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Animal companions help their owners live longer, happier lives.

Martin Nowak Placed on Leave a Second Time

Further links to Jeffrey Epstein surface in newly released files

The 1884 Cannibalism-at-Sea Case That Still Has Harvard Talking

The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens changed the course of legal history. Here’s why it’s been fodder for countless classroom debates.

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