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Why We're Happy Being Sad: Pop's Emotional Evolution
Every Top 40 hit in 1965 was in a major key and had a fast tempo. In 2009, more than half of the Top 40 songs were in a minor key. Has there been a shift in the emotional content of music in the past five decades, and why are we drawn to sadness and ambiguity in music?
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Legal questions abound as Trump's former lawyer gets appointments in N.J.
A legal fight in New Jersey has broken out over the Trump administration's choice for top federal prosecutor in the state, paralyzing criminal proceedings statewide.
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What Happens When Extremism Becomes Mainstream
This week in both House and Senate hearings, police officials testified on the Jan. 6 insurrection. The rise of right-wing extremism might make preventing the next violent outbreak more challenging.
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House Passes Bill To Investigate Capitol Riot, But Its Fate In Senate Is Unclear
The measure's prospects in the Senate are dim after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he opposed the bipartisan, 9/11-style panel.
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Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.
Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.
This Could Happen To The Best Of Drivers
Suspected smugglers wanted to take their SUV across the U.S.-Mexico border, so they built ramps that would take it over the Arizona border fence. But unlike the way it would've happened in old episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, the Jeep got stuck on top of the fence.
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Toy Hall Of Fame Announces A Dozen Finalists
The list captures a wide range of toys. For example, My Little Pony, Jenga, Care Bears — and the most basic of toys, the spinning top. On the other side of the spectrum: the smartphone.
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We all know the debate about pineapple on pizza — but what about pickles?
A review of pizza trends by delivery app Slice has new data. The report predicts that pickles — most often served on pizzas topped with garlic sauce — will continue to grow in popularity.
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Wimbledon results: Alcaraz stuns Djokovic in mens' epic, Vondrousova makes history in womens' final
The Wimbledon Tennis Championship drew to a close on Sunday as 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz topped reigning champion and star of the sport Novak Djokovic in a back-and-forth epic.
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What foreign aid cuts mean for Afghanistan
The House voted to claw back more than $8 billion that Congress had allocated for foreign aid, on top of cuts to aid the Trump administration has already made.
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