California science exhibit explains the dog-human friendship

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“Did people domesticate dogs or was it the other way around? ”

Did people domesticate dogs or was it the other way around? And why do these two species seem to think so much alike, act so much alike and get along so well? The California Science Center has spent the past five years sniffing out the answers to those and hundreds of other vexing...

How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood

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“Today’s “snowplow parents” keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means crossing ethical and legal boundaries.”

Nicole Eisenberg’s older son has wanted to be a star of the stage since he was a toddler, she said. He took voice, dance and drama lessons and attended the renowned Stagedoor Manor summer camp for half a dozen years, but she was anxious that might not be enough to get him into the best...

AP, HBO, NBC could be next outlets sued over coverage of Covington Catholic student: co-counsel

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“”Clearly what we want to do is stop them from behaving in a way that discards all journalistic integrity,””

The Associated Press and television networks NBC and HBO could be the next three entities sued over their handling of the viral video featuring Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, his co-counsel told Fox News on Tuesday. Todd McMurtry revealed the potential upcoming legal...

Ilhan Omar claims her Obama comments were distorted, then posts audio confirming controversial remarks

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“You know, I will talk about the family separation or caging of kids and then people will point out that this was wrong – I mean this was Obama. ”

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attempt to shame a news outlet for misquoting her blistering attack on former President Barack Obama backfired after she released audio of the interview that only served to confirm her remarks. The Minnesota Democrat, who’s faced controversy over comments perceived as...

‘Medicare for All’: The Impossible Dream

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“There’s no plausible route from here to there.”

The Brits and Canadians I know certainly love their single-payer health care systems. If one of their politicians suggested they should switch to the American health care model, they’d throw him out the window. So single-payer health care, or in our case “Medicare for all,” is worth taking...

Gas-guzzling car rides expose AOC’s hypocrisy amid Green New Deal pledge

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““We’re like, ‘The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change,’ ””

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to save the planet with her Green New Deal, but she keeps tripping over her own giant carbon footprint. “We’re like, ‘The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change,’ ” the progressive darling said in January, speaking of...

Where in the world does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live?

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““Just because their names are on the box doesn’t mean they live there,””

She may be America’s most famous freshman congresswoman, but in New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a virtual ghost. She has no district office and no local phone number, unlike the state’s three other freshman members. And it’s unclear whether the 29-year-old lawmaker, who represents...

Police Charge Falmouth Woman With Assaulting Man Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat [See Update]

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““I asked Rosaine why she was behaving badly in the manner and she stated that Bryton was a (expletive) for supporting Trump. She also stated that...”

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police are charging an East Falmouth woman with allegedly attacking a man who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. According to court documents, Rosaine Santos, 41, is accused of first verbally assaulting the man, then hitting him on the head. The MAGA hats are...

Marc Thiessen: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an economic illiterate -- And that's bad news for America

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“Ocasio-Cortez does not seem to realize that New York does not have $3 billion in cash sitting around waiting to be spent on her socialist dreams.”

The left complains that conservatives are "obsessing" over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Well, there is a reason for that: Ocasio-Cortez is driving the agenda of today's Democratic Party -- and her economic illiteracy is dangerous. Case in point: Last week, Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the tanking of...

Katherine Johnson: The Girl Who Loved to Count

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““I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could...”

“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” So said Katherine Johnson, recipient of the 2015 National Medal of Freedom. Born in 1918 in the little town of White Sulphur...