The Lawless Frontier at the Heart of the Burning Amazon
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Politics Features
Inside the battle for the forest's future — and ours — as Brazilian ranchers and farmers vow to protect their way of life at any cost
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Brazilian Farmers Believe They Have the Right to Burn the Amazon
Posted in: Politics News“The people in the big cities of Sao Paulo and Rio, they want us to live on picking Brazil nuts,” a farmer says. “That doesn’t put anyone’s kid in college”
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Fat Leonard’s Crimes on the High Seas
Posted in: Politics NewsThe rise and fall of the defense contractor who bought off Navy brass with meals, liquor, women and bribes
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Fundamentalist Mormon Polygamist Under Investigation for Murder in Mexico
Posted in: Culture FeaturesWho is Orson William Black, and why was he taken into custody in connection with three dead young men?
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Dave Mirra’s Tragic Legacy: CTE and Extreme Athletes
Posted in: Sports"They'll die. Just like I would when I was younger. I would have died to win."
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Where Is Escaped Polygamous Cult Leader Lyle Jeffs?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesBrother of imprisoned pedophile Warren Jeffs, and acting head of FLDS, was on the lam for a year before being captured in June 2017
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Polygamist Cult Found Guilty of Violating Civil Rights
Posted in: Culture NewsFederal court verdict that FLDS officials discriminated against non-believers could be a final blow for the mormon sect
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A Polygamist Cult’s Last Stand: The Rise and Fall of Warren Jeffs
Posted in: Politics NewsThe largest polygamist community in America is run by a madman in jail — who's started a civil war
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Life and Death in a Troubled Teen Boot Camp
Posted in: Culture NewsA tragic accident exposes the dangers of an out-of-control billion-dollar industry
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Boss Weed: How Clay Roueche Changed the Marijuana Game Forever
Posted in: Culture NewsHow a blue-collar kid from Chilliwack, British Columbia, forged his own samurai code and raw ambition and became the King of B.C. Bud
