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Why work extra hard when you won't be able to get an A? Why try to improve when you won't get worse than a C?
University of Chicago Pro-Palestine Protesters Request Dental Dams, Plan B
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DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat in Florida
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A Year Before Albuquerque's Police Corruption Scandal Made Headlines, an Internal Probe Found Nothing
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This Elderly Man Was Arrested After Shooting a Burglar in Self-Defense—for Carrying the Gun Without a License
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Florida Police Departments Spent Thousands on Training Seminars Banned in 9 States
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California Cops Locked an Innocent Man in a Sex Offender Unit for 3 Days
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Rescheduling Marijuana Does Not Address Today's Central Cannabis Issue
Moving marijuana to Schedule III, as the DEA plans to do, leaves federal pot prohibition essentially untouched.
DeSantis Frets About Florida 'Reeking of Marijuana,' Says He'll Oppose Legalization
Once again, DeSantis is a guy who claims to love freedom—until he disagrees with the choices some adults make.
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Supreme Court Won't Stop Texas Porn Law From Taking Effect
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No One Can Make Government Work
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The Best of Reason: In the AI Economy, There Will Be Zero Percent Unemployment
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In the AI Economy, There Will Be Zero Percent Unemployment
AI developer Andrew Mayne explains why technology could create more jobs and lead to unprecedented economic growth.