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Ram Dass, Spiritual Teacher And Psychedelics Pioneer, Dies At 88
His name meant "servant of God," a title given to him by a Hindu mystic he met in India in the '60s. Ram Dass wrote books popularizing New Age thinking and toured the U.S. lecturing about mindfulness....
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Past Impeachment Stands Dog Senate Leaders In Witness Stalemate
The Senate's Republican and Democratic leaders disagree about including witnesses in an impeachment trial of President Trump. But each has flipped his stance since Bill Clinton's 1999 acquittal....
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Louisiana Church Filled A Plane With Holy Water And Blessed A Whole Community
A Roman Catholic church in rural Louisiana hoping to maximize its blessings has come up with a way to do it: filling up a crop-duster plane full of holy water. (Image credit: Diocese of Lafayette)
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Working The Christmas Shift, 2 Young Doctors Learn What It Means To Be A Healer
There's more to being a good doctor than providing medical care to your patients, physicians learn early in their training. And sometimes that lesson comes at the darkest time of year. (Image credit:...
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How House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Steered A Split Democratic Caucus To Unity
Pelosi faced questions over whether her time as the top Democratic leader in the House was done. She has since silenced those critics. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)
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In The Face Of Impeachment, Trump Is Unchastened
President Trump was impeached by the House, and he's not changing his tone. If anything, he's going all in on Trumpism, one tweet at a time. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Steam On, Steamboat: The World's Tallest Active Geyser Has Another Record Year
The world's tallest active geyser is Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park. It's been on a real eruption streak lately and 2019 saw the most recorded eruptions in a calendar year. (Image...
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Why Certain Poor Shepherds In Nativity Scenes Have Huge, Misshapen Throats
In some historical Nativity scenes, the shepherds have grossly enlarged thyroid glands — also known today as goiter. It's an apparent symbol of their poverty and iodine-deficient diet. (Image credit:...
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Britain's Labour Party Faces A Tough Climb Back From A Damaging Election
The opposition party had its worst election result since 1935. Now its members are split over how to bounce back. (Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
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Trump Downplays Threat Of 'Gift' From North Korea: Maybe It's A 'Beautiful Vase'
North Korea has threatened to send a "Christmas present" for the United States if sanctions aren't eased by the end of the year. Trump says he isn't worried about it. (Image credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP...
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The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The...
Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years. (Image credit: Gareth Fuller /PA Images/Getty Images)
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Trump Campaign Site Offers Help In Winning Arguments With 'Snowflake' Relatives
Featuring videos on topics from the economy, immigration to attacks on the media, the site seeks to provide pro-Trump tidbits that can be brought to the holiday dinner table. (Image credit: Donald J....
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Japan's Births Decline To Lowest Number On Record
The country's natural population declined by more than 500,000 this year. A number of factors have led to Japan's plummeting birth rate and a growing demographic crisis. (Image credit: Tomohiro...
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20th American Service Member Killed In Deadly Year For U.S. In Afghanistan
The death of an American Green Beret on Monday raised the tally of U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan to 20 this year, the highest since combat operations officially ended in 2014. (Image...
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Bloomberg Campaign Vendor Used Prison Labor To Make Presidential Campaign Calls
Michael Bloomberg is one of the world's richest men, with a net worth of about $56 billion. He said his campaign cut ties with the vendor as soon as it learned prison workers were making calls. (Image...
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A Christmas Tree Thrives On Farms, Struggles In The Wild
The Fraser fir is found in a lot of homes around Christmas. But its wild cousins have been in decline for almost a century because of a small invasive pest. (Image credit: Irina Zhorov for WHYY)
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Gather 'Round The Screen To Enjoy The Warmth Of The Streaming Yule Log
Fred Thrower came up with the idea for the TV fire in 1966. "There's something very special about the fact that you're watching the same burning fireplace that someone else is," says Fred's son Mitch....
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Her Mom Was Lost In Dementia's Fog. Singing Christmas Carols Brought Her Back
A woman had become barely verbal, an effect of dementia. Her daughter, an opera singer, decided to try singing Christmas songs with her, and they reconnected. (Image credit: Emily Becker/Songs by Heart)
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