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Since Reconstruction, states have leased prisoners to US industries. That diminished in the 20th century, but now it's…
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A new bill aims to give the District of Columbia representation in Congress.
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If headlines about bombings and airplane crashes are making you rethink your international travel plans this summer, a look…
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Conservative Christian women have played key roles in the anti-abortion movement for decades, but their contributions are…
The questions go beyond whether massive charitable donations help or hurt society.
A year after China stopped accepting most scrap material exports, other Asian countries are following Beijing's lead,…
The glue that gives spider webs their stickiness is a form of spider silk protein. Researchers can imagine cool uses for…
Resistance to antibiotics is not a new trait, and it is impossible to prevent. But it is possible to avoid its spread.
Brazil's new president was elected on promises to radically restructure Brazil. But proposed education spending cuts…
In 2010, approximately 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted in the census. That meant less state funding…
President Trump plans to put a 5% tariff on every Mexican good that crosses the border unless Mexico does more to reduce…
Ransomware has crippled governments and companies around the world, encrypting data and demanding payment for the decryption…
Lee, who is blind and autistic, upended the assumption, held by many, that people with disabilities lack rich interior lives.
Over the past 20 years, Great Lakes water levels have gone from sustained multiyear lows to multiyear highs. Climate change…