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'Perverse' incentives: How local governments might cash in on Trump's migrant detention

Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, a former regional jail, has been contracted by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees for violations of immigration laws.

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The psychology of design: How furniture shapes human behavior

Modern interior design of a home's living room with concrete walls.

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What are the most distinctive baby names by state?

Brown eyed baby wearing fleece hoodie looking into camera.

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Quality time is the most popular love language in America—here's how the others rank

A multiracial couple having quality time by a campfire outdoors.

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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it

“Indian peaches” are direct descendants of peach seeds brought across the continent on the Trail of Tears.

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How cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

A Sri Lankan farmer peels freshly harvested cinnamon sticks.

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Investigation: Nearly 1,000 Native children died in federal boarding schools

Entrance to the former Genoa U.S. Indian School in 2021 in Genoa, Nebraska where at least 87 Native American children have died.

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Indigenous Peoples Day: Why it's replacing Columbus Day in many places

Pat Vegas of Redbone performs at Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Los Angeles Grand Park in 2018.

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Why the age-old hobby of coin collecting is attracting Gen Z devotees

Person looking at coin collection through a magnifying glass.

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A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la

Six women pose wearing different swimsuits, with each wearing a sash that says "Miss" and the year the swimsuit was popular, including 1897, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1927, and tomorrow.

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10 US cities built up by specialized manufacturing

A busy Detroit intersection, circa 1915.

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The history of lawn mowers

Green robotic electronic grass mows a lawn next to bushes.

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4 charts that show how much the role of phones has changed in the last 60 years

Photo illustration of a rotary phone and a person using a smartphone against a teal background.

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6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

A crowd at the 13th Annual Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park Brooklyn on June 20, 2022.

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