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U.S. Congress Passes Bill To Investigate Whether The Pentagon Weaponized Ticks And Other Insects For Bio-Warfare

A New Jersey representative wants to know whether a Lyme disease outbreak in the '50s and '70s coincided with a government-sanctioned experiment gone awry, and has passed a bill to investigate.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 19, 2019

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U.S. Congress Passes Bill To Investigate Whether The Pentagon Weaponized Ticks And Other Insects For Bio-Warfare

A New Jersey representative wants to know whether a Lyme disease outbreak in the '50s and '70s coincided with a government-sanctioned experiment gone awry, and has passed a bill to investigate.

By Natasha Ishak • July 19, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 18, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • July 18, 2019

‘He Loves Bagels’: Florida Man Arrested After Feeding Wild Alligator

"It’s totally illegal to do it. Did I know it? No. Did I know I couldn’t feed a turtle? Alligators...yeah, I kind of knew that."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 18, 2019

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‘He Loves Bagels’: Florida Man Arrested After Feeding Wild Alligator

"It’s totally illegal to do it. Did I know it? No. Did I know I couldn’t feed a turtle? Alligators...yeah, I kind of knew that."

By Natasha Ishak • July 18, 2019

Who Killed Garrett Phillips? A Small Town Murder Mystery With Big Questions

On an autumn afternoon in 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was strangled to death in his own home in Potsdam, New York. His murder remains unsolved to this day after Nick Hillary was found not guilty in 2016.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 17, 2019

Who Killed Garrett Phillips? A Small Town Murder Mystery With Big Questions

On an autumn afternoon in 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was strangled to death in his own home in Potsdam, New York. His murder remains unsolved to this day after Nick Hillary was found not guilty in 2016.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 17, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • Jul 17, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • July 17, 2019

The Complete, Unadulterated History Of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival

Fifty years ago this summer, half a million hippies, beatniks, and long-hairs descended upon upstate New York for the Woodstock music festival. The world would never be the same.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 11, 2019

The Complete, Unadulterated History Of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival

Fifty years ago this summer, half a million hippies, beatniks, and long-hairs descended upon upstate New York for the Woodstock music festival. The world would never be the same.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 11, 2019

15-Year-Old Decapitates Classmate For Talking To His Girlfriend And Gets A Double Life Sentence

Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old's body including decapitation and the removal of his hands.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 10, 2019

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15-Year-Old Decapitates Classmate For Talking To His Girlfriend And Gets A Double Life Sentence

Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old's body including decapitation and the removal of his hands.

By Natasha Ishak • July 10, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Formal Apology For State’s Role In Native American Genocide

With a California Indian Heritage Center, public apology, an executive order that codifies it, and a Truth and Healing Council to follow — Governor Newsom is making strides to make amends for the state's "dark history."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 9, 2019

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Formal Apology For State’s Role In Native American Genocide

With a California Indian Heritage Center, public apology, an executive order that codifies it, and a Truth and Healing Council to follow — Governor Newsom is making strides to make amends for the state's "dark history."

By Marco Margaritoff • July 9, 2019

Meet Joe Valachi, The First Mobster To Expose The Mafia’s Darkest Secrets

The Mafia had operated with near-immunity until Joe Valachi spilled his guts to the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Justice Department, the FBI, and on a radio broadcast.

By Carly Silver • Jul 8, 2019

Meet Joe Valachi, The First Mobster To Expose The Mafia’s Darkest Secrets

The Mafia had operated with near-immunity until Joe Valachi spilled his guts to the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Justice Department, the FBI, and on a radio broadcast.

By Carly Silver • July 8, 2019

Donning Lab Coat And Heels, Camille Schrier Wins Miss Virginia Pageant With Colorful Science Experiment

"[Women and little girls] can look to me and say OK, she’s a woman who is able to be successful in an organization like the Miss America organization, but she’s also a scientist."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 3, 2019

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Donning Lab Coat And Heels, Camille Schrier Wins Miss Virginia Pageant With Colorful Science Experiment

"[Women and little girls] can look to me and say OK, she’s a woman who is able to be successful in an organization like the Miss America organization, but she’s also a scientist."

By Natasha Ishak • July 3, 2019