David Pierce takes an hands-on look at Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX. To find out more, be sure to read the full review at the link below: http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4792658/amazon-kindle-fire-hdx-review-7-inch 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: …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said China suffers from a moral vacuum and traditional religions and beliefs are the answer! So China is going to start tolerating religion! I mean, religious freedom is only guaranteed in China’s own constitution, along with freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom …

“One year ago, 3-year-old Landon Riddle was diagnosed with leukemia. Under doctors’ orders, his mother Sierra Riddle began treatment for her young son: aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. But while still living in Utah, Sierra watched her little boy become violently ill from the chemotherapy — Landon suffered nerve-damage in his …

“…Jurors on Friday convicted a Sebastopol man of possessing proceeds from the sale of marijuana in a case in which police pulled him over with $47,000 in his trunk but none of the odoriferous green bud. The panel apparently was swayed by police testimony that the smell was so strong …

“The National Zoo’s beloved panda cam and all other live animal cameras from the zoo have gone dark with the government shutdown. The zoo itself will be closed to visitors starting Tuesday. A zoo spokeswoman says the live animal cameras went offline Tuesday morning and furloughed staff will be allowed …

“Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael, ripped into the 25 “Republican in name only” senators who broke with his son’s budget brinksmanship, endorsing primary challenges against them, during a speech Friday night in Colorado. The Republican senator’s dad, who fled Cuba as a teenager and now lives in a Dallas suburb, was …

“Even before much of the federal government shut down at midnight Monday, the players were already staking out their positions in the battle to come: the fight over who was at fault. President Obama argued that Republicans were to blame, for using a budget bill as a means of extortion …

“Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said his party “did not shut down the government” and blasted President Barack Obama and the Senate for refusing every offer from Republicans to compromise. “All we’re trying to do is keep the American people from being forced in to buying into exchanges before …

“Shortly after receiving a long jail sentence for murder, a man was allowed to marry his fiancé and the judge who sentenced him also officiated the wedding. Danne Desbrow was sentenced to 53 years to life in prison by San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson, after being convicted of …

The U.S government shuts down…Grand Theft Auto Online goes online…J.J Abrams apologizes for his lens flare. http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4789162/shutdown-us-2013-nasa-epa-hhs http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4790908/nasa-ftc-and-other-agency-sites-go-dark-in-government-shutdown http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4791102/america-offline-tracking-the-us-governments-shutdown http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4790206/grand-theft-auto-online-early-server-issues http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4788758/j-j-abrams-apologizes-for-his-overusing-lens-flares Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video and Production by Zach Goldstein. 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: …