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Oregon's Anti-Waste Water Law Forces Rich District to Flood Rock Gardens, Sends Drought-Hit Farmers a Suicide Hotline

The listing says 'agricultural life — without the work.' That's not a farm, that's a brand.

Moving Pamphlets Nets 30 Years Because Sharing Beliefs Became Evidence of Crime

The prosecution borrows contraband language and applies it to printed ideas before you notice.

Hasbro Says Protecting Children Is 'Part of Our DNA' While Asking Them to Sign Away Their Voices Forever

The phrase 'consent must be treated with greatest care' appears in the letter opposing the contract, not in the contract itself.

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Pool Staff Waited Until Incident 18 to Review Security Footage They Had Since February

Whoever was writing those closure emails between February and May deserves hazard pay.

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