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Listen to sounds of interstellar space from #VOYAGER

Hear the sound of #interstellar space. It told us @NASAVoyager had crossed into the new frontier http://t.co/JMCli7Hme2— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) September 12, 2013…

Online abuse

"While minorities and homosexuals are often targeted, experts say no group is more abused online than women."Greg Sandoval for The Verge on the rape and death threats women face on the Internet.

#JFK

Here are future President & First Lady on Acapulco honeymoon--60th anniversary today: #JFKL pic.twitter.com/25UvPSykLf— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 12, 2013…

#PUTIN

Hopefully, when Pres. #Putin says "we must not forget that God created us equal" he includes gays and lesbians in Russia.— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) September 12, 2013…

DC Mayor vetoes "living wage" bill

In a letter published Thursday morning, Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a controversial minimum wage bill. Mayor Gray wrote," If I were to sign this bill into law, it would do nothing but hinder our ability to create jobs,…

Larry Summer's Citigroup past could tie his hands at the Fed

Photo by Elisa Ruiz/Flickr user Asia Society If former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers replaces Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve, Mother Jones points out, his consulting ties to Citigroup may constrain his efficacy as chair.

"We have a spending problem. It must be addressed."

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"Space frog" photobombs NASA lift-off

Photo by NASA A still camera on a sound trigger captured an intriguing photo of an airborne frog when NASA's LADEE spacecraft launched from Pad 0B at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Meanwhile, CIA delivers weapons to Syrian rebels

Photo: Flickr user Freedom House The CIA has been delivering weapons to aid Syrian rebels for the past two weeks, months after the Obama administration first promised aid in June. The Washington Post also noted that…

J.K. Rowling to develop Harry Potter-inspired film series

Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein/Flickr. Harry Potter fans, raise your glasses of Butterbeer in celebration! J.K. Rowling is teaming up with Warner Brothers to develop a Harry Potter-inspired film series.