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The woman who sold time - and the man who tried to stop her
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 hours ago"The disheartening indifference and stupidity of the public, led by stupid municipal and other...
17. Gold versus Paper
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 2 hours agoMost people take it for granted that the world will never return to the gold standard. The gold standard, they say, is as obsolete as the horse and buggy. The system of government-issued fiat ...
Citizen archivists are helping reveal the untold stories of Revolutionary War veterans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoSome veterans moved as far west as Missouri and Mississippi. Later amendments to the law expanded...
Is Britain the world’s biggest holiday rip-off?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe staycation boom is well and truly over. Research released this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that Britons took 55.5 million...
Sprint champion Jacobs hopes to fly the flag for Italy in four years' time
Reuters· 4 hours agoTamberi at the Paris Games opening ceremony but he hopes successfully defending his 100m title could...
Trump VP prospect Doug Burgum and GOP oil baron Harold Hamm are allies in business and politics
CNBC· 6 days agoIf former President Donald Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his running mate, the...
Brexit cited as British women's team turns to crowdfunding
Cycling Weekly· 5 days agoUnexpected costs brought on by Brexit have led a British Continental women's team to crowdfund for ...
Today in History: June 7, Supreme Court rejects contraceptive ban in Griswold v. Connecticut
The News-Times· 4 hours agoConnecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Haven for providing contraceptives to married couples. In 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia ...
Trump pitch to oil companies turns off two-thirds of likely voters, poll finds
The Hill via AOL· 6 days agoBroad majorities of voters aren’t happy with Trump’s apparent offer of a quid pro quo to oil...
5 RV mattresses I'd buy in today's Memorial Day sales — save up to $897
Tom's Guide· 1 hour agoGetting a good night’s sleep while traveling used to mean pitching a tent or staying in a motel, but...