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Corn has its roots in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.
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What happens if the highest court in the land loses legitimacy?
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Government prosecutors, ruled the Supreme Court, stretched the meaning of a law that’s been used to prosecute those alleged…
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Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Scholars of communication and politics assess a presidential debate with a clear loser, but no clear winner.
The Supreme Court conceded that it should not have taken up the case to begin with.
The company helped spur a public health crisis through its deceptive marketing and aggressive sales of prescription opioids.