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Anonymous Do-Gooders Are Going Around Oakland Fixing The City’s Potholes

Two unidentified men have been fixing Oakland's numerous potholes and hailed by frustrated residents as heroes.

By Natasha Ishak • May 10, 2019

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Anonymous Do-Gooders Are Going Around Oakland Fixing The City’s Potholes

Two unidentified men have been fixing Oakland's numerous potholes and hailed by frustrated residents as heroes.

By Natasha Ishak • May 10, 2019

Kim Kardashian West Has Helped Free 17 First-Time, Non-Violent Drug Offenders From Prison This Year

"I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society. I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 8, 2019

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Kim Kardashian West Has Helped Free 17 First-Time, Non-Violent Drug Offenders From Prison This Year

"I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society. I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 8, 2019

An Ohio City Granted Lake Erie The Same Legal Rights As People—A U.S. First

Despite opposition from farmers, Toledo residents voted to grant the Great Lake legal rights. Regular algae blooms had tainted the city's drinking water.

By Natasha Ishak • May 7, 2019

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An Ohio City Granted Lake Erie The Same Legal Rights As People—A U.S. First

Despite opposition from farmers, Toledo residents voted to grant the Great Lake legal rights. Regular algae blooms had tainted the city's drinking water.

By Natasha Ishak • May 7, 2019

Simon Wiesenthal: The Badass Holocaust Survivor-Turned-Nazi Hunter

With his extensive list of Nazi criminals, Simon Wiesenthal made sure that all who had wronged him and his fellow Jews during the Holocaust got what was coming to them.

By Katie Serena • Apr 30, 2019

Simon Wiesenthal: The Badass Holocaust Survivor-Turned-Nazi Hunter

With his extensive list of Nazi criminals, Simon Wiesenthal made sure that all who had wronged him and his fellow Jews during the Holocaust got what was coming to them.

By Katie Serena • April 30, 2019

Famed Photographer Sebastião Salgado Plants Two Million Trees With His Wife And 20 Years Later, Creates New Forest

Formerly barren land in Brazil is now thriving with hundreds of new flora and fauna thanks to the efforts of Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 26, 2019

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Famed Photographer Sebastião Salgado Plants Two Million Trees With His Wife And 20 Years Later, Creates New Forest

Formerly barren land in Brazil is now thriving with hundreds of new flora and fauna thanks to the efforts of Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia.

By Natasha Ishak • April 26, 2019

New Mexico Will Officially Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day

New Mexico recently joined the dozen states and several dozen cities and counties around the U.S. that have abolished Columbus Day and adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 4, 2019

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New Mexico Will Officially Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day

New Mexico recently joined the dozen states and several dozen cities and counties around the U.S. that have abolished Columbus Day and adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.

By Natasha Ishak • April 4, 2019

Early Humans Didn’t Need Religion To Build Complex Societies, Study Claims

Theorists have long claimed that our ancestors could not have formed large societies and cities without fear of vengeful gods to motivate people — but this controversial new study says otherwise.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 21, 2019

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Early Humans Didn’t Need Religion To Build Complex Societies, Study Claims

Theorists have long claimed that our ancestors could not have formed large societies and cities without fear of vengeful gods to motivate people — but this controversial new study says otherwise.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 21, 2019

Meet Mera: The Stray Dog Who Joined A Group Of Hikers On Their Grueling Himalayan Mountain Ascent

The 45-pound cross between a Tibetan mastiff and a Himalayan sheepdog managed to ascend some of the world's most challenging terrain — and is perhaps the first of her kind to do so.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 12, 2019

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Meet Mera: The Stray Dog Who Joined A Group Of Hikers On Their Grueling Himalayan Mountain Ascent

The 45-pound cross between a Tibetan mastiff and a Himalayan sheepdog managed to ascend some of the world's most challenging terrain — and is perhaps the first of her kind to do so.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 12, 2019

World’s Largest Bee Species Thought To Be Extinct Rediscovered In Indonesia

"With all the bad news coming out about things in the natural world, this gives me hope."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 22, 2019

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World’s Largest Bee Species Thought To Be Extinct Rediscovered In Indonesia

"With all the bad news coming out about things in the natural world, this gives me hope."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 22, 2019

Israeli Scientists Claim ‘Complete Cure For Cancer’ One Year Away

The Israeli company Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies claim to be working on a cure for cancer that uses phage display technology — which won scientists the Nobel Prize last year.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 18, 2019

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Israeli Scientists Claim ‘Complete Cure For Cancer’ One Year Away

The Israeli company Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies claim to be working on a cure for cancer that uses phage display technology — which won scientists the Nobel Prize last year.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 18, 2019