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The plastic in our oceans weighs the equivalent of 38,000 elephants, and, laid end-to-end, could circle the Earth 425 times.
Did protests over police shootings cause a rise in murders? A researcher says … maybe.
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Supreme Court rules Virginia lawmakers didn't have the right to appeal redistricting
The decision in Wittman v. Personhuballah means the court-drawn boundaries of a Virginia congressional district stand.
This cartoon explains how the rich got rich and the poor got poor
It's grounded in 50 years of reality.
5 winners and 7 losers from the terrific Game of Thrones episode "The Door"
Winners: Sansa Stark and Euron Greyjoy. Losers: Sansa Stark and Braavos theater fans.
Sweden pays parents for having kids — and it reaps huge benefits. Why doesn't the US?
The universal child benefit is an idea whose time has come.
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