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In a groundbreaking analysis that could shift the landscape of biological understanding, researchers from the University of ...

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Belief in a divinely inspired start gives Latter-day Saints a unique duty to keep the United States going, leaders say.

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Blue Origin launched six astrotourists to the edge of space and back Sunday, a 10-minute ride marking the Jeff Bezos-owned ...