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Go Inside the Battle for Control of the Internet

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Why Even Red States Want a Higher Minimum Wage

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Ebola Quarantines Get Political

While the federal government works to contain Ebola in the U.S., states are taking matters into their own hands—and butting heads with the White House and the CDC in the process. The attempt to contain...

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When Deadly Encounters With Police Are Caught on Camera

Eric Garner's death is the latest in a long line of violent police incidents filmed by amateurs.

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Successful ceasefire negotiations in the Middle East seem unlikely

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Kerry Aims for Gaza Cease-Fire

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Who Shot Down Flight MH17?

MH17 was shot out of the air, but who pulled the trigger?

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