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How Crazy Is Too Crazy to Be Executed?

Andre Thomas is escorted by officers during his 2005 murder trial. Chris Jennings/Herald Democrat Years later, after Andre Thomas had been convicted of killing his estranged wife, his 4-year-old son…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2013
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1441 words)

CHANGING TIMES

Before Jenna Talackova, there was Chaz Bono; before him, Brandon Teena; and, back in the 1950s, Christine Jorgensen. Transgender people have had a long, loud struggle in the media, from Jerry…
SOURCE:The Daily
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1551 words)

How Companies Learn Your Secrets

Andrew Pole had just started working as a statistician for Target in 2002, when two colleagues from the marketing department stopped by his desk to ask an odd question: “If we wanted to…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 16, 2012
LENGTH: 27 minutes (6789 words)
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