The World War II military experiments exposed more than 60,000 American troops. But because the testing was classified, many family members of veterans never learned the details of what happened.
Jeb Bush (left) and Marco Rubio at the CNBC Republican presidential debate Wednesday. Their battling of late is leaving some Florida Republicans with an uncomfortable choice.
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Joan and Sanford Weill's $20 million gift to Paul Smith's College in New York was later withdrawn, after their insistence that the school be renamed drew opposition.
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A woman prays at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The shift away from religion among Americans has taken place in a relatively short period of time.
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Flares at the Bridgeton Landfill outside St. Louis burn off noxious fumes, including those generated by an underground fire that's been burning since 2010. The "fire" is really a high-temperature chemical reaction that consumes the waste below the landfill's surface.
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