For 30 years, scientists have fought to eliminate a horrifying parasite. Suddenly, it has begun infecting dogs in Chad, threatening to undo decades of progress.

Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no luck at all. In both cases, the cosmic game of chance can twist and turn on a dime, shaping history for better or worse through sheer, often stunning coincidence. From the nation’s very existence to its […]
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As Twitchy reported earlier, it seemed as though Sen. Chuck Schumer was going to do everything in his power to pass the buck and lay the situation at the border at the feet of President Trump. He rejected a Republican proposal to address the border crisis, insisting that Trump use his pen to fix the mess.
“There are so many obstacles to legislation and when the president can do it with his own pen, it makes no sense,” Schumer said…

“They held hands like they would never let go again.”
That would be a fantastic final line in a Harlequin romance, but actually, it appears in a straight news story on CNN’s website. We’re not suggesting the piece is biased, but … no, wait, that’s exactly what we’re suggesting.

It was an agonizing day and a half for a father and son from El Salvador who were caught after being smuggled across the Rio Grande into Texas…

Also known as the “San Mateo Slasher,” the “Gypsy Hill Murderer” claimed at least four lives in 1976. Each killing occurred in the rural environs of Northern California’s San Mateo County not far from Gypsy Hill Road. All of the victims were stabbed to death. Even worse, all were sexually assaulted before they died. Despite […]
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A lot of people get excited over the mere mention of a scavenger hunt, which is a game in which the contestants are given a list of specific items to retrieve and then rush about in an effort to be the first party to obtain each item. As of this writing, the largest scavenger hunt […]
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President Trump’s former campaign manager made the jump to cable punditry like so many others do, but he really puts to the test the myth that Trump always surrounds himself with the best men.
There’s not much to add here that Jon Passantino doesn’t say in the tweet, but the video is just horrendous. Lewandowski really does make the “womp womp” noise over the story of a 10-year-old with Down Syndrome separated from her mother…

Ancient mysteries can be as bland as a gap in history to huge stone doors moving in ways they should not. New discoveries can teach scholars more about bygone cultures and leaders or explain that stone. However, nothing throws a wrench in the works as quickly as the unexpected object or tomb. They can complete […]
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Fewer people are seeking and receiving Social Security disability benefits, reversing a long trend that had worried lawmakers about fraud and abuse.

A broad turnaround on the issue by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could pave the way for New York to join a roster of states that have already legalized the drug, including California and Colorado.