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corruption Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito star in "Oh, Clarence!" Mark Frauenfelder

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healthcare Washing away pesticides works Carolyn Townsend

privacy Floridans can record conversations with cops without their consent Rob Beschizza

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COVID-19 You have three days to get your free COVID tests before the program is suspended Jennifer Sandlin

patriot act US re-authorizes Presidential National Emergency Powers over terrorist attacks Thom Dunn

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salmonella Gold Medal flour recalled for possible salmonella Jennifer Sandlin

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Space Engineers fixed Voyager space probe's mysterious glitch but found another that's even stranger David Pescovitz

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

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Voyager 1 probe is sending back mysterious signals from interstellar space David Pescovitz