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If the tapestry of President Donald Trump's egregious lies continues to shape policy, democracy itself is in danger.
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The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, builds on work the team conducted back in 2016 and an idea ...
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Chinook salmon start their lives high upstream in the rivers of western North America. The young fish linger in the safety of freshwater until they are big enough to head out into the open ocean, ...