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Juan Thompson Wrote About St. Louis for the National Media. But Were Any of His Stories True?

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Juan Thompson Wrote About St. Louis for the National Media. But Were Any of His Stories True?

Juan Thompson Wrote About St. Louis for the National Media. But Were Any of His Stories True?

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Juan Thompson Wrote About St. Louis for the National Media. But Were Any of His Stories True? Juan Thompson, a 30-year-old rookie reporter for the Intercept, claimed he'd landed an exclusive interview with Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof's cousin, Scott, and that he could trace the fury that fueled the carnage. There was only one problem — it was a lie because Scott Roof never existed.

Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour

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Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour Online abuse can be cruel — but for some tech companies it is an existential threat. Can giants such as Facebook use behavioural psychology and persuasive design to tame the trolls?

Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour

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Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour

Article of the day for February 25, 2016

The Article of the day for February 25, 2016 is African river martin . The African river martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina) is a perching bird, one of two members of the river martin subfamily of the swallow family, Hirundinidae. First described by German zoologist Gustav Hartlaub in 1861, the African river martin was not at first recognised as a swallow, but was later placed in a separate subfamily shared with the Asian white-eyed river martin. A large swallow, it is mainly black with a blue-green gloss to the head and a greener tint to the back and wings, and has red eyes, a broad orange-red bill and a square black tail. Young birds are similar in appearance, but with browner plumage. This species has a variety of unmusical calls, and makes flight and ground displays. The main breeding areas are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Congo River and its tributary, the Ubangi, in habitats characterised by a mixture of tropical forest types including swampy or seasonally f

We are the people behind the new Digg. Ask us anything!

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We are the people behind the new Digg. Ask us anything! A few people from the Digg team are on Reddit right now answering questions about your favorite Internet website. We'd love it if you joined!

Boston Dynamics' New Robot Doesn't Give A Shit About Your Weak Human Attacks

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Boston Dynamics' New Robot Doesn't Give A Shit About Your Weak Human Attacks