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Meet Gawker, now Gizmodo, Media’s new boss. Raju Narisetti is the new CEO of the Gawker-less Gawker Media Group, which is being renamed the Gizmodo Media Group. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2dhDLSA through IFTTT

The idea that addiction is essentially a learning disorder is fascinating. “There’s a paradox at the heart of the way American society tries to treat addiction. We think that if people like Townsend-Lyon simply lose enough or hurt enough or get punished enough, they’ll “hit bottom” and stop. But since addiction is defined as compulsive […]

“Rather, the finding that black males in Boston are disproportionately and repeatedly targeted for FIO [Field Interrogation and Observation] encounters suggests a reason for flight totally unrelated to consciousness of guilt. Such an individual, when approached by the police, might just as easily be motivated by the desire to avoid the recurring indignity of being […]

“‘What you have to know is that Trump is for Trump and he’s not for any black voters or anybody,’ Ross said. ‘What he’s looking for is to make some money for Trump.’” GARY, Ind. (AP) — Donald Trump swooped into Gary, Indiana, on his private jet and pledged to make the down-on-its-luck city great […]