Fraudulent DMCA takedown notices impose a plague of censorship on the internet. Even the most absurd false claims are taken at face value, making censorship nearly risk-free.

Big publishers are lobbying constantly for an even worse system, one that would require web sites to check for anything that had been the target of a takedown before.

"Biodegradable" plastics don't biodegrade in the ocean.

A leaked conversation among key Brazilian ministers shows that they plotted to remove president Rousseff specifically to quash a corruption investigation that threatened them.

One said he had corrupted most of the Supreme Court.

Burning all currently known fossil fuels would lead to 10C of global heating, according to a model. That's on the average — some areas would be heated more, and others less.

Many regions would be entirely uninhabitable for humans. We could only visit them with multiple backup air conditioning systems.

One of the thugs that collectively killed Freddie Gray has been acquitted of charges.

The judge seems to have pushed for a narrow interpretation of the laws he was charged under.