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On the west side of Nevada’s dried-up Winnemucca Lake, there are several limestone boulders with deep, ancient carvings; some resemble trees and leaves, whereas others are
Read moreGermany Fights Population Drop
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Read moreNorth Carolinians Fear the End of a Middle Way
EDEN, N.C. — With Republicans controlling all branches of the state government for the first time in more than a century, the legislature pushed through a
Read moreHow Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets
Though she has written to members of Congress and has submitted Freedom of Information Act requests, Poitras has never received any explanation for why she
Read moreVegetative patient shows he is aware of his identity, whereabouts
For 12 years, Scott Routley was entirely unresponsive, living in a vegetative state since a car accident badly damaged his brain. But researchers at the
Read moreHere’s How Much It Costs the Feds to Lock Up 219,000 People
Better yet, we stand to save a few dollars as a result. Over the last three decades, the federal prison population has grown by almost
Read moreSteve Cohen: The Feds Get Tough, Sort Of
One study reported that JP Morgan Chase, for instance, paid an incredible $8.5 billion in fines between 2009 and 2012, which worked out to be
Read moreElectric road charges buses while they drive
South Korea has launched the world’s first road-powered electric vehicle network to charge public buses while they’re on the move. KAIST The challenge with electric
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