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Archives for October 2014

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Renee Zellweger’s new look reveals the pernicious demands we make of all womenRenee Zellweger’s new look reveals the pernicious demands we make of all women
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Society delivers a constant and consistent message to women: You do not look right. You should look different.

By Sarah Kliff
Sports
NFL teams’ most rabid fans, in one county-by-county mapNFL teams’ most rabid fans, in one county-by-county map
Sports

A fascinating interactive look at how popular each franchise is on twitter in each local area. Find the exact line between Chiefs and Rams fans, discover who Angelinos root for, where the Jets fans are, and dive into Florida’s NFL checkerboard.

By Matthew Yglesias
2016 Presidential Election
Bobby Jindal: I’ll either run for president in 2016 or leave politics altogetherBobby Jindal: I’ll either run for president in 2016 or leave politics altogether
2016 Presidential Election

Which will it be?

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
Canadian Parliament shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what we know and what we don’t knowCanadian Parliament shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what we know and what we don’t know
Criminal Justice

A regularly updated guide to the shooting in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

By Zack Beauchamp and Max Fisher
Climate
China no longer has a stranglehold on the world’s supply of rare earth metalsChina no longer has a stranglehold on the world’s supply of rare earth metals
Climate

Back in 2010, there was plenty of panic about China’s dominance of the rare earths market. That panic turned out to be overblown.

By Brad Plumer
Criminal Justice
Video: Inside the shooting at Canadian ParliamentVideo: Inside the shooting at Canadian Parliament
Criminal Justice

Details of a shooting in Ottawa are still emerging.

By Julia Belluz
Sports
Ray Rice’s NFL suspension and appeal: what you need to knowRay Rice’s NFL suspension and appeal: what you need to know
Sports

If Rice’s appeal and grievance are granted, he could receive over $3 million from the Ravens.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Explainers
This immigration program drove a state official to suicideThis immigration program drove a state official to suicide
Explainers

South Dakota’s Republican Senate candidate was involved in some sketchy revolving-door action as governor

By Dara Lind
Technology
The right wasn’t always opposed to regulations protecting online innovationThe right wasn’t always opposed to regulations protecting online innovation
Technology

Republicans used to favor regulating telecom monopolies to protect online innovation.

By Timothy B. Lee
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Inside San Francisco’s housing crisisInside San Francisco’s housing crisis
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‘We are not just numbers. We’re persons.’

Health
The key to stopping Ebola in America is stopping it in West AfricaThe key to stopping Ebola in America is stopping it in West Africa
Health

The talk of travel bans and the panic over the two infected nurses reflects a huge mistake that Americans are making about the Ebola virus.

By Ezra Klein
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What it was like to meet Ben BradleeWhat it was like to meet Ben Bradlee
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“I left the interview feeling that I had greater capacity as a human being just from having known him.”

By Ezra Klein
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On Ben Bradlee, 1921-2014On Ben Bradlee, 1921-2014
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Ben Bradlee, the legendary editor of The Washington Post, died at 93.

By Melissa Bell
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Vox Sentences: North Korea just released an American prisoner. Here’s what you should know.Vox Sentences: North Korea just released an American prisoner. Here’s what you should know.
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Jeffrey Fowle returns the US as two Ebola patients in the US and Spain are cleared of the disease.

By Dylan Matthews
Health
9 questions you were too afraid to ask about Ebola9 questions you were too afraid to ask about Ebola
Health

Am I at risk for Ebola? Does Ebola spread through sex? How did this outbreak get so bad? We’ve got you covered.

By Julia Belluz