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Sandy: Climate Change and Devastation Numbers

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“Yes, global warming systemically caused Hurricane Sandy — and the Midwest droughts and the fires in Colorado and Texas, as well as other extreme weather disasters around the world. Let’s say it out loud, it was causation, systemic causation. Systemic causation is familiar. Smoking is a systemic cause of lung …

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Absurd Anti-Gay Ad

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It’s not clear which organization is behing this ad, but it depicts a little boy falling off a playground. A woman asks him where his mommy is and he…is sad? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break down this ridiculous ad which seems almost too absurd to be real. View the …

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Windows 8 figures, Disney buys Lucasfilm, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Tuesday, October 30th

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News today swirled like hurricane Sandy, starting with announcements from Microsoft’s Build developers conference, new details surrounding Apple’s executive shakeup, and arguably today’s biggest bombshell: Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. But fret not, while you may have to wait until 2015 for Star Wars: Episode 7, 90 Seconds on The Verge …

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iPad mini hands-on review

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Joshua Topolsky takes a look at Apple’s iPad mini. Read the full review here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/30/3576178/apple-ipad-mini-review More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com

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Man Sues Wife for Being Ugly, Wins

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“Divorces can get pretty ugly, especially when the reason is your looks. A mysterious story, apparently emanating from a court case in northern China has stoked a worldwide debate over plastic surgery, beauty and deception. Fox 31 reported a strange court case last week, where a Chinese woman, who had …

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New Thai Face Slapping ‘Massage’

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“In the quest to look younger, people have turned toward all sorts of techniques: creams, Botox, fillers. But in San Francisco, a Thai woman is offering a new solution to stop the clock on aging. Named Tata, she offers a technique that she calls face-slapping – in which she literally …

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