From Jenna Orkin

Gas Explosion Causes Dozens of Fires in Mass.

In Florence's Path:  Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles

North Carolina Didn't Like Science on Sea Levels, So Passed a Law Against It

How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism
A corollary:  How Sports Helped America Heal After 9/11

'Catastrophic': EU Passes Copyright Directive Including Internet 'Link Tax' and 'Upload Filter'

Semi-Automatic Rifles Kill Twice as Many People as Other Guns, Study Shows

Google's new AI chief has said he worries about 'horrible scenarios' that would trigger 'the complete lockdown of robotics research'

The lira is going wild after the Turkish central bank defied Erdogan and hiked interest rates

Iranian Money Exits For Turkey's Troubled Economy As Immigrants Buy Up Turkish Property

"Even Rescuers Can't Stay": Deadly Rain, Storm Surges Expected Even As Florence Weakens To Cat 2

Missing Wikileaks Associates' Belongings Discovered In Waters Near Norway