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The Boston Globe has published a three part investigative series focusing on casinos and illegal gambling parlors in Boston’s Chinatown.
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People carrying out these scams are often victims of human trafficking and forced to do this work.
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Could a surge in gas prices prompt people to look at greener energy alternatives? -
John Sayles launched an independent film movement with his film "Return of the Secaucus 7." His new novel tells of Henry Ford's social engineering of both his workers and Detroit. -
Artwork ridiculing President Trump has appeared in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Nearly one-quarter of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Despite the success of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, former President George H. W. Bush lost his bid for reelection that next year. Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer says that's not uncommon.
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Her ALS Story is a support and advocacy group whose participants include more than 150 women. -
SCOTUS ruled that Colorado's ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors violates the free speech of a Christian therapist who had sued.
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It's the first time in more than 50 years that NASA astronauts have ventured back toward the moon.
