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Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun

Zambia’s election was not supposed to end like this. For much of the campaign, President Hakainde Hichilema looked well-placed to secure a second term. Instead, the country has emerged from the 13 August vote with its democratic credibility in serious doubt.

Index – “Earth”

Alan Creedon and Alex Lichtenauer used to be two thirds of the great Philly DIY punk trio Control Top, and now they're the two members of Index, a new electronic-influenced punk duo with a heavy, exciting sound. Next month, they'll release Vis Inertiae , the debut album that

Bill Rasmussen, ESPN’s Founder, Dies at 93

Bill Rasmussen, a former local-news sports director who parlayed an interest in the nascent business of satellite television into the launch of the sports-media giant known as ESPN, has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. The entrepreneur and founder was 93 years old.

Planned Parenthood makes big ad buy in Maine Senate race

The super PAC for Planned Parenthood is rolling out a more than $600,000 ad campaign against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), criticizing her for her record on abortion as Democrats look to flip the Maine Senate seat this fall. Planned Parenthood Votes released some of their

Meadow Announce Self-Titled Debut Album: Hear “Yon”

The word "meadow" connotes a certain level of peaceful natural stasis. A meadow is a place to relax, to watch butterflies and let sun rays hit you. But it would appear that there's nothing static about Meadow, a Bay Area band with a huge and fuzzily angular guitar sound. Before