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Lutz Bachmann is the leader of Pegida, an anti-Islam, anti-immigrant political movement in Germany. And his opinions on refugees have him in trouble with the law. → Read More
Sometimes, you can speed up the commute by sharing the escalator. But no one wants to share in London. So the government stepped in. → Read More
Amanda Feilding co-directed new research on LSD that could prove beneficial in curing mental illness and PTSD. For Feilding, it's yet another step in a fascinating journey of personal experimentation. → Read More
David Cameron, one assumes, had a rough Saturday morning thanks, in part, to journalist named Abi Wilkinson who helped organizing thousands of protesters that took to the London streets calling for his resignation. → Read More
The 160-mile race goes over some of the worst roads in France. Trains don't stop for it. And the winners get their name in a shower stall. → Read More
Some 2 million citizens of European Union countries who live in the United Kingdom can't do anything about the UK's referendum to leave the EU. They can't vote. But they can hug. → Read More
The Soulbury Stone has rested in the middle of a road in the small town of Soulbury, England for 11,000 years. And if residents have their way, it will sit there for eternity. → Read More
World Champion Peter Sagan infuriated the cycling world. He didn't cheat or take drugs. No. Far worse. He showed up to a race with hairy legs. → Read More
Professor Ivars Kalvins invented the drug Meldonium to help treat heart conditions. He thinks the decision to ban athletes from using it is a terrible idea. → Read More
Kenyan runners are some of the best in the world. And Nike may have bribed Kenyan running officials into keeping the swoosh on the feet of the Kenyan national team. → Read More
Skateboarding went mainstream in the United States long ago. But in Cuba, it remains a counterculture activity. Especially for women. → Read More
The Open Skies Treaty of 1992 allows Russians to fly spy planes over US military bases. Now, they want to improve their cameras. → Read More
President Barack Obama released a proposal today to close "once and for all" the Guantanamo Bay detention center. But there are no specifics as to where prisoners will go. → Read More
A chef rockets to Instagram fame. And no one cares the chef isn't real. → Read More
In the 1970s, young Iranians wanted change. They got it through a revolution. But it's not the kind of change Shahram Aghamir hoped for. Now he lives in the US. → Read More
The tiny island of Curaçao is home to many e-commerce companies. But a big business is sports gambling. Billions of dollars pass through the country annually. → Read More
A former top Chinese official is believed to have leaked secret documents to the US via his brother. And it's all due to being shamed for having a wealthy son die young, while flaunting his money in a Ferrari. → Read More
In fairy tales, you end the story with the prince getting the girl and making bank. But what if it just ended with him contemplating his own ephemeral existence? → Read More
There's been murmurs about "bike doping" for years. This weekend finally offered some proof. The International Cycling Union found a motor inside a competitor's bike. → Read More
In 1986, the Soviet Union was opening up to the West. And just like in the US, Soviets reacted to the space shuttle disaster in horror. → Read More