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And Wonder Woman's there too! (via BuzzFeed Entertainment)

We've all considered doing this, tbh.

This Afghan boy is studying on the ground right by a school the U.S. says it built — but in fact left unfinished. A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals the U.S. has lied about its effort to educate Afghan children. Its grand claims are riddled with ghost schools, ghost teachers, and ghost students.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/…/the-big-lie-that-helped-justify-a…

The shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015 competition will give you the feels

(via BuzzFeed Science)

All hail Her Royal Highness Serena Williams.

“Despite what happened in Srebrenica, Bosnians still extend the hand of reconciliation,” Serbian Prime Minister tweeted shortly after having rocks hurled at him by angry crowds. “We have to live together in peace.”

Lightsabers! Ewoks! Fireworks!

The world got a tantalizing glimpse at new footage from Star Wars: The Force Awakens at San Diego Comic-Con International tonight.

Nothing compares to Rose Leslie flawlessly saying, "you know nothing, Jon Snow."

San Francisco has become ground zero for a national debate on immigration and the efficacy of sanctuary laws.

Hello, Harrison!

NASA has released a new image of Pluto as the New Horizons space probe draws nearer.

The world got its first look at the "To Kill A Mockingbird" sequel today.

This is a real thing.

The World Cup, spectacular fireworks displays, the Running of the Bulls, and the world's oldest person celebrating her birthday are among the most powerful photos this week.

Meet Bonsai, the half-bodied puppy. He was born with half a spine, no functional pelvis, and tiny contracted hind legs. After a surgery in June, he is reportedly recovering just fine.

Ellen Pao, the embattled interim CEO of Reddit, resigned on Friday after a week of intense and sometimes vicious criticism over the dismissal of a popular employee.

FBI Director James Comey on Friday said a federal background check examiner missed an arrest report that should have blocked the alleged South Carolina church shooter from obtaining the weapon used in the attack.

“This team is so awesome.”

This is a pretty long list...

Donald J. Trump's controversial comments on Mexican immigrants have led to several major businesses cutting ties with him – from major television networks to celebrity chefs.

“Whatever we can do sober or with a beer, we should be able to do with cannabis.” Agree?

VIDEO: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team celebrated their World Cup victory in style with a ticker-tape parade in New York City on Friday.

Photos provided to BuzzFeed News show large crowds at ‪#‎USWNT‬ ticker-tape parade in New York City.

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The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team – which defeated Japan to win the 2015 World Cup – are celebrating today with a ticker-tape parade through New York City.

BREAKING: Confederate Flag Removed From South Carolina Statehouse

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"[Hillary Clinton] is a political figure in her own right – behind the scenes, but now increasingly in front of the scenes."

‪#‎USWNT‬ members took a selfie at Good Morning America's studios before their Friday morning ticker-tape parade in New York City.

Meanwhile, in Canada...

The gang is all here.

A homeless boy in the Philippines is getting help after a student snapped a photo of him doing his homework outside because he had nowhere else to go.

She isn't sure either.

“I asked friends and they didn’t know the answer to my dilemma,” the 14-year-old told BuzzFeed News. “So I decided to tweet it out.”

“I feel like I could have expressed myself in a different way."

In 2008, San Francisco police were called to transport a woman with mental illness to a hospital. Instead, they shot her seven times.

This is the story of how police became our nation’s mental health care workers, and how Teresa Sheehan’s family fought for her before the shooting — and since.

Kentucky’s governor is calling on county clerks to honor their oath to the Constitution after same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses.

Its economy on the brink of collapse, Greece met a key deadline Thursday in submitting a new bailout proposal.

Pope Francis apologized for the sins and offenses that were committed against the indigenous people of the Americas during the colonial period.

The NCAA says South Carolina will be eligible to host championship games once the Confederate flag comes down.

The law will in, theory, protect Chinese citizens’ personal data. At the same time, it would authorize local government to restrict internet access in certain areas during public-security emergencies.

Patti Lupone, one of Broadway's biggest stars, took the cellphone away from someone in the audience who was busy texting.

The Chizza is essentially a pizza that replaces the crust with a fried chicken breast. It has all of the strengths of a regular pizza, but none of the weaknesses.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said that 19.7 million people who applied for a background check and 1.8 million non-applicants — mostly spouses or co-habitants — were affected in what is the largest data breach in U.S. government history.

South Carolina Gov. Haley signs the Confederate Flag Removal Bill on Thursday afternoon. The flag will be taken down at 10 AM ET on Friday July 10. (Video: CNN Live Broadcast)

According to Apple, it promises “access to a diverse, global population and more ways to collect data than ever before.” Soon, Big Pharma may be collecting that data, too.

Police in California are investigating pop sensation Ariana Grande's July 4 “malicious licking” incident, where she stuck her tongue on doughnuts at a bakery that she didn’t purchase. (She also announced, “I hate America. I hate Americans.”)

🎾🎾🎾 Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-4, and advances to the Wimbledon Finals 🎾🎾🎾

People are really excited about how hot Kiev’s new police officers are.

http://bzfd.it/1MhSSWb

Slay, Royal Highnesses.

Republican Rep. Jenny Horne delivered a powerful speech on why the Confederate flag needed to be removed from South Carolina state capitol grounds.

The body ended up voting for the flag to be removed. http://bzfd.it/1fqG45F

Watch the full video: http://bzfd.it/1fqGqJK

Whose news will you prioritize?

Now you can force Facebook to display posts from certain friends, every time they post, before anything else.

One of the most interesting proposals? Whiten the oceans to make them more reflective.

The United States trumpets education as one of its shining successes of the war in Afghanistan. But a BuzzFeed News investigation reveals U.S. claims were often outright lies, as the government peddled numbers it knew to be false and touted schools that have never seen a single student.

These are breathtaking.

Important late-night taco news.

A political aide to California's senate president accepted at least $85 in marijuana products from a pot lobbyist at the end of May before discussing how his boss needed to be “educated” into taking a more liberal stance on medical marijuana.

Though Uber is still trailing far behind India’s leading ride-hail service, it saw a pretty big uptick in app installs between April and May.

After more than 13 hours of deliberation, the South Carolina House has voted 94-20 to remove the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds.

The number of Syrians that have fled the country in the face of its ongoing war has topped four million for the the first time.

The 'Magnum, P.I.' actor is accused of having a truck steal water from a hydrant and deliver it to his sprawling California ranch

The Cuban Communist party launched its official newspaper Granma in 1965.

Karla Zabludovsky for BuzzFeed News visited its newsroom to meet a woman who has been there since the very beginning.