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ICYMI: Edward Snowden Comes To Defense Of Shailene Woodley
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- Shailene Woodley was arrested yesterday as she was protesting the construction of a North Dakota pipeline (it was on Facebook Live!). Now, Edward Snowden is giving her his support.
- In some sad animal news, Governor Jerry Brown's dog, Sutter, is critically ill.
- A pair of explorers found a series of giant X's in the middle of the Arizona desert. They discovered that these mysterious markings have ties to the Cold War.
- Tom Waits takes on a French circus in the courtroom.
- When we get to Mars, would it be a good idea to have kids there? What are the schools like on the Red Planet?
- If you're looking for something to put you more on edge, here are four lesser-known viruses that may take over the world.
- Ken Bone, after his much-talked-about appearance at the second presidential debate, has received death threats.
- Scary clowns are old news. Zombie-masked robbers are where it's at.
- Check out this weirdly engrossing video of marble-racing:
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