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Even some fans of national education standards no longer support Common Core. Neal McCluskey, author of Feds in the Classroom, offers his thoughts.

Trying to fit a ton of close into a tiny carry-on bag? Here's how bundle wrapping can save you space and time.

Seventeen-year-old Thomas Hunt isn't old enough to vote, but he's conducting research that may one day cure cancer. Get to know the Thiel Fellow, take a tour of the lab where he's working to help make history, and find out what inspired him to get involved in cancer research.

It's time for the bi-annual Under 20 Summit, where past, present, and future Thiel Fellows connect with one another and meet with mentors. In this Season 2 finale, the winners of this year's Thiel Fellowship reflect on their progress thus far, and share their goals for the future.

It's time for the bi-annual Under 20 Summit, where past, present, and future Thiel Fellows connect with one another and meet with mentors. In this Season 2 finale, the winners of this year's Thiel Fellowship reflect on their progress thus far, and share their goals for the future.

Seventeen-year-old Thomas Hunt isn't old enough to vote, but he's conducting research that may one day cure cancer. Get to know the Thiel Fellow, take a tour of the lab where he's working to help make history, and find out what inspired him to get involved in cancer research.

This week in tennis news brought us Roger Federer's mountaintop tennis, Maria Sharapova's appearance at the ESPYs and Serena Williams' return to the tennis court. Plus, find out what bizarre information Sloane Stephens divulged in a recent interview, and see a crazy point from the clay in Hamburg.

In 1842, the infamous showman P.T. Barnum unveiled a truly bizarre creature. In his autobiography, Barnum described it as "an ugly, dried-up, black-looking, and diminutive specimen... its arms thrown up, giving it the appearance of having died in great agony." The Feejee mermaid, as the mummified remains were called, possessed the torso of a monkey with the tail of a fish. Naturalists from around the world came to examine the specimen, enticed by letters explaining how a Dr. J. Griffin had h

While accounts of the 2008 Financial Crisis differ across the political spectrum, almost all accounts contain some role for our mortgage finance system. Although efforts were made in the Dodd-Frank Act to improve mortgage standards, these requirements were modest at best and ignored the vast guarantees and moral hazard behind our current system. Join our panel to discuss the history of our current mortgage finance system and what must be done to avoid future crises.

Birth control is often spoken of as a "women's issue," but it shouldn't be. Men are equally involved in producing a baby, and there are a few male-centric birth control options (i.e., condoms) available. But there's definitely room for new male contraceptives--especially ones that aren't permanent and don't require last-minute application. And that's where the polyester comes in. Apparently, simply wearing a polyester sling around the scrotum can produce sperm-free semen (azoospermia), presu

An expenses scandal threatens more embarrassment for Canada's ruling Conservatives

The design phase is over, and now it's time to prove that the 14-foot-tall creature can be built. As the team starts to build the prototype, challenges arise due to the creature's size and scale.

Designer Greg Smith walks us through the process of scaling up the massive beast to see how much volume is needed to create it. After taking photos and videos of the rough frame and superimposing it onto an image of the creature, the team is able to get a better idea of what dimensions they'll need to bring it to life.

The design phase is over, and now it's time to prove that the 14-foot-tall creature can be built. As the team starts to build the prototype, challenges arise due to the creature's size and scale.

Designer Greg Smith walks us through the process of scaling up the massive beast to see how much volume is needed to create it. After taking photos and videos of the rough frame and superimposing it onto an image of the creature, the team is able to get a better idea of what dimensions they'll need to bring it to life.

John Lehmann is an award-winning photojournalist for the Globe and Mail in Vancouver. Of his life he writes, “Some days you want to pinch yourself, other days you wonder why? It’s that kind of a profession.” We mainly want to pinch ourselves from looking at his work on his Tumblr, which is a more candid and stripped-down version of his main blog. See him capture coastal family photos, cultural celebration, and bloody wrestlers.

John Lehmann is an award-winning photojournalist for the Globe and Mail in Vancouver. Of his life he writes, “Some days you want to pinch yourself, other days you wonder why? It’s that kind of a profession.” We mainly want to pinch ourselves from looking at his workon his Tumblr, which is a more candid and stripped-down version of his main blog.

"I think you can probably see there are lots of Israelis gathered around who are cheering when they see these kinds of Israeli strikes."

After returning the scraped-up rig - its physical scars matched my emotional ones - I swore there would be no more RVs. A bunk bed on wheels with a neat little kitchen, all on a standard minivan wheelbase. The van was purple and green and covered in ads and everyone wanted to talk to us about it. [...] have fun, he said, with a salacious wink. To convert the cargo pod - the penthouse - into a bedroom, you push a button. Gardner, a big guy who crests 6 feet, stepped on the bottom rung of the ladder. Читать дальше...

"It would appear the plane was shot down by a blast of wind from Howard Stern's ass."