*A nun was sentenced today along with Greg Boertje-Obed and Michael Walli for their role in the nuke protest that occurred on July 28, 2012. The three anti nuclear weapons activists broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and defaced some walls in one of the …

*The grocery store cook who lost his job over a face-to-face tiff with North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has no ill-will toward his former employer. In a phone interview Tuesday with TPM, Drew Swope said he has no hard feelings toward Reid’s Fine Foods, the gourmet grocery store in …

*Just before midnight Wednesday, Ukraine’s president declared a truce in his nation, as well as the start of negotiations aimed at not only preventing further bloodshed but forging a lasting peace. The statement — agreed upon with leaders of Ukraine’s three top opposition parties — seemingly offered a welcome respite …

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Facebook acquires WhatsApp… Google hates Glassholes… Kanye is teaming up with Bret Easton Ellis. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5427332/facebook-is-buying-whatsapp http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5423686/google-tells-glass-users-dont-be-glassholes http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5423772/less-than-zero-author-bret-easton-ellis-is-working-on-a-movie-with-kanye-west Hosted by David Pierce. Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video Production by John Lagomarsino. 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 …

SB Nation’s puppet broadcast team is back with the most recent medal count on a day when the Russian hockey team lost and beloved skating sensation Yulia Lipnitskaya fell during her short program. How did Boris take the news?

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Dan Rubenstein runs down the names and stories to lock in on for this Sunday’s Daytona 500. Photo Credits: Douglas Jones/USA Today Sports Andrew Weber/USA Today Sports Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports Jerry Lai/USA Today Sports

Road salt use in the U.S. exceeded 17 million tons in 2013. This year cities, states, and municipalities across the country are clamoring for more salt due to a particularly severe winter. New York City is replenishing its supplies this month with large shipments from Chile. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About …

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