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By God's Visitation How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth? Elías Villoro

boats Man lost at sea for 24 days survives on ketchup and stock cubes Carla Sinclair

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

music Decade-old teen band Bullfight to headline the legendary punk club where Green Day gained fame Rusty Blazenhoff

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climate change The prosecution of Daniel McGowan and the Earth Liberation Front. Elías Villoro

Games Analysis of D&D's plan to revoke the Open Gaming License Rob Beschizza

AI Software lets you design new synthetic voices from scratch Mark Frauenfelder

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