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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new regulation on Tuesday to restrict the

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The Nov. 8 election in California includes a ballot measure asking voters whether they should amend

Jan Egeland speaks in a calm manner than befits his four decades of humanitarian work, but he become

A $2.5 million prize gives this humanitarian group more power to halt human suffering