hundreds of Taiwanese taxpayers' dollars have been spent on an investigation into the theft of a yoghurt drink.
  - 8 days ago 4 Dec 18, 2:41pm -
• Poland seeks top 100 national dishes

  

  Poland's agriculture ministry plans to publish a canon of the country's national cuisine.
  - 9 days ago 3 Dec 18, 4:59pm -

Lifehacker

• Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Get Better At Oral Sex?

  

  Hello all you pervert people of the intertubes, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the time-jaunting dating advice column that helps you avoid mistakes before you make them.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 7:30pm -
• 3-Ingredient Happy Hour: The Sweet and Tart Mulligan

  

  Happy weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This weekend is going to a hot one—or at least moderately warm one—so I think a porch sipper is in order.Read mor…
  - 19 May 17, 6:30pm -
• Automate An Outlet With TP-Link's Alexa-Compatible Smart Plug, Now Just $21

  

  Like the idea of a Belkin WeMo Switch, but not willing to spend $40-$50 to try one out? This TP-Link alternative has a nearly identical feature set for half the price.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 4:50pm -
• How to Make a Graduation Cap Fit on Kinky or Curly Hair

  

  If a graduation cap won’t fit over your hair, maybe it’s the cap that needs a little styling. Natural hair vlogger Chizi Duru shows us how. Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 3:30pm -
• Will It Sous Vide? A Boozy Chocolate-Cherry Sundae

  

  Welcome to this week’s edition of Will It Sous Vide?, the weekly column where I usually make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 2:30pm -
• Today's Best Deals: Under Armour Apparel, Kamado Grill, SoundBuds, and More

  

  Anker’s newest SoundBuds, a Big Green Egg alternative, and a huge Under Armour apparel sale lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 2:28pm -

Digg

• newWe Could Watch These Stuntmen Recreate 'Super Smash Bros.' Match-Ups All Day Long
  Put a bunch of professional stuntmen in Nintendo costumes and what do you get? Unadulterated, acrobatic "Smash" excellence.
  - 37 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:30pm -
• newInside The Secret Society That Inspired The New Age Movement
  Blending meditation and astrology with Saturn worship and "sex magic," they survived the Nazis and remain one of the world's most mysterious sects.
  - 37 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:30pm -
• newWhy Fire Trucks Are Too Darn Big
  Smaller heavy-duty emergency vehicles could save a lot of lives, says a new Department of Transportation report.
  - 37 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:30pm -
• newMeet The Bodybuilding Bros On The 'GOMAD' Diet — A Gallon Of Milk A Day
  "The biggest downside I had with GOMAD were the farts, man."
  - 37 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:30pm -
• newIn Praise Of The Long And Complicated Sentence
  A long sentence can seem thrillingly out of breath, deliciously tantalizing, so long as we feel the writer is still in charge.
  - 37 mins ago 12 Dec 18, 8:30pm -
• newKid Learns The Hard Way To Give Wild Turkeys Their Space
  We shouldn't laugh at this, but we're bad people and luckily a car was able to head off the turkey before it got too close to the kid.
  - 1 hour ago 12 Dec 18, 7:55pm -
• newMatt Damon And 'SNL' Cast Members Participate In A Very Weird Secret Santa Gift Exchange
  Damon hosts "Saturday Night Live" this weekend with Miley Cyrus as musical guest.
  - 1 hour ago 12 Dec 18, 7:55pm -
• newWhy You Should Always Strap Down Large Objects In The Back Of Your Pickup
  There's $500 down the drain.
  - 1 hour ago 12 Dec 18, 7:41pm -
• newWhat It's Like To Live With A Chronic Urge To Die
  I believe that suicidal people can see ghosts in a way that sturdier folks cannot. The Canadian physician and addiction expert Gabor Maté describes addicts like me as living "in the realm of hungry ghosts," people who have become ghosts while still…
  - 2 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 7:11pm -
• newThe Most Likely Occupations In Single-Income Households
  About 18% of households in the US are single-income households. But the question is, what do the earners in these homes usually do?
  - 2 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 7:11pm -
• newIt's Hard To Believe This Footage Of Orcas Dancing Alongside A Swimmer Is Real
  This drone operator in New Zealand got supremely lucky, capturing a scene that at first appeared frightening  — why are these potentially-murderous orcas circling this woman? But evolved into a devastatingly beautiful scene.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:36pm -
• newThis Camera's Zoom Is So Powerful It Can See Saturn's Rings
  The Nikon P900 can zoom and zoom and zoom, so much so that it can distinguish Saturn's body and rings in the night sky.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:34pm -
• newThis Killer Opioid Could Become A Weapon Of Mass Destruction
  Fentanyl is so potent that a few milligrams can be fatal. It would take only 118 pounds of fentanyl to kill 25 million people. Could it be used to attack the US?
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 6:17pm -
• newWho's More Likely To Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — Or $400,000?
  How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:48pm -
• newThe Dark Patterns Behind Infomercials
  From Kevin Trudeau to Miss Cleo, infomercial schemes of the past 40 years have a lot in common with the "dark patterns" of the modern-day app economy.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:48pm -

• newOne More Time To Plant, One More Time To Harvest
  The struggling tobacco farmer, battling a changed industry and failing health, knew he'd fallen behind on payments. The letter just spelled out the specifics. Johnny Angell was 73 days late and owed more than $880,000. If he and his wife Sharon didn'…
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:48pm -
• newReed Hastings And Netflix Upended Hollywood. But Is His Model Built To Stay On Top?
  The Netflix CEO makes few day-to-day content decisions, but his company has reshaped how we watch TV all the same. Now he faces a new kind of challenge: staying ahead as his service's most culturally ubiquitous shows fade away.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:48pm -
• newThese Pool Trick Shots Are So Incredible We're Wondering If Magnets Are Involved
  That, or he made a pact with a strange man at the crossroads... or gravity is a lie. Those are our working theories.
  - 3 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:48pm -
• newProtective Parent Won't Let Anyone Talk To His Little Angel That Way
  "If you have anything to say about this little puppy, you can say it to me, instead."
  - 4 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:34pm -
• newMichael Cohen Has Been Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller and New York federal prosecutors charged Cohen with lying and other crimes, and Cohen pleaded guilty. He was one of Trump's closest confidantes.
  - 4 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 5:19pm -
• newMaster Hide And Seeker Dog Pops Out Of The Most Unexpected Place When His Owner Calls Him
  "Hi, beloved human! I hope you weren't too attached to this couch."
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:37pm -
• newGuy Mods A Cheap One-Milliwatt Laser Pointer He Bought On eBay Into A 1,400-Milliwatt Beast
  YouTuber Styropyro does not mess around — he's already gotten banned from YouTube in the past for his potentially dangerous laser designs — and he's back at it with this cheap laser mod.
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:37pm -
• newHow Cities Design Themselves
  Urban planner Alain Bertaud's new book, "Order Without Design," argues that cities are really shaped by market forces, not visionaries.
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:37pm -
• newWorkers Are Ghosting Their Employers Like Bad Dates
  Economists report that workers are starting to act like millennials on Tinder: They're ditching jobs with nary a text.
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:37pm -
• newHarold Feinstein: America's Forgotten Photographer
  Despite being regarded as one of the "true American photographers", the New Yorker evaded fame and fortune for most of his life. Now, a new documentary is shining a light on his incredible story.
  - 5 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 4:37pm -
• newWe Have Never Seen An Angrier Dog Than This Dog Who's Very Angry About Going To The Vet
  Heck, we've never seen an angrier *person* than this dog who's very angry about going to the vet.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• newWhat A Newfound Kingdom Means For The Tree Of Life
  Neither animal, plant, fungus nor familiar protozoan, a strange microbe that sits in its own "supra-kingdom" of life foretells incredible biodiversity yet to be discovered by new sequencing technologies.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• new'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse's' Unique Art Style Meant 'Making Five Movies'
  "We were constantly saying, 'Let's push this thing until it breaks.'"
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• newBrazilian Bystanders Clap Together To Help A Mother Find Her Lost Child On The Beach
  This technique is simple, effective and needs to be exported to the rest of the world.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• newMeet The Money Burners
  The debut issue of the "the world's first magazine for money burners" also features fashion for fiat-focused pyros, art made of money by the likes of "currency collage" artist C.K. Wilde and reported stories on fiery rituals.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• newNine Rounds Of Electroshock Therapy. Six Years Lost. All Because Her Doctors Got It Horribly Wrong
  This is what happens when medical professionals don't believe women.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:29pm -
• newThe Least Surprising Thing Happens When Amateur Motorcyclists Compete On A Muddy Track
  We don't know definitively that these racers aren't pro, but it seems like a fair assumption.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:25pm -
• newSlowest Runner In A High School Race Dark-Horses Everyone
  The last one now shall later be first.
  - 6 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:25pm -
• newI Used All The Best Stuff For A Week And It Nearly Broke Me
  Living like a fancy millennial was wonderful, until it wasn't.
  - 7 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 2:14pm -
• newTesla Sues Its Alleged Saboteur For $167 Million
  The automaker sued Martin Tripp in mid-2018 for stealing proprietary information.
  - 7 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 2:14pm -
• new​The 'For Her' Gift Guide: 23 Gifts Guaranteed To Blow Her Away
  Trying to find the perfect gift for her is nearly impossible but we’re here to make it easier for you. Browse through 23 unique ideas for that hard-to-buy-for woman in your life.
  - 8 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:47pm -
• newGet This Japanese Chef Knife Now And Never Buy Another Knife Again
  Hand-forged in Japan with the world’s rarest steel, the Bunka Knife is all you need to chop, slice, dice, and carve for decades to come. The full set comes with a protective sheath and custom sharpening kit.
  - 8 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:47pm -
• newA Very Simple Animation Demonstrating That The Mercator Projection Is A Lie
  The Mercator projection makes landmasses near the poles look way, way bigger than they actually are. If you don't believe us, just spend a few seconds contemplating this GIF.
  - 8 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:47pm -
• newThe Winners Of The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest Will Take Your Breath Away
  While they're beautiful to look at, part of the reason why these pictures are so powerful is that they shed light on troubling socioeconomic and political issues as well.
  - 8 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 12:47pm -
• newHow Do You Recover After Millions Have Watched You Overdose?
  Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. For those whose bleakest moments now live online, life is never the same.
  - 12 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 9:27am -
• newA Look At 20 Years Of Drought Ravaging Southeast Iran
  The Hamoun Wetlands have always suffered dry spells, but this one is particularly brutal.
  - 20 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 1:02am -
• newGuy Gets A Chance To Take His Mustang For A Spin On A Racetrack, Promptly Crashes
  If you've dropped the cash on a Shelby GT350, you probably want to get your money's worth and let it rip on a racetrack. Just, be careful.
  - 22 hours ago 11 Dec 18, 10:57pm -
• newPro Skater Lizzie Armanto Goes To India To Build A Park And Teach A Country Of Girls To Shred
  The world's second most populous country doesn't have that many female skateboarders for a handful of reasons. Women's skateboarding icon Lizzie Armanto flew down to Bangalore to help change that.
  - 24 hours ago 11 Dec 18, 9:10pm -
• Villagers Come Up With Ingenious Way To Help A Trapped Elephant Save Itself
  The elephant wanted to go for a casual swim in the canal, before realizing it's mistake. Townspeople herded the gentle giant towards a specially made ladder made of ropes, sticks and tires, with firecrackers to spook it forward.
  - 1 day ago 11 Dec 18, 8:02pm -
• Guy Is About To Bowl A Perfect Game, And Then This Happens...
  The universe has a very mean sense of humor.
  - 1 day ago 11 Dec 18, 5:15pm -
• Outfit Your Apartment, House Or Mansion With Home Security Tech For 20% Off
  Get SimpliSafe — with no long-term contracts — for 20% off today, and you'll also get an extra camera for free. That way when you're checking out your home security situation from the easy-to-use smartphone app, you'll have one extra view to make…
  - 2 days ago 10 Dec 18, 12:21pm -
• Outfit Your Apartment, House Or Mansion With Home Security Tech For 20% Off
  Get SimpliSafe — with no long-term contracts — for 20% off today, and you'll also get an extra camera for free. That way when you're checking out your home security situation from the easy-to-use smartphone app, you'll have one extra view to make…
  - 2 days ago 10 Dec 18, 12:21pm -
• Audiophiles Are Going Crazy For These Wireless Headphones
  Featuring aptX and active noise-cancellation, these TREBLAB Z2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones block out all outside distractions — plus, they offer twice the battery life and powerful sound of a standard set for under $80. Use coupon code MER…
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• The Best New Long Reads On The Internet
  Find all the best new longform writing on the internet right here.
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