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History Famed American war criminal Henry Kissinger dies Rob Beschizza

guns Eugene the M16 is a "Cute, Squishy, Tactical Japanese Kawaii Style Assault Rifle" Jennifer Sandlin

google Google sues two men who sent out fake copyright takedowns Rob Beschizza

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

Better than agent orange Meet the Rome Plow, the U.S. Army's jungle bulldozer Andrew Yi

animals Can animals reliably warn us of impending disasters? David Pescovitz

politics General Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, RIP David Pescovitz

tabloids Biden's Vietnam and his blackmail nightmare in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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late stagecoach capitalism Chevron, Shell, Wells Fargo fund powerful police groups Mark Frauenfelder

Business UPDATED: Airlines canceling China flights over Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin

murder Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow

law US prosecutors say the "bankrupt" Sacklers still have billions hidden away Cory Doctorow

law New York AG finds a billion dollars that the Sacklers funneled through a single bank Cory Doctorow

law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow