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In Season 3, Episode 7 of the television show “The West Wing,” which originally aired in November 2001, White House...
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Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever
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I’m an 83-year-old yoga instructor. I’m not your typical grandma — I still work to feel fulfilled and supplement my Social Security.
Barbara Brown, 83, teaches chair yoga classes at nursing homes. Laura Thompson for BIThis as-told-to essay is based on a...
‘Texas ranks near last!’ Sparks fly as Ted Cruz hammered by Dem lawmaker in fiery debate
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) fired off at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) late Saturday night in a heated social-media exchange over...
No holidays off: One man’s daily commitment to walking shelter dogs
On Christmas mornings at about 7 o’clock, Darren Genson goes to an animal shelter and spends two hours walking dogs....
The Slow, Inevitable Death of the Bowl Game
It’s been a hard month for the once-prestigious college bowl. Just hours after Notre Dame learned that it would not...
The GOP health care onslaught is horrifying but the way they got us here is worse
The Washington Post published an article this week titled A Middle-Class Family’s Only Option: A $43,000 Health Insurance Premium about...
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