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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
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The Long History of Executive Excess
Allegations that presidents, governors and mayors are acting like dictators have been part of American government ever since the nation was founded.
How to watch the first joint address to Congress of Trump’s second term
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency. It’s not ...
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...
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Despite lawsuit, Ga. attorney general, 16 other AGs declare support for landmark disability rights law
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is one of 17 attorneys general from around the United States seeking to dismantle a key ...
Israel has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here’s what that means
Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas. The United Nations and other ...