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A Superhighway Across the Bering Strait
Russia is considering a plan to build a superhighway from Eurasia to North America.
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Edgar Su / Reuters Farming in the Sky
Why agriculture may someday take place in towers, not fields
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Reuters The Real Marlboro Man
Darrell Winfield, star of the most successful campaign in tobacco history, sold the spirit of the cowboy to American men—and, surprisingly, women too.
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ashleystreet/Flickr The Surprising Ways Bankrupt Cities Make Money
When American cities are deep in debt, they get creative to crawl out of the red.
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AP Why Don't You Ever See TV Interviews With Inmates?
A Supreme Court decision 40 years ago this summer allowed states to block access to specific prisoners. What does that mean for freedom of the press and our justice system?
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jbcurio/flickr The Death of the Cool Feminist Smoker
Forty years ago, women's lib was used to peddle cigarettes.
