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sinkholes Watch a huge sinkhole in Jerusalem open up and swallow cars David Pescovitz

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Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

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Comics EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Indigo Children," a brand new sci-fi thriller from Image Comics Thom Dunn

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