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Appeal Of Tribal Sovereignty Case Means Washington Man Is Back In Canadian Court
A Washington man with tribal roots in Canada is back in court Wednesday in British Columbia. The nearly decade-long case could set precedent for tribal...
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No, Hunters Did Not Open Fire on Australian Firefighters In Washington State
An Australian newspaper is reporting that hunters shot at two firefighters from down under while they were battling the Miriam Fire near White Pass,...
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National
What's The Evidence That Supervised Drug Injection Sites Save Lives?
Proposals in several cities to offer drug users access to a safe space to consume drugs have caused a political stir, but what do we really know about the effectiveness of safe injection sites?
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Arts & Life
Jason Rosenthal: What Does the Loss Of A Loved One Teach Us About Life?
Before Jason's wife Amy died, she wrote a heartbreaking farewell essay: "You May Want To Marry My Husband." Jason Rosenthal remembers Amy's life — and the lessons he learned from her death.
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Arts & Life
Caitlin Doughty: What's Wrong With The Way We Bury The Dead?
Mortician Caitlin Doughty is trying to find a more natural and sustainable way to bury our loved ones. But to get there, she says: we need to rethink how we view death altogether.
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Arts & Life
Lux Narayan: What Do Obituaries Teach Us About Lives Well-Lived?
Lux Narayan analyzed 2000 New York Times obituaries, of both famous and not-so-famous people, over a two-year period. One common thread among them? A fierce desire to help others.
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Arts & Life
Michelle Knox: Can Talking About Death Take Fear And Stress Out Of The Inevitable?
How can we better cope with grief? After observing funerals around the world, banker and travel blogger Michelle Knox suggests we talk about death with our loved ones — especially when we're healthy.
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World
City's Immigrant Issues Change The Tone Of Swiss Elections
Swedish voters in Malmo, upset at the recent arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers, are turning to a populist anti-immigrant party ahead of Sunday's general election.
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National
'They Thought I Was Dead': A 9/11 Survivor Recalls His Escape
Joe Dittmar was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. In a StoryCorps interview last year, he vividly recounts what he saw that morning — and how he got home to his family.
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National
Oregon Attorneys Are Challenging Some The State's Juvenile Sentencing Laws
A case going before the Oregon Court of Appeals on Friday argues that the state's sentencing laws for juveniles violates the U.S. Constitution and a 2012 Supreme Court ruling.