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The 2018 farm bill legalized hemp products that offer a high similar to marijuana nationwide. Experts worry that lax regulations present...
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/ 2 weeks ago500 years ago, German peasants revolted – but their faith that the Protestant Reformation stood for freedom was dashed by Martin Luther and the nobility
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/ 2 weeks agoTrump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs
Donald Trump claims that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the right ‘to do whatever I want as President.’ A...
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The technology is always on call and is quite competent. But it lacks the contemplation and attention to detail that yield...
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Limiting exposure to air pollution will have lasting impacts on Colorado communities with the highest exposure.
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/ 2 weeks agoIf US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation
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A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had...
