WHY WE DIDN'T SEE BIN LADEN'S BODY

SEAL Team 6 is the most celebrated of the U.S. military’s special mission units. But hidden behind the heroic narratives is a darker, more troubling story of “revenge ops,” unjustified killings, mutilations, and other atrocities
  

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'MY SILENT STRUGGLE'

Zac Easter knew what was happening to him. He knew why. And he knew that it was only going to get worse. So he decided to write it all down — to let the world know what football had done to him, what he'd done to his body and his brain for the game he loved. And then he shot himself.
  
TO MAKE MONEY YOU'VE GOT TO LOSE MONEY

It’s not unusual for a new company to lose money as it seeks market share and traction, but Uber is testing investors’ patience to a degree that’s unprecedented in the history of Silicon Valley.
  
WEIGHTS AREN'T THE HEAVIEST THINGS THERE

Cutting deals in smoke filled rooms of the Capitol doesn't happen anymore. Sipping scotch in a senator's hideaway to help find compromise is mostly a relic of a time gone by. But there is still a safe zone for senators to get to know each other across party lines and even negotiate bills: the Senate gym.
  
THE (MARIACHI) MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH

When novelist Michael Cunningham got a call from David Bowie, he thought it was a prank. Instead, he was launched into a yearlong collaboration on a musical involving space aliens, mariachi bands, and an imaginary trove of unreleased songs by Bob Dylan.
  
WIND? PHYSICS? MAGIC?

The Puskas Award is given by FIFA every year to the scorer of the best goal of the year. On Monday, FIFA named Mohd Faiz Subri — who plays for Penang FC in Malaysia — the winner 2016, for this ridiculous free kick.
  
QUEER AS YOLK

Giant bubbles, transparent shells and an upswell of foam. That's just the beginning. We're pretty sure if you keep an egg in there long enough, space-time will start to bend and that sucker will gain sentience.