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In the spirit of thinking more deeply about boundaries, we've picked out border stories for you. Stories about courtship, hardship, bedazzling, and fake passports.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Oct 15

DIGG + FUSION A Note From This Weekend's Guest Editor: Fusion Editor-In-Chief, Dodai Stewart digg.com In the spirit of thinking more deeply about boundaries, we've picked out border stories for you. Stories about courtship, hardship, bedazzling, and fake passports. LIVING ON THE EDGE SWIPE DERECHO When Your Tinder Date Lives Across The Border fusion.net At first they were laughing, telling stories, listening to music. But at some point, he thought, This isn't worth it. "We are crossing countries like it's the easiest thing in the world," he says. "But actually, it's not." WORLD'S WORST COMMUTE What It's Like To Live On One Side Of The Border, And Work On The Other theatlantic.com Some residents of border towns cross the line every day, to get to work or school. JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR BORDERED The Insane, High-Stakes Life Of A Border Paramedic story.californiasunday.com Drownings, shootings, high-speed accidents, immigrants in labor — all just part of the job. ENERGY WE DIGG | SPONSORED Get 4 Free LEDs To Do Something Fossil Fuel Companies Will Hate arcadiapower.com Arcadia Power lets you access clean energy for your home or apartment in all 50 states. It only takes three minutes to set up and is free. Plus, they are offering 4 free LEDs to Digg readers. EXTREME WAYS BUGGING THE BATTLEFIELD How The Vietnam War Brought High-Tech Border Surveillance To America paleofuture.gizmodo.com From 1968 until 1973, the US military spent about $1 billion a year on a new computer-powered initiative intended to end the war in Vietnam. BUILT TO THRILL Chasing Niagara Falls In A Kayak sports.vice.com "Worst-case scenario was that I dropped 150 feet and hit a rock, which would have been certain death." Pro-kayaker Rafa Ortiz wanted to paddle over the waterfall at one of the world's most famous borders. Or did he? DON'T FENCE ME IN Tunnels, Drones, Jet Skis, And Planes: How The Cartels Beat A Border Wall thedailybeast.com By air, by sea, by secret subterranean tunnel: Smugglers are resourceful. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE What The Hell Are Somali Immigrants Doing In The Panamanian Jungle? fusion.net "If you have the opportunity to leave Somalia, you go." VIDEO OF THE DAY THE NEED FOR SPEED These Little Pink Pills Are Destroying A Continent digg.com That's all folks. Have yourselves one heckuva weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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