Keith Wagstaff
Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.
Latest articles by Keith Wagstaff
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Why 1,600 years of ice melting in 25 years is a bad omen
feature A glacier in Peru has melted to levels not seen since the end of the last ice age
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Why is North Korea asking countries to evacuate their embassies?
feature The U.K. and Russia confirm they have been asked to leave
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KFC going boneless is a terrible idea
feature Welcome to the future of fried chicken
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Why $100 bills have become one of America's top exports
feature Foreigners currently hold 66 percent of the U.S. cash in existence
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Boston Marathon bombings: Police arrest 3 new suspects [Updated]
feature The criminal complaint charges that days after the bombing, the three young men threw away their friend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's backpack containing fireworks
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Holland's King Willem-Alexander and 7 other monarchies that still exist
feature It's good to be king (queen, too)
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7 things we know about the college students accused of helping Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
feature Details are trickling in about the three 19-year-old men arrested for allegedly getting rid of evidence in the Boston bombing suspect's dorm room
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Suspected Boston bombers eyed July 4th attack date — and 6 other new revelations
feature Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has reportedly given investigators fresh insight into the attack
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WATCH: The garbage barge without a home
feature The Mobro 4000 spent 5 months wandering the seas with 6 million pounds of trash
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Why the Pentagon is beefing up its 'bunker buster' bombs
feature The Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) can reportedly hit targets 200 feet below ground
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The evolution of pro sports' acceptance of gays: A timeline
feature Six years ago, pro athletes were saying things like this: "I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic."
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Why Ron Paul is slamming Boston's response to the bombings
feature The libertarian says the military-style lockdown "should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself"
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How the Boston bombing suspect's stellar defense team could help him avoid the death penalty
feature An experienced defense lawyer who represented the Unabomber and Tucson shooter Jared Loughner joins Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's team
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Suspected Boston bombers planned to attack Times Square
feature Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev allegedly had plans to drive to New York City to detonate bombs, not party, as previous reports suggested
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's pre-Miranda confession: Will it hurt the prosecution's case?
feature Tsarnaev stopped talking once he was read his Miranda rights. That could create headaches for the prosecution down the road
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Could the CIA have prevented the Boston Marathon bombings?
feature The CIA, like the FBI, was warned about suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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The U.S. believes Syria has used chemical weapons: Now what?
feature The Obama administration has proclaimed chemical weapons a "red line"
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7 ways Boston is bouncing back after the bombings
feature Boylston Street reopens, runners show unprecedented interest in the 2014 Boston Marathon, and Americans open up their wallets
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'Free Jahar': The online push to exonerate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
feature Sorry, truthers: There's a new conspiracy theory in town
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10 things you need to know today: April 27, 2013
Daily Briefing The Bangladesh building death tally passes 300, the Boston suspect is moved, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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6 new details from the Boston carjacking victim's terrifying ordeal
feature And how a gas station's "cash only" policy might have saved his life
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The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan: The United States?
feature A new report says that the CIA has been sending bags of cash to Hamid Karzai totaling tens of millions of dollars
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5 countries where freedom is dying
feature Sadly, democracy is on the decline in several African nations
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No, Atlas Shrugged probably won't be required reading in Idaho
feature An Idaho Republican stokes controversy by introducing a bill that would force high school students to read Ayn Rand's 1,100-page love letter to capitalism
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