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Washington Post : 2015May21Thursday

DEA seizes $50 million worth of heroin in NY - Washington Post

Suspect named in killing of wealthy DC family, housekeeper - Washington Post

Harper tossed, but Span, Zimmermann keep Nats hot - Washington Post

Islamic State in control of Palmyra ruins, activists say - Washington Post

Yes, Sen. Rand Paul's latest filibuster is a filibuster - Washington Post

This is the future of meat - Washington Post (blog)

Obama joins Twitter. Racism quickly follows. - Washington Post (blog)

Trigger warnings, colleges, and the 'Swaddled Generation' - Washington Post

Mystery of Hitler's missing horse statues solved - Washington Post

The NSA could be forced to halt some surveillance - Washington Post (blog)

Politics : 2015May21Thursday

Rand Paul speaks 11 hours against Patriot Act renewal

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The Fix: Five presidents say good riddance to Letterman

The Fix: Nebraska, and the conservative case for opposing the death penalty

In the Loop: Here’s who won the Loop’s “Winnow Down” the GOP field Contest

The Fix: Why Marco Rubio should embrace his money issues and ‘feel your pain’

Fact Checker: Mark Kirk’s bizarre claim that Nelson Mandela dismantled South Africa’s nuclear program

Meet the ‘Blues Brothers’ of the Senate

Fox News rules will limit the field in first GOP presidential debate

How Republicans hope to turn Islamic State into a problem for Democrats

World News : 2015May21Thursday

Chinese warnings to U.S. plane hint of rising stakes over disputed islands

Capture of Palmyra marks Islamic State’s 2nd major gain in past week

WorldViews: Here’s what the flag of Planet Earth could look like

Under Egypt’s Sissi, crackdown on human rights groups worsens

Islamic State militants seize Syrian city of Palmyra, threatening ancient ruins

After the fall of Ramadi, the Obama administration weighs its options

Ukraine says it wants a missile shield to protect against Russian aggression

WorldViews: Islamic State seizes part of Palmyra, home to Syria’s most famous ancient ruins

Months before U.S. raid, bin Laden considered leaving Pakistan compound

WorldViews: The bin Laden library the U.S. government doesn’t want you to see: The porn stash.

Technology - Business: 2015May21Thursday

6 Chinese nationals accused of stealing US firms' technology - Quad City Times

ARM Thinks Technology For Poor Countries Can Be Big Business. Here's Why - International Business Times

Spotify introduces video, radio service - Philippine Star

Boss to step aside at Norwich tech firm Proxama - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Ocado says its robot blueprints don't mean it's scrapping human staff - Business Insider

Portman to develop huge Georgia Tech project at Technology Square - Atlanta Business Chronicle

How NASA Space Exploration Technology Makes Big Difference in Small ... - Nextgov

Scholastic to Sell (Most) Education Technology Business to Houghton Mifflin ... - EdSurge

This is the one innovation bitcoin brings that the world really needs - Business Insider

U.S. science leaders to tackle ethics of gene-editing technology - Business Insider

Business News: 2015May21Thursday

Wonkblog: The NSA could be forced to halt some surveillance

Small businesses in Washington and around the country are rushing to go public. Here’s why.

Wonkblog: An incredible image shows how powerful countries are buying up much of the world’s land

Wonkblog: Utahns, Mainers and Wyomingites: The ultimate guide to what to call people from each state

Wonkblog: Americans are moving to these cities in droves — and they’re not New York or San Francisco

The FCC warns Internet providers they’re on the hook now for user privacy

Cyberattack on CareFirst exposes data on 1.1 million customers in D.C., Md. and Va.

CareFirst cyberattack exposes data on 1.1 million customers in D.C., Md., Va.

Hail to the Pandas? This trademark squatter is betting on that possibility, among others

Wonkblog: The conservative case against picking on unions, courtesy of Missouri Republicans

National News: 2015May21Thursday

Monkey Cage: How climate change makes the world more violent

Rand Paul speaks 11 hours against Patriot Act renewal

This is what it would actually take to keep the world super safe from global warming

Smaller Santa Barbara County oil spill still brings back memories of 1969

Volokh Conspiracy: Taking impeachment seriously as a constitutional “check”

The Fix: Five presidents say good riddance to Letterman

The Fix: Nebraska, and the conservative case for opposing the death penalty

In the Loop: Here’s who won the Loop’s “Winnow Down” the GOP field Contest

The Fix: Why Marco Rubio should embrace his money issues and ‘feel your pain’

Strauss: Why we should diversify the overwhelming white U.S. teaching force — and how