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INTRODUCTION: Our world brims with entrancing, complicated places. But none that quite hold the heart…
Hollie MckayFebruary 23, 2023
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The global human trafficking industry is worth $150 billion. The problem, however, is not limited…
Hollie MckayFebruary 21, 2023
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Banking giant Wells Fargo – once considered the more Second Amendment-friendly of the major U.S.…
Hollie MckayFebruary 8, 2023
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KETCHUM, Idaho – One winter afternoon, I find myself in the sleepy resort town of…
Hollie MckayFebruary 8, 2023
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With Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix just days away, Arizona’s law enforcement continues to raise…
Hollie MckayFebruary 8, 2023
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KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban recently imposed a ban on the trading of cryptocurrencies inside…
Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023
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KFAR AZA, Israel – It is whimsically quiet in a small agricultural neighborhood tucked into…
Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023
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SANTA MONICA, California – My body floats into a WaveTable, a vibrating bed with a…
Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023