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Nasty Food Museum

From maggot-infested cheese to three-penis wine, a museum in Sweden is challenging people’s impression about food.

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WEIRD NEWS

A Museum Dedicated To Disgusting Food Is Opening In Sweden

By David Barden

From century eggs to maggot-infested cheese, this museum is home to 80 of the world's most disgusting foods.

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WORLD NEWS

Sweden Pulls The Plug On Popular, Citizen-Run Twitter Experiment

By David Barden

In 2011, the country became the first in the world to hand over its official Twitter account to citizens.

People demonstrate against Sweden Democrats and its party leader Jimmie Akesson (unseen) as he attends an election rally in Norrkoping on September 7, 2018 before the September 9 general election in Sweden. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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WORLD NEWS

Sweden Is What Happens When Liberals Let The Far-Right Set The Agenda

By Nick Robins-Early

The country's left-wing Social Democrats just saw their worst election result in generations.

Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson speaks on election evening at Kristallen restaurant in central Stockholm, Sweden September 9, 2018. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

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OPINION

Sweden Shows No Country Is Immune To Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Backlash

By Robert Kuttner, Columnist

There is no easy solution.

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WORLD NEWS

Long-Standing Political Consensus Fractured After Far-Right Party Makes Gains In Sweden Election

By Niklas Pollard and Simon Johnson, Reuters

One of Europe’s most liberal nations turned right amid fears over immigration.

A man ascends an escalator as signs put up by the Sweden Democrats political party are seen at Ostermalmstorg subway station in Stockholm, Sweden, in this August 3, 2015 file photo. Years of political instability and policy impasse may be the price Sweden is about to pay for its traditional parties' refusal to countenance deals with far-right politicians. REUTERS/Bertil Ericson/TT News Agency/Files THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

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WORLD NEWS

Austerity And 2008's Crash Boosted Sweden's Far Right Long Before The Refugee Crisis

By Akbar Shahid Ahmed

A new study challenges the conventional wisdom that nativist politicians are gaining ground simply because countries like Sweden now have more foreigners.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0918 -- Pictured: (l-r) Actress Jennifer Garner during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on September 5, 2018 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Garner Still Can't Get Over That Disastrous Kayak Trip

By Cole Delbyck

The actress is very thankful for the "blond human" who came to her rescue.

Supporters of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement chant slogans during a demonstration at the Kungsholmstorg square in Stockholm, Sweden on August 25, 2018. - The demonstration and its counter-demonstration were separated by a massive police presence. (Photo by Fredrik Persson / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo credit should read FREDRIK PERSSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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WORLD NEWS

Neo-Nazis Rally Alongside Counter-Demonstrators In Stockholm

By APNewsNow., The Associated Press

After a few hours, the Swedish crowds wilted.

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QUEER VOICES

EuroPride 2018 Is A Colorful (And Inclusive) Tale Of 2 Swedish Cities

By Curtis M. Wong

For the first time, Stockholm and Gothenburg co-hosted the international LGBTQ celebration.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 25: Jennifer Garner attends the HBO Summer TCA 2018 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 25, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO)

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Garner And Daughter Rescued After Kayak Trip Goes So, So Wrong

By Cole Delbyck

"Did I get us lost in a kayak? Yes. Did we paddle as hard as we could for 100 hours and end up in a shipping lane? I’m afraid so."

ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 23: Firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish the fire broke out at forested land in Penteli town of Athens, Greece on July 23, 2018. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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VIDEOS

Wildfires Rage Across The Globe

Countries across the globe are battling wildfires that have scorched a national park, killed dozens and forced hundreds from their homes.

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WORLD NEWS

Protesting Swedish Airline Passenger Refuses To Sit, Halting Migrant's Deportation

By Willa Frej

The woman livestreamed video of her one-person protest, and the Afghan man was taken off the flight.

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POLITICS

Trumpism Is Thriving In Sweden By Carefully Ignoring Donald Trump

By Akbar Shahid Ahmed

The Swedes, who heartily dislike the U.S. president, may soon give his anti-immigrant allies their best election result ever.

$YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 27, 2018: Mexico's fans react as their team loses the 2018 FIFA World Cup First Stage Group F football match against Sweden at Ekaterinburg Arena Stadium. Sergei Bobylev/TASS (Photo by Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images)$