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Having Money Increases ‘Mean’ Behavior

Paul Piff, a professor at University of California, Irvine, studies how money influences humans' relationships with one another. His striking conclusion ...


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Ousted Hip-Hop Country Single Tops Billboard Charts

When newcomer Lil Nas X was told his viral single was being removed from a Billboard chart, that might’ve looked like the end of his run of success. ...


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Officer Fails to Intimidate 12-Year-Old Journalist

Conventional story says that journalists should avoid becoming a part of the story they are trying to cover. But when budding reporter Hilde Lysak left ...


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Gillette Ad Calls Men to Be Their Best

Gillette launched a short film as part of a campaign to address a range of male misbehaviors. The two-minute spot, entitled “We Believe,” ...


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Cruelty in Hospital Discharge Sparks Outrage

A viral video sparked national outrage after a bystander took footage of a woman discharged from a hospital in near-freezing weather.

Bystander Imamu Baraka ...


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Police Standoff Concludes with Discovery of Stuffed Tiger

When farmer Bruce Grubb saw what he perceived to be a potential threat to the people and animals on his farm, he acted decisively. Only in hindsight did ...


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Man Escapes Shark by Punching it

Watching YouTube videos can teach you a lot of things. For British doctor Charlie Fry, it taught him how to survive a life-threatening shark attack. A ...


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Unknown Missionary Fought a Corrupt King

In his book A Selfish Plan to Change the World Justin Dillon relates the courage of a missionary couple who stood up against corruption:

In the late 1800s, ...

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Chinese Christian won't Make Jesus Bow Down to the State

Derek Lam is a courageous young Christian leader living in Hong Kong. Recently (August 2017) he wrote for The New York Times about the suppression of ...


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Afghan Monarch Who Destroyed Church 'Overthrown by God'

In 1971, the Afghan government gave a fledgling band of Christians permission to plant a church in Kabul. It was the only Christian church building permitted ...


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