“The son of militia leader Stewart Rhodes spent years plotting to help his family escape from his father’s control. Now that the elder Rhodes faces decades in prison, the rest of the family is rebuilding their lives.”
BBC
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Why India’s Fossil Wealth Has Remained Hidden
“There’s a pretty good correlation between a country’s GDP and fossil discoveries, and that’s largely because a field like paleontology requires a lot of funding, patronage, and world-class museums with fossil preparation labs and storage facilities, which developing countries often do not have, says Jukar.”
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Evil Corp: ‘My Hunt For the World’s Most Wanted Hackers’
“Some of the men are accused of causing widespread blackouts in Ukraine by hacking power grids. Others are wanted for trying to hack into a chemical weapons testing facility in the wake of the Salisbury poisonings.”
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The Lies Told to Speak to a Princess
The full story behind the scoop to interview Princess Diana has remained hidden for a quarter of a century — until now.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Timothy Snyder, Austin Carr, James Murdock, Myriam Lahouari, and Brian Hiatt.
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Aberfan: The Mistake That Cost a Village its Children
“I could hear crying and screaming. As time went on they got quieter and quieter as children died, they were buried and running out of air.”
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The Battle to Separate Safa and Marwa
A ground-breaking series of operations in a British hospital separate two sisters fused at the head.
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‘Our Foster Child Asked Us to Adopt Him – By Drawing Himself on to a Family Photo’
The story of how, after years of difficulty, George finally found his family.
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The Daring Nun Who Hid and Saved 83 Jewish Children
“Her own bishop supported Pétain so she wrote to Archbishop Saliège for advice. She records his response in her journal: “Let’s lie, let’s lie, my daughter, as long as we are saving human lives.””
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What The Mysterious Boredom Divide Teaches Us
Some people are a lot more susceptible to boredom. Why?