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Food A nutritionist explains when and why she buys "organic" fruits and veg Jason Weisberger

grifters Grifters "befriend" Malibu doctor, pretend to be caregivers, give him LSD, and steal $3 million Carla Sinclair

fix the police Re-hired police officer who enjoyed giving a feces sandwich to a homeless person got fired again Mark Frauenfelder

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books History book about era of Mexican revolution is also about tomorrow Elías Villoro

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Science Anthropologist suggest that the "hobbits" of Indonesia may still be alive David Pescovitz

star wars What if Denis Villeneuve directed a new Star Wars reboot Thom Dunn

homelessness Someone set a sleeping homeless person on fire Jason Weisberger

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Florida governor decides to attack reporter instead of taking responsibility for vaccine failure in his state Mark Frauenfelder

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books Do libraries fumigate books to disinfect them? David Pescovitz

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