Fidel Castro Obituary

Richard Gott The Guardian
Charismatic leader of the revolution and president of Cuba who bestrode the world stage for half a century.

Texas Court Blocks Overtime Rule

Marianne LeVine Politico
As finalized by the Labor Department in May, the overtime rule doubled (to $47,476) the salary threshold under which virtually all workers receive time-and-a-half pay whenever they work more than 40 hours in a given week.

Stein Files Recount Petition in Wisconsin, Hillary to Help

Karoun Demirjian The Washington Post
Wisconsin has the first deadline of the three states in question. If Stein’s campaign wishes to file recount petitions in the other states as promised, she must do so by Monday to meet Pennsylvania’s deadline, and Wednesday to meet the Nov. 30 deadline in Michigan.

Hanging Onto Our Selves

Fred Voss Cultural Weekly
Forty years working as a machinist, poet Fred Voss zeroes in on the quiet danger of repetitive work and how comradeship and imagination transcend the boredom and the threat.

Arctic Sea Ice Disappearing

Arctic sea ice has not only been shrinking in surface area, it’s become younger and thinner. In this NASA animation, the ice cover almost looks gelatinous as it pulses through the seasons.

Trump's Foreign Business Ties: A Closer Look

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President-Elect Donald Trump's foreign business ties, and the conflicts of interests they pose, and possible violations of the Constitution.

Flashmob | Tchaikovsky's 1812

Young musicians of the Banda Simfònica d'Algemesí light up a public square with a flash mob performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on September 3, 2016.