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Archives for October 2014

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Americans are spending $350 million on Halloween costumes - for their petsAmericans are spending $350 million on Halloween costumes - for their pets
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The pet Halloween costume industry grew by 60 percent between 2010 and 2014.

By Anand Katakam
Culture
The woman who filmed the viral video about catcalling is already getting rape threatsThe woman who filmed the viral video about catcalling is already getting rape threats
Culture

Roberts documented all the harassment she receives as a woman walking in New York City — and received rape threats for speaking up.

By Kelsey McKinney
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A guide to the crisis in the Central African RepublicA guide to the crisis in the Central African Republic
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Here’s the most basic information you need to know to make sense of CAR’s current human rights crisis.

By Amanda Taub
Natural Disasters
Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is about to engulf a nearby townLava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is about to engulf a nearby town
Natural Disasters

The lava is now within 100 yards of homes and evacuations have started.

By Brad Plumer
Health
How Ebola quarantines actually work, explainedHow Ebola quarantines actually work, explained
Health

Some states are rushing to lock up travelers returning from West Africa to stop the spread of the virus. Here’s your state-by-state guide.

By Julia Belluz
Space
An unmanned Antares rocket carrying supplies to the space station explodedAn unmanned Antares rocket carrying supplies to the space station exploded
Space

No one was injured, and the cause is still unknown.

By Joseph Stromberg
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Vox Sentences: The ISIS advance has stopped — but for how long?Vox Sentences: The ISIS advance has stopped — but for how long?
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Anti-ISIS forces have been making some gains. Let’s see if they last.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
The evidence that Sharyl Attkisson got her laptop hacked seems weakThe evidence that Sharyl Attkisson got her laptop hacked seems weak
Technology

A CBS journalist says the US government hacked her laptop. But the technical glitches she describes don’t sound like evidence of hacking.

By Timothy B. Lee
Israel
Obama and Netanyahu hate each other. But don’t expect America to turn on Israel.Obama and Netanyahu hate each other. But don’t expect America to turn on Israel.
Israel

The US gives about three billion dollars in aid to Israel every year. Why doesn’t that seem to buy any leverage?

By Zack Beauchamp
Syria
Here is how not to ask your Muslim friend for Halloween costume helpHere is how not to ask your Muslim friend for Halloween costume help
Syria

“I was wondering if I could borrow one of your long black garments and ... the face thing.”

By Max Fisher
Climate
We’re damming up every last big river on Earth. Is that really a good idea?We’re damming up every last big river on Earth. Is that really a good idea?
Climate

Solar and wind power get all the attention, but the global hydropower frenzy could end up being just as consequential for the planet.

By Brad Plumer
Comic Books
Marvel’s female superhero movie is coming in 2018Marvel’s female superhero movie is coming in 2018
Comic Books

Marvel announced that they would be taking Captain Marvel to screen in 2018.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Labor
A $20 an hour minimum wage really would cost a lot of people their jobsA $20 an hour minimum wage really would cost a lot of people their jobs
Labor

Denmark pulls off high-pay for fast food workers, but it doesn’t have many fast food jobs.

By Matthew Yglesias
Marijuana Legalization
Branding marijuana: How one company wants to refine a multibillion-dollar industryBranding marijuana: How one company wants to refine a multibillion-dollar industry
Marijuana Legalization

The industry is rapidly growing, and one company wants to make it more professional.

By German Lopez
Syria
A month ago, ISIS’s advance looked unstoppable. Now it’s been stopped.A month ago, ISIS’s advance looked unstoppable. Now it’s been stopped.
Syria

ISIS’s once-unstoppable blitzkrieg has stalled out, and in some areas is being reversed. Why?

By Zack Beauchamp