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President Obama speaks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

Obama's plan to slash America's nuclear arsenal: The 3 biggest barriers

The president has called on the U.S. and Russia to cut their nukes by a third

 
From our partners at Political Wire
President Obama's flurry of scandals: Merely a tempest in a teapot?

Does having friends matter in diplomacy?

Having allies on the world stage could be helpful. Or it could just be more trouble than it's worth

Business
An Air India Airlines Boeing 787 dreamliner performs during the 50th Paris Airshow on June 14.

Today in business: 5 things you need to know

Airlines spend more than $100 billion at the Paris Airshow, Nickelodeon refuses to limit junk food advertising, and more

 
U.S.
FBI agents search in vain in a field outside Detroit for the alleged remains of Jimmy Hoffa, on June 17.

Is it time to stop looking for Jimmy Hoffa?

The FBI comes up short — again — in the search for the remains of the long-missing former Teamsters boss

 
Cartoon of the Day

Roller-coaster reform

Roller coaster reform

A nauseating road — and more in our collection of editorial cartoons

 
Tech
Steve Jobs

WATCH: Steve Jobs considers his legacy in an unreleased clip from 1994

"This is not a field where one paints a painting that will be looked at for centuries."

 
Science
Professor GZA

WATCH: GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan teaches kids about science (and it's awesome)

"I haven't met any kid who doesn't like hip-hop. But I have met many that don't like science."

 
Business
Mark Zuckerberg isn't even one of the top 35 richest people in America, but he's still sitting pretty with a net worth of $9.4 billion.

The growing coterie of really, really rich people around the world: By the numbers

Planet Earth is now home to 12 million "high net worth individuals." Go ahead, roll your eyes

 
World
Our love of McDonald's may only be matched by our ever-expanding waistlines.

The QT: America's libraries-to-McDonald's ratio, flesh-eating rebels, and more

A veteran journalist, tongue firmly in cheek, riffs on the latest headlines

 
Entertainment

INTERVIEW: Futurama star Billy West thinks the series isn't really ending

Futurama's Dr. Zoidberg and Professor Farnsworth 

The acclaimed voice actor, whose credits also include Doug and Space Jam, is skeptical about the supposed "end" of Futurama

 
From our partners at SLATE
Empty plate

Can you inhale calories?

The dietary impacts of smoking alcohol — which people apparently do to get a high without the calories

Tech
Small in size, big on energy.

3D-printed batteries the size of a grain of sand

Huge.

 
World

Turkey's 'Standing Man': Can a lone protester change history?

Erdem Gunduz's singular action has inspired a silent resistance.

One man's silent vigil energizes a movement in need of a hero

 
The Compass
Protesters hold a photo of Edward Snowden during a demonstration outside the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on June 13.

Has Snowden crossed a red line?

Who watches those who watch the watchers?

 
Politics
Only Sen. Paul knows for sure.

Why is Rand Paul crossing his fingers on the cover of The New Republic?

Surely the article on Sen. Paul is interesting in its own right. But nobody can seem to get past the cover

 
Politics
How 'bout them Cowboys, Gov. Christie?

Chris Christie, NFL fandom, and the presidency

Two NFL teams play in the New Jersey governor's state. He still roots for the Cowboys — and that will help him come 2016

 
World
Bear paws

This is what 213 severed bear paws looks like

The heartbreaking black-market goods have a long history in Asia

 
Sports
Ray Allen makes a game-tying three-pointer over the Spurs' Tony Parker on June 18.

WATCH: Ray Allen's dramatic last-second shot saves the Heat's championship hopes

Up five points with less than 30 seconds between them and an NBA title, the San Antonio Spurs collapsed, giving the Heat a hugely improbable victory

 
U.S.
Defenders say FBI agents are older and better trained than other officers, which is why their shots are almost always justified.

The FBI has purposefully — and, it says, justifiably — shot 150 Americans since 1993

A by-the-numbers look at the bureau's apparently blameless firing at suspected criminals and other intentional targets

 
World
News and discussion of Edward Snowden is near impossible to avoid in Hong Kong.

What the Chinese public is saying about Edward Snowden

The Chinese seem mostly sympathetic to the NSA leaker

 
 

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