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As Congress and President Trump struggle to devise a coherent immigration policy along the US southern border, there are…
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The likes of AB InBev and MillerCoors have been trying to jump on the craft beer bandwagon by snapping up artisanal breweries.…
Many pieces leading to Alzheimer's disease have been identified. To put the pieces together, one scholar argues that…
Blood tests used to diagnose malaria can't detect low levels of the disease causing parasite and are hard to administer.…
The government shutdown provided a short-term version of what some activists have long wanted: A government small enough…
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Russia's efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the US, including into leading media outlets…
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
What happens when assault survivors enter systems that are not designed to respond to their words or meet their needs.
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US agriculture is dominated by large farms that rely on chemical inputs. In contrast, regenerative farming makes land and…
Some covers are recorded as a nod to the legacy of the original, only to end up becoming the definitive version of the song.
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Brazil's scorpion infestation, which is terrorizing residents of São Paulo and other major cities, is a classic 'wicked…