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Jul. 10th, 2016 08:37 pm
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Economics:

Why Do the Poor Make Such Poor Decisions? - https://medium.com/utopia-for-realists/why-do-the-poor-make-such-poor-decisions-f05d84c44f1a#.3r7ombo04 Ignore the title, it's actually a good article.

Miscellaneous:

Inside the aid bag of a U.S. Army combat medic - http://imgur.com/gallery/EM5oU

Seagull turns orange after falling into curry - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36490552

Which country has the best banknote? - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/which-country-has-the-best-banknote?utm_content=buffer2adfd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Politics:As I said, I'm behind so some of these are from weeks ago.

EU Referendum and Whitby fish & chips: Batter in or out? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36464686

Science:

Gene editing technique could transform future - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36439260

Sport:

Six NBA Finals in a row: A look at LeBron's historic playoff workload - http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/15877630/six-year-workload-lebron-james-unlike-anything-league-history

Boxing:

'Muhammad Ali was my pen pal for 30 years' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36461015

The legacy of segregation in Muhammad Ali's hometown - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36472454

Cricket:

Cricket-loving Asian migrants take game to Germany - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36461853

Football:As I said, I'm behind so some of these are from weeks ago.

The Story Of Postwar Europe, Told Through The European Championships - https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/the-story-of-postwar-europe-through-the-euros?utm_term=.daE6xn10j#.kf4pNKjD0

Europas Beste: Woher kommen die Spieler der EM 2016? - http://web.br.de/interaktiv/europasbeste/ Europe's Best - Where do the players of Euro 2016 come from? (Also, notice how much longer the English is, and they say German is unnecessarily complicated.)

Northern Ireland at Euro 2016: Michael O'Neill wants players to 'grasp opportunity' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36362524

France: Fear, Faith and Football - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-be776de1-2c1e-4dac-a67b-86571d02d67d

Formula 1:

Monaco GP: ‘I saw Senna’s glove - he’d worn through it’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36352711

Technology:

Movie written by algorithm turns out to be hilarious and intense - http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/06/an-ai-wrote-this-movie-and-its-strangely-moving/

Why do they love electric cars in the Arctic Circle? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36402942

Nokia no longer the butt of tech jokes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36496331

Hands-free phone use by drivers 'equally distracting' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36475180
Urge to say 'I told you so' is high.

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