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Here’s Why You Can’t Get Home Insurance in California

As wildfires abound in California, the state faces a mounting insurance crisis. Dave Jones explains why the current system is failing homeowners.
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The debate raging about testosterone tests in track and field will come to an ugly climax in Rio, and reasonable people on both sides agree it is unfair that the ugliness has landed squarely on the shoulders of women like South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya. Semenya, who first came to international attention after she […]

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