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New Jersey has voted in blue in the past eight presidential elections. A look at the state's voting history and when it ...

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Recent protests in the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe are ostensibly over cost-of-living increases. But the roots of inequality go much deeper.

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Officials gathered to plant and dedicate the Liberty Tree at the Berks County Heritage Center in Bern Township. During the American Revolutionary War, the Sons of Liberty often convened under the ...

Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...