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Sep 25, 2017; Glendale, AZ, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones kneels with players prior to the national anthem prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: - 10308113

CHANGE IS GOOD

Let’s stop playing the national anthem before sporting events

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017.

DIGGING DEEP

North Korea may be mining bitcoin in addition to hacking it

The masthead of U.S. President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account is seen on July 11, 2017. @realDonaldTrump/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC110AFE5290

YOU FOLLOW ME?

Twitter says it’s holding Trump to the same standards as everyone else, but also not, because he’s POTUS

An ethnic Karen student learns English at a school in Mae La camp, near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district, Tak province, 600 km (373 miles) north of Bangkok July 22, 2008. Mae La camp is the biggest refugee camp in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border which accommodates 48,000 people who are mainly ethnic
Karens. It is about four kilometres away from the Myanmar border and existed since 1984 as a small settlement for ethnic Karens who have fled the biggest Myanmar army offensive. Picture taken July 22, 2008. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) - RTX87IY

ROTE REVOLUTION

The surprising reason why you should learn a local dialect instead of a global language

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