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What Is an Injunction?

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Are There Laws on the High Seas?

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America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

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Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

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Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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