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Officials Can't Prove Holding 12,400 People in Solitary Makes Federal Prisons Safer

They're also ignorant about how long-term isolation is affecting prisoners, and what it costs, says a new GAO report.

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| Fri Jun. 7, 2013 3:56 AM PDT

The Domestic Surveillance Boom, From Bush to Obama

Timeline: PRISM, Total Information Awareness, and other moments in electronic eavesdropping after 9/11.

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| Fri Jun. 7, 2013 3:56 AM PDT

Exclusive: Leader of Anonymous Steubenville Op on Being Raided by the FBI

If convicted of hacking-related charges, Deric Lostutter could get more jail time than the rapists he went after.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 5:08 PM PDT

Silicon Valley's Awful Race and Gender Problem in 3 Mind-Blowing Charts

…and one jaw-dropping stat.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 11:11 AM PDT

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6 Issues That Could Make Immigration Reform Implode Next Week

Senators will try to hammer out a bipartisan compromise as immigration reform comes to the Senate floor. Here's how it could all go wrong.

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| Fri Jun. 7, 2013 3:56 AM PDT
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MAP: These States Rejected Federal Money to Fix Their Terrible Mental Health Systems

Some 1.2 million mentally ill Americans will be left without Medicaid coverage as a result.

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| Mon Jun. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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NSA Spying: An Obama Scandal?

If this disclosure of an extensive domestic surveillance program leads to a real controversy, the White House says Congress should share the blame.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 7:17 AM PDT
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You, Too, Can Invest Like Elizabeth Warren!

Tips from the freshman senator's financial disclosure forms and financial planning book.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The US Is Locking Up Undocumented Kids With Adults

From 2008 to 2012, more than 1,300 children were detained in adult facilities—sometimes for more than a year.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Court: Some Types of Emergency Contraception Must Be Available Over the Counter ASAP

The latest in the ongoing fight between the Obama administration and reproductive rights groups over EC.

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| Wed Jun. 5, 2013 1:45 PM PDT

The Student Loan Debt Crisis in 9 Charts

Nearly $1 trillion in debt, millions in unpaid loans: the numbers behind how Americans are struggling to pay for college.

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| Wed Jun. 5, 2013 3:27 AM PDT

Time-Lapse Video of Photographer's 24 Hours in Isolation

Richard Ross, a longtime chronicler of youth prisons, puts himself in his subjects' shoes for a day.

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| Tue Jun. 4, 2013 10:41 AM PDT
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Destroying a Planet Without Really Trying

Since 1945, humans have had the ability to destroy our own species. What will we do with it?

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| Tue Jun. 4, 2013 11:17 AM PDT
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How a Convicted Killer Became My Friend

Tony Davis was 18 when he took another boy's life in a drive-by shooting. Now he's a middle-aged man worthy of redemption.

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| Tue Jun. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The NRA Wants This Town to Legalize Packing Heat at the Pool

Charleston, West Virginia, has modest gun restrictions in a pro-gun state, but maybe not for long.

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 | Tue Jun. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

FreedomWorks Fallout Continues: 2 Prominent Conservatives Resign

The turmoil within the tea party group leads to the departure of high-profile board members C. Boyden Gray and James Burnley IV.

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| Tue Jun. 4, 2013 10:44 AM PDT
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The Protests in Turkey, Explained

The story behind the #direngezipark protests.

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| Mon Jun. 3, 2013 1:35 PM PDT

How Obama's FBI Nominee James Comey Triggered the Plamegate Investigation

It's another reason why the Cheney gang should be ticked off about Comey.

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| Mon Jun. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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American Muslim Who Claims He Was Tortured Abroad Sues FBI

Yonas Fikre, who says he was abused in the United Arab Emirates at the direction of the US government, filed suit in federal court Thursday.

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| Fri May. 31, 2013 7:38 AM PDT

The Booming Global Arms Trade Is Creating a New Cold War

International weapons sales are booming thanks to Washington, Beijing, and Moscow.

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| Thu May. 30, 2013 3:28 PM PDT