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denmark Denmark to plant a billion trees Rob Beschizza

auctions One of Magritte's "Empire of Light" paintings sells for $121m Rob Beschizza

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dangerous rhetoric As Trump blames assassination attempts on Kamala Harris, video shows Alex Jones saying, "Please, kill him!" (video) Carla Sinclair

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Another Roadside Attraction Visit the World's Largest Potato Masher in Plover, Wisconsin Jennifer Sandlin

Science Hear a Medievalist professor answer an array of interesting Medieval questions Popkin

books Illiterate street vendor's raw tale exposes gritty 1960s Tangier life Mark Frauenfelder

supreme court Supreme court gives corrupt officials a license to grift Mark Frauenfelder

politics North Carolina GOP says voters have no right to fair elections Ellsworth Toohey