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What began as a simple boarding dispute at Miami International Airport escalated into a tour de force of plane drama on Sunday as a belligerent passenger was repeatedly stunned by police, forcibly carried out of his seat, then driven through the terminal with his head hanging out the back of a golf cart like a man in a stockade.

"‘Tase Me, and You’ll See What Happens,’ an American Airlines Passenger Said. Police Did — 10 Times." is from the April 23, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In a 2016 employee memo that was leaked this week, a Facebook executive defended the company's questionable data mining practices and championed the growth of social media at any cost — apparently even death.

"‘Maybe Someone Dies’: Facebook VP Justified Bullying, Terrorism as Costs of Network’s ‘Growth’" is from the March 30, 2018 Tech section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

A few months after Ryan Fish was fired last year, police began to investigate stories they’d heard of the substitute teacher’s unconventional math class at Montville High School — to ask about certain classroom videos officers had obtained.

"A Substitute Teacher Hosted a ‘Fight Club’ at School so Kids Would Like Him, Police Say" is from the January 00, 1900 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

In the few months that An Tso Sun had been in the United States, police allege, the foreign-exchange student used a school iPad to learn how to buy guns, boasted of a plan to massacre his high school classmates and assembled the beginnings of a “military-style” arsenal in his suburban Philadelphia bedroom.

"He Came to the U.S. for High School, Then Acquired an Arsenal to Attack It, Police Say" is from the March 28, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Crystalline water and big, gorgeous waves attract surfers to the mouth of Margaret River in southwest Australia.Less clear is what has recently drawn at least one large, aggressive shark to this coastline. It might be the whale carcass rotting on one of the surf breaks. Maybe it’s the surfers themselves — several of whom, in any case, have refused to let a little shark mauling spoil their fun.

"Multiple Shark Maulings Fail to Keep Australian Surfers from the Water" is from the April 16, 2018 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

More than 40 years after the so-called “Golden State Killer” began to terrorize Californians, raping dozens of women and killing at least 12, a suspect has been arrested in one of the worst unsolved crime sprees in U.S. history, a person familiar with the case told The Washington Post.

"‘Golden State Killer’ Suspect Arrested in One of the Worst Unsolved Crime Sprees in U.S. History" is from the April 25, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The “Golden State Killer” was meticulous at his crime scenes over the course of a decade and in several cities, leaving scant evidence for police. There were no fingerprints. Few saw his face. And what he did leave — his DNA — was, at the time, not useful to police.

"Authorities Used DNA, Genealogy Website, to Track down ‘Golden State Killer’ Suspect Decades After Crimes" is from the April 26, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Mark Berman, Justin Jouvenal and Avi Selk and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

John Oliver plans to air Trump-mocking public service announcements — in which a cowboy explains basic concepts to the president — on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s show this week, in hopes Trump will see them and avoid a nuclear crisis.

"John Oliver Wants to Educate Trump, so He Bought Ads on Sean Hannity’s Show" is from the April 23, 2018 Arts and Entertainment section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Mike Hughes, a California man who is most known for his belief that the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee, finally blasted off into the sky in a steam-powered rocket he had built himself.'

"An Amateur Rocket-Maker Finally Launched Himself off Earth. Now to Prove It’s Flat…" is from the March 25, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Kristine Phillips, Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In a state where the youth voting rate is even worse than the dismal national average, more than half a dozen Kansas teens are running for statewide office in 2018 — a sort of viral movement against apathy that could, in theory, make a high school student governor.

"Teenagers Are Running for Governor in Kansas. Adults Are Trying to Stop Them." is from the February 10, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Police in Texas say they have “most likely” found the body of Sherin Mathews, a missing 3-year-old girl whose father claims he sent her alone into an alley when she wouldn’t drink her milk.

"A Dad Said He Banished His 3-Year-Old as Punishment. Police May Have Just Found Her Body." is from the October 23, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Avi Selk and Marwa Eltagouri and narrated by Sam Scholl.

On late Saturday morning, a bird flew out of the cold Detroit sky, across an airfield and into the cockpit of a jetliner bound south for Atlanta.

"How a Small Bird Managed to Take over a Delta Flight" is from the December 31, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

David Morrison is a real NASA scientist who studies real planets and makes real discoveries about the real universe.

"Please Stop Annoying This NASA Scientist with Your Ridiculous Planet X Doomsday Theories" is from the November 18, 2017 Speaking of Science section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

When Hurricane Maria destroyed the infrastructure of Puerto Rico, it turned the mayor of its capital city into a spokeswoman for a stranded people.

"Trump Called San Juan’s Mayor a Weak Leader. Here’s What Her Leadership Looks Like." is from the September 30, 2017 Post Nation section of The Washington Post. It was written by Arelis R. Hernández, Samantha Schmidt, Avi Selk and William Wan and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.

"This Man Is About to Launch Himself in His Homemade Rocket to Prove the Earth Is Flat" is from the November 21, 2017 Speaking of Science section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Oxfam, one of the world's most prominent relief agencies, could lose its funding from the British government over reports that its workers exploited survivors of a massive earthquake in Haiti, and possibly other disasters, for sex.

"Oxfam Could Lose Funding over Allegations That It Exploited Disaster Victims for Sex" is from the February 11, 2018 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and Eli Rosenberg and narrated by Sam Scholl.

NASA confirmed an incredible discovery Tuesday — that an amateur radio astronomer, on the hunt for a classified government satellite, stumbled upon signals from a spacecraft that had been thought lost 12 years earlier, raising hope that NASA can resurrect a mission that changed our understanding of the “invisible ocean” around the Earth.

"Nasa Lost Contact With a Satellite 12 Years Ago. an Amateur Just Found Its Signal." is from the January 31, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Faceless in a long black burqa, the woman took a front-row seat in the Australian Senate chambers Thursday and sat like that for several minutes: silent, well aware she'd caused a scene.

"An Australian Senator Wore a Burqa in Parliament — Then Called for a Ban on Muslim Immigrants" is from the August 17, 2017 WorldViews section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Jewish groups and U.S. lawmakers condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that the 2016 U.S. presidential election may have been manipulated by Russian Jews.

"Putin Condemned for Saying Jews May Have Manipulated U.S. Election" is from the March 11, 2018 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Three Florida men were arrested Tuesday and accused of making Snapchat videos in which a shark is shot with a revolver, then tied to the back of a motorboat and dragged through the waves to its death.

"Three Men Who Laughed as They Dragged a Shark Behind a Motorboat Could go to Prison" is from the December 13, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Avi Selk and narrated by Sam Scholl.