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By Six Pixels of Seperation This is probably one of the most eye-opening perspectives on the digital age that you will see. We have new

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By The Mind Unleashed Gregory Kloehn goes dumpster diving, but not for the reason that most people would think. He isn’t homeless. In fact, he

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By Richard Wolf The Supreme Court on Monday narrowly upheld the centuries-old tradition of offering prayers to open government meetings, even if the prayers are

By Richard Dolan The very label [conspiracy] serves as an automatic dismissal, as though no one ever acts in secret. Let us bring some perspective

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By Dr. Mae Wan Ho New research shows that the low levels of glyphosate found in human urine can promote the growth of human breast

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