Video of 104-Year-Old Woman Voting Against 'That A**hole Trump' Watched Over a Million Times

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Republicans closely resemble autocratic parties in Hungary and Turkey – study

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“Swedish university finds ‘dramatic shift’ in GOP under Trump, shunning democratic norms and encouraging violence”

Rare 16th Century Gothic Boxwood Carvings Are So Miniature Researchers Used X-Ray To Solve Their Mysteries

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Trump's isn't the first presidential bribery scandal. It's the first time we asked for the bribe.

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“A world power trying to wring something out of a fledging democracy? We were that country once, and one of our Founding Fathers refused the demand.”

Trump’s State-by-State Approval Ratings Should Scare the MAGA Out of Him

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Trump’s State-by-State Approval Ratings Should Scare the MAGA Out of Him By Ed Kilgore A dream scenario for Democrats in 2020. Photo: 270towin.com There has been a lot of discussion in political circles about Donald Trump’s job-approval ratings, what they portend,...

Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' star, dies at 75

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The versatile actor died July 19 at his home in the Netherlands and his funeral was held Wednesday. Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner."Warner Bros. / Getty Images July 24, 2019, 1:15 PM CDT By David K. Li and Diana Dasrath Rutger Hauer, the...

Ranking the Trump Economy

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Ranking the Trump Economy By Matthew A. Winkler January 28, 2019 The president brags about U.S. prosperity. But conditions improved more under his predecessors. (Even Carter.) Stock and bond markets are flashing warning signs of a U.S. recession just...

Woman mauled to death by seven 'very short-legged dogs' in attack near Oklahoma home

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Oklahoma woman killed by small, short dogs near her home By Kaitlyn Alanis kalanis@wichitaeagle.com 7-9 minutes Seven small dogs — all with legs shorter than an adult's hand — mauled an Oklahoma woman to death while she was outside of her home last week. Tracy Garcia,...

Scientific study on Trump voters confirms what people of color have been saying all along

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Scientific study on Trump voters confirms what people of color have been saying all along By Rebecca Ruiz The Trump voter is often portrayed in media and pop culture as a working-class white person, down on their luck and desperate for change. These voters were — and remain — willing to look...

Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island

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Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press•April 16, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets linked to the era of Danish King Harald Gormsson have been found on the eastern German island...