Life In the United States

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  5 days ago

  I investigated white supremacists for years. The rising hate in America now is alarming.

  USA TODAY - Matson Browning

  In this atmosphere, nobody is safe. Which group, I wonder, will it be popular to scream death threats against next summer? Where will the wave of hate go next? As a cop who for decades worked undercover in white-supremacist groups and in FBI task forces fighting terrorism, I’ve had a front-row seat …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  The History of Human-Made Ice

  discovermagazine.com - Amy Brady

  In the face of an epidemic, on small-town doctor invented artificial ice years before the world was ready to embrace it. (Credit: Bjeayes/iStock via …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says

  military.com - Konstantin Toropin

  The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of extremism across all the …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders

  texastribune.org - Kevin Vu

  The appeals court upheld an earlier ruling by an Austin federal judge to remove the 1,000-foot-long barrier the state deployed near Eagle Pass. The …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  Why Navajo is the world’s hardest language to learn

  bigthink.com - Tim Brinkhof

  According to many linguists, the most difficult language in the world isn’t Mandarin or Basque or Hungarian or Xhosa, spoken in South Africa, but …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  New study makes grim reveal about New York City’s skyscrapers: ‘It is a deep concern’

  Yahoo News - Ben Raker

  The Big Apple has grown too big for the land it rests on, according to a study released in May showing New York City is sinking under its own weight …