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Locke may have been exclusively Chinese, but the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - which blocked Chinese immigration for more than 60 years -meant that it shared the bachelor culture of other Chinatowns in the U.S. Still, although gambling dens and brothels flourished, residents ran an organized, tight-knit community. Because...
It's not just the fact that the bears are dying that's so alarming, but the way they're dying - and all of it points to a warmer world. Spring ice that the bears rely on as fishing platforms has been breaking up about three weeks earlier...
Despite their fundamental differences, conservative and liberal groups on campus share a common woe: Many students find partisan political sentiments difficult for the moderate mouth to swallow. A die-hard liberal throughout high school, I often feel as if my reluctance to write-off final clubs as dens of sin...
Hijackings are normally quickly discovered by the Society for Internet Research, an informal consortium of self-described "freelance counterterrorists" who sit in home offices and dens tracking jihadist activity on the Internet. In turn, they alert the media or simply call the hijacked company. Alerted to the south Texas hijack...
In the 1890s, New York City was unrepentantly wide open. Day or night, a man with a thirst or a letch or the urge to gamble could satisfy his cravings with ease. Long past midnight, small bands played in dozens of Manhattan concert saloons while prostitutes in floor-length dresses...