*Edward Snowden has defended his decision to appear on live Russian television, insisting his question to Vladimir Putin on mass surveillance was designed to hold the Russian president accountable and not, as critics have suggested, an act of compliant propaganda. Writing for the Guardian, the whistleblower behind the National Security …

*President Barack Obama said Thursday he was “surprised” by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s strong-worded attack on Democrats’ immigration reform push after the president called the Virginia Republican and discussed the issue on Wednesday…* John Iadarola (TYT University, and Common Room), Dave Rubin (TYT 140, and The Rubin Report), Cenk …

What happened to gun deaths after the controversial Stand Your Ground was implemented? A chart put out by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (published by Reuters) showed that gun deaths dramatically dropped but there’s just a tiny problem with that. John Iadarola (TYT University, and Common Room), Dave Rubin …

SpaceX launches its third supply mission to the International Space Station and continues toward its goal of affordable space travel. http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/18/5628518/spacex-prepares-for-third-iss-mission 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: …

TYT140 – A Lot of News in a Little Time Top stories for April 18, 2014: – Obamacare signups surpass 8 million (full story here: http://ow.ly/vW61M) – Chelsea Clinton announces pregnancy (full story here: http://ow.ly/vW66j) – Human stem cells generated through cloning (full story here: http://ow.ly/vW69m) – Anti-semitic flyers distributed …

We finally found a better baseball announcer than Vin Scully.

A year after violence ruined Boston’s best day of sports, the city looks to reestablish its Patriots’ Day traditions. The Daily Win looks back on the bombing — and ahead to a more peaceful holiday.

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By 2050, Earth will likely be home to more than nine billion people. That’s a lot of mouths to feed. In a special eight-month series, “The Future of Food,” National Geographic investigates how to meet our growing need for nourishment without harming the planet that sustains us. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe …