BBC News

• newTrump's pullback of US troops reshapes Syrian war
  The Americans' departure is a victory for Syria, Russia and Iran, writes the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
  - 36 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 3:04pm -
• newGulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of 'attacked' ship
  Tehran says the photos are evidence that an Iranian-flagged tanker was attacked last week.
  - 41 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 2:59pm -
• newTurkey-Syria offensive: Syrian army heads north after Kurdish deal
  President Assad's forces move towards border towns after reaching a deal with Kurdish forces.
  - 60 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 2:40pm -

• newCatalonia leaders jailed for sedition by Spanish court
  Nine politicians and activists get up to 13 years for their role in the illegal 2017 referendum.
  - 1 hour ago 14 Oct 19, 2:20pm -
• newChina's Study the Great Nation app 'enables spying via back door'
  Study the Great Nation could be used to monitor phone-users' activity, a security firm warns.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:51pm -
• newTyphoon Hagibis: Satellites show Japan rivers in flood
  Satellite images show extent of flooding as Japanese rivers burst their banks.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:28pm -
• newNobel economics prize winner: I want to inspire women
  Esther Duflo, who won the prize as part of a team of three, is only the second woman since 1969 to win.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:24pm -
• newBudapest election: Hungary's Orban in shock defeat
  The poll represents the first electoral blow to the nationalist prime minister in nearly a decade.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:43am -
• newEuro 2020: Uefa probes Turkey footballers' military salute
  Players salute their nation's troops fighting in Syria during an international match with Albania.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:33am -
• newK-pop star Sulli found dead aged 25
  The former f(x) band member was found dead by her manager
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:28am -
• newAustralia town scales up search for stray boa constrictor
  "This thing would take a full-sized kangaroo mate, no problem," a local snake catcher says.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:21am -
• newNewborn girl found alive in shallow grave in India
  Police say they are are looking for the parents of the newborn and trying to find out who buried her.
  - 6 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 10:00am -
• newTrump 2020 campaign disavows parody media massacre video
  The video shows a Trump figure attacking others tagged with names of news groups like the BBC and CNN.
  - 7 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 8:47am -
• newEast Germany 1989 - the march that KO'd communism
  A giant anti-communist protest in Leipzig in October 1989 doomed the East German state.
  - 16 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:36pm -
• newYasuke: The mysterious African samurai
  Yasuke was entrusted with decapitating his Japanese lord - a huge honour 500 years ago.
  - 16 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:25pm -
• newAfter years searching, I found my sister next door
  Hillary and Dawn were strangers who shared a driveway - until Hillary made a life-altering discovery.
  - 16 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:21pm -
• newThe British girl who went to meet her death row pen pal
  "We were the only white people on the bus - and the only people to get off at death row."
  - 16 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:11pm -
• newSexual violence in South Africa: 'Our cops are supposed to protect us'
  Norma Ka Mbele tells her story, amid protests over high rates of sexual violence in South Africa.
  - 17 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:08pm -
• newThe hungry 26-year-old who set up a £100m food firm
  When Timo Boldt realised he wanted to get meal kits delivered, he decided to set up his own firm.
  - 17 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:02pm -
• newThe pink dolphins giving people their lives back
  A physiotherapist working with wild dolphins in the Amazon river has helped more than 600 children.
  - 17 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 11:00pm -
• newScorsese: 'We went to Netflix because Hollywood didn't want us'
  'We could not get any financing from the Hollywood studios', the legendary director says.
  - 18 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 9:21pm -
• Typhoon Hagibis: Rescuers deployed in wake of deadly storm
  Troops and rescue workers are battling flooding and landslides after the strongest storm to hit Japan in 60 years.
  - 1 day ago 13 Oct 19, 12:59pm -
• British orphans found trapped in Syria IS camp
  The BBC discovered three children from the same family stranded after their parents died in the fighting with Islamic State.
  - 1 day ago 13 Oct 19, 7:31am -
• Microplastics: Seeking the 'plastic score' of the food on our plates
  Microplastics are everywhere, but how worried should we be? Scientists are on a mission to find out more.
  - 2 days ago 12 Oct 19, 11:19pm -
• Saudi Arabia tourism: So what is there to see?
  The BBC's Frank Gardner, a visitor to the kingdom for decades, shares his tips for places to see.
  - 2 days ago 12 Oct 19, 11:17pm -
• Thai elephant deaths: Do elephants risk their lives to save each other?
  A tragedy in Thailand has pulled on our heartstrings, and can help us learn about elephant empathy.
  - 2 days ago 12 Oct 19, 11:16pm -
• Typhoon Hagibis: Storm biggest to hit Japan in decades
  At least 23 people are reported dead and dozens have been injured as Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan.
  - 2 days ago 12 Oct 19, 7:10pm -
• Hanoi Train Street: 'I think my home is very special'
  Authorities have shut down cafes and banned crowds at one of the city's most popular tourist spots.
  - 3 days ago 12 Oct 19, 2:17am -
• Turning Paris's underground car parks into mushrooms farms
  Paris is renovating many of its underground car parks and some are now growing mushrooms.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 9:39pm -
• Marvel Comics at 80: From bankruptcy threat to billions at the box office
  Marvel is celebrating 80 years of making comics and its rise to one of Hollywood's biggest names.
  - 6 days ago 9 Oct 19, 12:45am -

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

• newWhat Happens When A Vacuum Company Tries To Make An Electric Car
  James Dyson has decided to pull the plug on what might have been a historic legacy.
  - 33 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 3:07pm -
• newDisney Just Unveiled All The Titles That Will Be Available On Disney Plus, And Boy, Some Of These Old Movies Are Weird
  Disney just released a very long Twitter thread cataloguing all the titles that will be available on Disney Plus when it launches on November 12. Some of these titles are familiar to us. Some are definitely not.
  - 43 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 2:57pm -
• newThis Abandoned ‘Forbidden City’ Was Once The Largest Soviet Military Base In East Germany
  Deep inside a pine forest in eastern Germany, a statue of Lenin keeps watch over a lemon-colored building that has housed everyone from the Kaiser Willhelm II, to the Nazis, and the Soviets.
  - 59 mins ago 14 Oct 19, 2:41pm -
• newVideo Showing Mayor In An Orgy Goes Viral. Then He’s Re-Elected
  The Hungarian mayor filmed taking part in an orgy on a luxury yacht managed to get himself re-elected. But he's in big trouble with his boss.
  - 1 hour ago 14 Oct 19, 2:12pm -
• newThis Drone Footage Of A Blue Whale Next To A Boat Is A Good Reminder Of How Mind-Numbingly Big They Are
  Drone filmmaker Domenic Biagini writes of the close encounter with the whale, "The sound of each exhale isn’t something you hear with your ears, it’s something you hear from inside your entire body."
  - 2 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 2:01pm -
• newHere’s A Perfect 10-Second Internet Video
  This is what the internet exists for.
  - 2 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 1:46pm -
• newThe Scam Of Deadly Fitness Supplements
  Supplement makers may be headed for jail due to deaths among men and women using their pills. But will anything change?
  - 2 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 1:23pm -
• newJohn Oliver Dives Into Why Our Weather Forecasting System May Be In Jeopardy
  Oliver analyzes why Trump's nomination of ex-AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers to head the National Weather Service is such a controversial one and how it may impact the way data is collected for our weather prediction.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 1:03pm -
• newWhat Is The Situation In North-Eastern Syria?
  Turkey has begun an offensive in an area controlled by the Kurdish-led SDF — here's what's going on.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:59pm -
• newHigh School Football Player Has To Tackle Teammate After He Intercepts Pass And Starts Running The Wrong Way
  This wacky play from a California high school game between Fairfield and Rodriguez features two good defensive plays and one stupendously bad one.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:48pm -
• newJapan’s ‘Ghost’ Wolves
  Could an apex predator, thought extinct for 100 years, still be roaming Japanese mountains? Some enthusiasts think they have the evidence.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:24pm -
• newApple Of 2019 Is The Linux Of 2000
  Using Apple in 2019 feels exactly like using Linux in the early 2000s. The parallels are everywhere.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:19pm -
• newMan Leaves A Funny Recording At His Funeral That Sends All The Attendees Reeling From Laughter
  Who said funerals had to be depressing? Not this man for sure.
  - 3 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:17pm -
• newMeet The Wounded Veteran Who Got A Penis Transplant
  He nearly lost it all to an IED blast in Afghanistan. But a pioneering procedure changed everything.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:08pm -
• newHere’s All The Horrifying Things That Would Happen If We Really Nuked A City
  Nuclear weapons and their destructive powers are frequently portrayed in popular culture, but we're less informed of their real impact. Here's what would happen if a nuclear weapon was actually detonated in a city today.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:04pm -

• newI Lived Adam Neumann’s Ideal Life For A Day. It Was Dismal
  I thought after spending an entire day hopping from one WeWork property to another, perhaps I’d see the company as Neumann saw it — an ecosystem in which the "WeGeneration" could thrive. But, no — it was much much sadder.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 12:00pm -
• newMy Weekend At Adult Summer Camp
  I’m attempting to shotgun milk from a pink baby bottle in the third stage of a 20-leg relay race at Camp No Counselors, a $600 weekend-long, all-inclusive sleepaway camp for adults two hours north of L.A.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:48am -
• newHikers Throw Stones Down Cliff. Nature Throws Those Stones Right Back At Them
  When response from Mother Nature is just a stone's throw away.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:37am -
• newHow Can I Get My Coworkers To Stop Making Orgasm Sounds, And Other Advice Column Questions
  A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:32am -
• newEverything We Know About The Mass Shooting Video Screened At Trump’s Miami Resort
  President Donald Trump’s resort in Miami hosted a conservative political conference this past weekend that included some violent parody videos. One of the viral videos shows President Trump violently murdering political and media figures like Adam…
  - 4 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:27am -
• newThe Rescue Mission To Save Civilization From The Big Melt
  Ice patch archeologists are racing against the clock to find ancient artifacts dislodged by climate change.
  - 5 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:07am -
• newThomas Edison’s Greatest Invention
  It wasn’t the light bulb or the phonograph or the moving picture — or anything tangible. It was a way of thinking about technology.
  - 5 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 11:02am -
• newThe Day The Native Americans Drove The KKK Out Of Town
  The North Carolina Klan thought burning crosses would scare the Lumbee tribe out of Robeson County. That’s not how things went down.
  - 5 hours ago 14 Oct 19, 10:59am -
• newRobert Downey Jr Talks To Animals And Travels To A Mystical Island In The New ‘Doolittle’ Trailer
  The film will be in theaters on January 17th.
  - 23 hours ago 13 Oct 19, 5:06pm -
• The Local News Celebrity Who Rigged The State Lottery
  In 1980, a church leader and trusted newsman exploited flaws in the Pennsylvania state lottery — and nearly got away with it.
  - 1 day ago 13 Oct 19, 3:14pm -
• When Sex And Kitsch Collide: A Photo Tour Of Weird Retro Bathtubs
  You don’t have to be a sociologist to get why these tubs were popular in the 1970s.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 8:43pm -
• Maniac Rides A Golf Cart On The Highway In Miami
  A motorist spotted a guy trying to drive a golf cart on the highway.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 8:26pm -
• Is A Tech Company Ever Neutral?
  Apple took down an app used by Hong Kong protesters. It's not the only company enabling oppressive policies — abroad and at home.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 8:01pm -
• How Scientists Are Recreating Dinosaur Breath
  At the Field Museum, visitors can now get a whiff of the Cretaceous.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 6:12pm -
• Pack More In Less With This Super-Convenient Vacuum Sealer
  Pack smarter for your next trip with the Pacum Space-Saving Vacuum. This simple, portable vacuum sealer condenses your belongings so you can fit more in less. Save 16% off and get it for $49.99 today.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 4:47pm -
• Ranking Butter Alternatives By How Healthy They Are
  Ghee? PAM? Margine? Which can I put on everything and still have a working heart?
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 2:52pm -
• How They Made That Incredible Lunar Scene In ‘Ad Astra’
  The special effects in "Ad Astra" dazzled audiences — here is how they pulled off that epic lunar scene.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 2:30pm -
• Skateboarding Bulldog Goes Down With The Ship
  A skateboarding dog forgets to bail before crashing into the drink.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 1:12pm -
• How Cities Address The Housing Crisis And Why It’s Not Enough
  Local officials from across the U.S. are gathering to discuss ways to address the affordable housing crisis but, they say the federal government must do more.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 12:39pm -
• Can You Make A Living Writing Other People’s Wedding Speeches?
  For $429, this writer will make your maid of honor toast more than just bearable.
  - 3 days ago 11 Oct 19, 12:23pm -
• Why Facebook’s AI Expert Isn’t Scared Of Killer Robots
  Yann LeCun, Facebook’s AI guru, lays out the logic behind why he doesn't think intelligent machines are destined to kill us all.
  - 4 days ago 11 Oct 19, 1:33am -
• Here’s A Sloth Very Slowly Crossing The Road In Costa Rica
  The sloth is not known for its speed — as this video so wonderfully illustrates.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 5:06pm -
• Sesame Street Introduces A New Muppet Whose Mother Battles Opioid Addiction
  "Nothing else out there addresses substance abuse for young kids from their perspective."
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 4:55pm -
• What Elizabeth Warren’s Critics Get Wrong About Discrimination
  America has a long history of naysayers attacking people who speak out about sexist and racist discrimination.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 2:50pm -
• This Guy Built A Life-Size Human Claw Machine For His Kid
  Finally, one that actually works!
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 1:40pm -
• Prankster Leaves Sculptures Of Wolves Mauling A Tourist In New York City Parks
  A series of identical monuments depicting a tourist being mauled by a pack of wolves have surreptitiously been installed in different New York City parks. Normal.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 1:16pm -
• How Hard Is It To Feed A Family Of Four These Days?
  It’s hard for a lot of people to put food on the table for a family of four. Unfortunately, it’s probably going to get worse.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 1:12pm -
• With Poland’s LGBTQ+ Community Under Attack, Its Club Scene Is Resisting
  With homophobia on the rise in the build-up to national elections, we meet the music community voicing solidarity and creating safe spaces.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 1:02pm -
• The Literal Gaslighting That Helps America Avoid Acting On The Climate Crisis
  The U.S. has reduced its emission of carbon dioxide by, in part, replacing coal with natural gas, a product of fracking, during which methane, another greenhouse gas, leaks out at every stage.
  - 4 days ago 10 Oct 19, 11:11am -
• Why Don’t Tattoos Fade As Skin Regenerates?
  We know our cells regularly regenerate and new skin grows all the time. So why don't we lose our tattoos over time?
  - 5 days ago 9 Oct 19, 7:07pm -
• The Worst Scams Tourists Will Experience In Prague And How To Avoid Them
  When traveling to the backpacking capital of the world, tourists should remain vigilant because they will be exposed to a number of scams.
  - 5 days ago 9 Oct 19, 3:47pm -
• Lorde Is Not Going To Jail, But Please Enjoy The #FreeLorde Memes
  Fans fear (erroneously) for the musician after the announcement of New Zealand’s newly proposed policy on high school dropouts.
  - 5 days ago 9 Oct 19, 3:02pm -
• Betray, Loot And Attack Your Friends In This Deserted Island Battle Royale Card Game
  Fully funded on Kickstarter, this game is like Catan meets Survivor plus exploding teddy bears.
  - 24 days ago 20 Sep 19, 3:21pm -
• This Smart Chopping Board Is The Ultimate Kitchen Multitasker
  This might look like a simple chopping board, but it's capable of much more. Invest in this one device, and you'll be able to sharpen, sterilize, weigh, chop and more.
  - 24 days ago 20 Sep 19, 1:00pm -
• If You Can Only Have One Lego Set, Make It The Ultimate Millennium Falcon
  Made up of 7,541 pieces, this massive Lego ship measures 33 inches long. It's a wildly intricate set that Star Wars fans new and old can ogle.
  - 27 days ago 17 Sep 19, 6:20pm -