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How the 1 Percent Does Disney World

May 15, 2013
Some wealthy families are renting handicapped scooters to skip lines at the famous theme park; the newest way to stalk someone is apparently to use a drone; meanwhile, the SATs were canceled in all of South Korea due to allegations of widespread cheating. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Obama Brings Chinese VP to the White House

Feb 15, 2012
On Tuesday, Barack Obama played host to China's Vice President Xi Jinping at the White House to discuss trade, human rights and other diplomatic topics. Why all the fuss over a VP? For one, Xi was returning a gesture that his American counterpart, Joe Biden, recently made.

China Detains Monks for Brainwashing

May 23, 2011
While China celebrates the 60-year mark of its "peaceful liberation" of Tibet, about 300 monks have been rounded up in a "patriotic re-education" campaign, which authorities hope will encourage them to renounce their devotion to the Dalai Lama, swear allegiance to China's ruling Communist Party and stop lighting themselves on fire.