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Police: Mall shooting targeted 1 of 3 victims; gunman sought

America's hip-hop travesty: How rap lyrics are being used in court -- to police black speech

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The sad unraveling of Richard Dawkins

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Harper Lee and America's silent abuse epidemic

The day Roger Ebert saved my life

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"American Sniper's" sinister philosophy: Pro-war propaganda wrapped in moral truth

The 7 biggest presidential sex scandals in American history