California Legislature Moves Forward With Assisted Suicide Bill

California lawmakers on Thursday revived a bill that would allow physician
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US removes Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror

The United States has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terror, allowing the country to conduct banking in the United States, among other activities.
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Pilgrimage to the Mountains

Photographer Timothy Allen climbs high into the Peruvian Andes for Qoyllur Rit'i - the Snow Star Festival.
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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison

After being found guilty of seven criminal counts, including drug trafficking and money laundering, Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind the illegal online marketplace known as Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Katherine Forrest.
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New study links 'unprecedented' dolphin deaths with 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was back in 2010, but the effects are still being understood. A new NOAA study finds the spill is directly linked to the deaths of an "unprecedented" number of bottlenose dolphins — a link that BP denies. It appears that no amount of cleaning can fix the long-term effects of oil contamination in fragile coastal habitats. It appears that no amount of cleaning can fix the long-term effects of oil contamination in fragile coastal habitats.
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You’re All Out

A defense attorney uncovers a brazen scheme to manipulate evidence, and prosecutors and police finally get caught. By Dahlia Lithwick.
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Instead of Playing Golf, the World’s Elderly Are Staging Heists and Robbing Banks

Loneliness and poverty are two factors blamed for increased criminal activity among senior citizens
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