The Affordable Care Act did not have a real backup plan if no insurers wanted to cover an area.

Taking oral corticosteroids for only a month or less may increase the risk of blood clots, infections and broken bones.

Our workouts may be shaped by what our (virtual) friends do.

Ancient adolescents lived in a very different world than today. From the time of prehistory to New World colonies, some lived extraordinary lives. They suffered from sickness and unjust treatment and expressed themselves in art and pranks. But perhaps the most revealing stories come from the teenagers who never lived to grow old. How they […]
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History is full of strange crimes, crazed criminals, and skilled impostors. Listverse has covered many of these odd historical events and personages, from the lesbian nun scandal, to the woman who posed as the Maid of Norway and was burned alive for her efforts, to the mass murderer who claimed to have sodomized more than […]
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This nation has never been shy about diagnosing its own jitters. Now the condition has become political.

And you wonder why Hillary lost. (This was her campaign spokesman) https://t.co/KM6s8VLgl9
— Anthony Diaz (@VileStyle) April 19, 2017

Tuesday’s voting in Georgia’s 6th congressional district is still too close to call, but it’s looking like Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff could face a runoff election in the race to replace former GOP Rep. Tom Price, who is now the Secretary of Health & Human Services…

Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff received less than 50 percent of the vote in the special election in Georgia’s 6th congressional district against numerous opponents, meaning a runoff election will take place soon:
And that's that- Ossoff finishes below 50%, will face runoff against Karen Handel. Updating Fulton now. #GA06 https://t.co/C0HrRw3rO1
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) April 19, 2017

In spite of the results, Ossoff has deemed this special election as one for the history books:
OSSOFF here in Atlanta: "We may not know the outcome for some time… but there is no doubt this already a victory for the ages…

To be honest, we’re less interested in what alt-right leader Richard Spencer said Tuesday night at Auburn University than it what the police patrolling the event were up to, which was especially shocking in the wake of the latest round of rioting in Berkeley.
From video shot outside the venue, it appeared as though the police were enforcing the rules, which included a no-mask policy. That meant the members of the antifa, or anti-fascists, were made to uncover their faces as they marched past law enforcement toward the campus…

When the topic of crime cinema comes up in conversation, it is easy to think of many popular classics from the past. Films like The Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas, Heat, and Chinatown tend to dominate the talk around the water cooler as being the true cream of the crop. What about the unsung heroes of the […]
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