Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor and career outsider, won Mexico's July 1 presidential…
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An astronomer suggests an idea to piggyback on the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot project that aims to send nano spacecraft…
Mexico elects a new president on July 1. Frontrunner Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Trump's immigration policy is…
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A new e-cigarette called Juul may be gaining popularity among youth. A new study used a novel approach to see if kids are…
The president recently nominated a new permanent director to take over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. With the…
Compromise is necessary for government to function. But citizens see compromise differently. Democrats like it more than…
'The Mother Road' is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Trail, which would allocate funds for struggling…
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New research suggests that people who previously suffered from depression can thrive and live happier lives than before.…
It's a psychological quirk that when something becomes rarer, people may spot it in more places than ever. What is the…
An economist explores data on injuries, which states ban fireworks and other interesting stats on what President John Adams…