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Buried under one mile of ice on Greenland, an unexplored canyon some 460 miles long and as much as 2,600 feet deep. Check it out.

No question that yesterday’s announcement by the Obama Justice Department that it will not block states from legalizing marijuana is a big deal. We explore here what kind of historical shift this represents in the larger, 40-year+ War on Drugs. Read More

The alleged threats against Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) were pretty wild. A man was arrested after he reportedly threatened to cut off her head. But there’s a twist: Both he and the congresswoman are apparently tied to the same obscure Hare Krishna sect in Hawaii.

British PM David Cameron loses Syria vote in House of Commons.

What if you build your whites-only, Aryan enclave and no one comes?

You might have seen some reports this week about an Arkansas Republican lawmaker who advocated putting guns in schools, and then accidentally shot a teacher. Well, problem is, that wasn’t exactly true. The real story is far more interesting. Our reporter Eric Lach talked to the lawmaker today, and has this report.

Big — though not unexpected — news on the marijuana legalization front.

If John Cornyn ain’t a true conservative, then nobody is.

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Disclosure: I was off by 158 miles to the east.