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President Obama Reveals the “Biggest Mistake” of His Presidency
President Obama regrets not doing more to ensure stability in the aftermath of the Libyan Civil War five years ago. In a recent interview with Fox News, the president called this failure the “worst...
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Apple Loses $40 Billion In A Day After iPhone Sales Decline for the First...
Apple just released its latest financial earnings report, and for the first time in a long time, the numbers weren’t good. The company’s second quarter revenues ($50.6bil) came up $1.5 billion short...
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Watch In Slow Mo: Newly Developed Metal Foam Turns A Bullet Into Dust
The material in the video above was developed by Afsaneh Rabiei, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State. Rabiei has spent years studying a unique class of materials known as...
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94 of Detroit’s 97 Public Schools Were Forced to Close Today. Here’s Why
Thousands of Detroit teachers called in sick on Monday, forcing all but three of the city’s 97 public schools to cancel classes for the day. The “sickout” — something Michigan teachers do to get...
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Trump Just Sold Out His Supporters to Big Money Politics
“I don’t need your money, I never took any of your money, you have no control, bye bye.” That was Trump last July, criticizing his opponents for accepting campaign contributions from SuperPACs,...
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Inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver Performs It for the First Time At Age 96
In 1974, Dr. Henry Heimlich invented a new, more effective way to provide first aid to a choking victim. His technique, known as the “Heimlich Maneuver”, quickly became popular, but for more than 40...
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MySpace Just Got Hacked. It’s the Best Thing That’s Happened to Them in Years
I was skimming through my emails last night when something caught my eye. It was a message from a time that has long since vanished from the minds of most millennials: a time when you could customize...
View ArticleVisiting the States? US Customs Wants to Check Out Your Social Media
The US Customs Agency wants to get to know foreign travelers a little more… intimately. Earlier this month, the agency submitted a proposal to add a new item to the travel forms that non-citizens have...
View ArticleVideo: That Terrifying Moment When A Great White Breaks Into Your Shark Cage
For most people, being stuck in an underwater cage with a 13-foot great white shark is pretty high on the “Stuff I Really Hope Never Happens to Me” list. But that’s exactly the situation one diver...
View ArticleA Guy You’ve Never Heard of Might Beat Both Trump and Hillary in Utah
In an election where both major party candidates are about as likable as a root canal, it was all but inevitable that a number of third party candidates would emerge from the woodwork. The two you...
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33 of the Most Awesome Signs from the Global Women’s March (NSFW)
It started as a march on Washington… but by the end of the day Saturday, it was clear that the Women’s March had blossomed into a massive display of solidarity. The demonstrations were spurred by the...
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10 Things That Are Way More Likely to Kill You Than A Refugee Terrorist
President Trump’s new travel ban is based on the premise that Islamic terrorists are disguising themselves as refugees and sneaking into the United States to commit acts of terror. Of course, this...
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Americans Don’t Understand Terrorism. And It’s Creating More Terrorists
Let me start off by saying something that might surprise you: I think Trump’s travel ban is 100% legal. The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act gives the president broad powers over immigration,...
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Is Trump Laying the Foundations for His Very Own State-Controlled Media Network?
From the moment he stepped onto the political stage in 2015, Donald Trump has made attacking the media a cornerstone of his political strategy. It’s an extremely effective strategy, for two reasons:...
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Stop Trying to Be Right: A Quick Guide to Changing People’s Minds (ft. DJ...
When’s the last time you changed somebody’s mind? Like, really changed their mind, on something meaningful? I’ll give you a second to think about it… Okay, second over. Did you come up with anything?...
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After Massive Harvey Oil Spill, Magellan Eyes Clear Lake for New Tank Farm
Editor’s Note: Full disclosure – this story has personal significance to The Higher Learning’s two co-founders. Both grew up within miles of the proposed site and have family and friends who...
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