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June 28, 2015

Dennis Rodman’s North Korea diplomacy trainwreck: His “Big Bang in Pyongyang” goes out with a whimper

Between the ballplayer's grandiosity and meltdowns, few fascinating glimpses of life under Kim Jong-un emerge






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Published on June 28, 2015 15:10

The 12 most incredible pint-size look-alikes in “Orange Is the New Black” season 3

From Morello to Caputo, "OITNB" excels at finding the perfect mini-me for flashback scenes






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Published on June 28, 2015 14:09

The 12 most incredible pint-size look-alikes in “Orange Is the New Black” Season 3

From Morello to Caputo, "OITNB" excels at finding the perfect mini-me for flashback scenes






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Published on June 28, 2015 14:09

Schizophrenia may be the price of our humanity

Research suggests the disease is linked to changes in brain size on the evolutionary road from ape to man






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Published on June 28, 2015 13:07

Killer robots are coming next: The next military-industrial complex will involve real-life Terminators

War's scary future will be led by machines, but require a moral framework. Do we have the foresight or standing?






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Published on June 28, 2015 12:36

College is a con: The savage truth about your bachelor’s degree

Higher education wears the cloak of liberalism, but in policy and practice, it's a cutthroat system of exploitation






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Published on June 28, 2015 11:03

God is not on our side: The religious right’s big lie about the founding of America

Reagan and others pushed the idea that we're a Christian nation chosen by divine providence. That's not the case






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Published on June 28, 2015 09:14

My fancy law firm hell: I set up a Scale of Dismay to measure the degree to which my job was ruining my life

I loved being a lawyer--until I didn't. But I had no idea my years practicing would be critical to writing my novel






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Published on June 28, 2015 09:14

The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s glaring double standard

Obama's new pact provides legal rights to corporations that it does not extend to unions and public interest groups






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Published on June 28, 2015 08:12

Big business declares war on science: The secret story of the Chamber of Commerce’s battle against the environment, global warming action

Driven by a fervor for profit and an anti-government frenzy, the Chamber is a fighting force for the 1 percent






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Published on June 28, 2015 07:41