Out of love and deeply in debt, he devised a plan: Make it so his wife would plunge to her death, cash in on her life insurance and run away with his new girlfriend. Except his wife survived.

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Former *Mythbusters* host Kari Byron has a few suggestions for handling toxic fans.

Encrypted email, a 20-year-old bug, and more security news this week.

Go shopping for DNA testing kits, fancy robot vacuums, gaming hardware and software, and more this weekend.

The Commission on Violence Prevention was created in response to several cases of alleged domestic violence by NFL players. Law professor Deborah Epstein says the effort was essentially a "fig leaf."

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Student survivors from the shooting in Parkland, Fla., embark on a 20-state bus tour aimed at registering young people to vote, but this demographic typically sits out mid-term elections.

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The scarcity of rural vets, who are the first line of defense against diseases that can spread from animals to humans, means sick and infected animals could increasingly go untested.

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We look at two cameras that approach the iconic quadrilateral instant photo from new angles.

The huge cloud blocks out the sun, sending Oppy into low power mode.

Religion offers answers to big questions about life and death, right and wrong, and who we are. But some unaffiliated parents are finding power in not knowing those answers.

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The government says the Office of Refugee Resettlement, charged with finding homes for solo children or those who have been separated from their families, has more than 10,000 children in shelters.

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The Justice Department watchdog's long-awaited asteroid finally struck. Some big questions were answered but many others remain.

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Computer simulations have become so accurate that cosmologists can now use them to study dark matter, supermassive black holes, and other mysteries of the real evolving cosmos.

One cautionary point: Pro-leisure science does not give permission to trance out on Twitter or graze Netflix endlessly.

A new survey of America's youth offers more than a few surprises — and raises some important red flags.

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Also in our weekly roundup of education news, the University of Chicago makes test scores optional for applicants.

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For Cairo, Ill., a former river port and manufacturing hub, economic troubles began with the decline in river trade. Now two more public housing buildings are scheduled to close.

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The Trump administration is scrambling to find shelter space for a growing number of juveniles who have been separated from their parents under the policy of prosecuting all illegal border crossers.

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Embattled Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes faces 11 counts of wire fraud—but will continue to chair the company's board.

For two months, President Daniel Ortega and his supporters have been in a standoff with protesters seeking new elections. Scores have died, students have occupied schools, and peace remains elusive.

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