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This is one of the most emotional speeches you'll see on child immigration

Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to shelter up to 1,000 unaccompanied children → Read More

This Dallas judge has a controversial plan to deal with unaccompanied child migrants.

His crazy idea: Provide them shelter. → Read More

British brewer still bitter over American Revolution

"It's like your girlfriend breaking up with you. And celebrating with fireworks. Every year. For 300 years." → Read More

We're fishing the oceans dry. It's time to reconsider fish farms.

Aquaculture is getting much greener, with American innovators leading the way. → Read More

Is this the beginning of the end of junk food at stadiums?

An edible garden opens at San Francisco's AT&T Park. → Read More

HBO's "The Case Against 8": an intimate look at one of gay marriage's greatest victories

...and the unlikely team who made it happen. → Read More

Meet the people behind the Wayback Machine, one of our favorite things about the internet

The Internet Archive is home to than 15 million gigabytes of free digital information—and it's just getting started. → Read More

60 years after Brown v. Board, which region has the most unequal schools? (Not the South.)

A new report shows how fast we're backsliding on integration. → Read More

The Pentagon's Transgender Problem

New studies suggest that transgender civilians are twice as likely to enlist, and that suicidal behavior is 20 times more prevalent in transgender vets. → Read More

This video of Michael Sam & his boyfriend finding out he has been drafted is amazing

MoJo Troll Patrol encourages readers to sign in with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Disqus, or OpenID to comment. Please read our comment policy before posting. → Read More

15 MB of Fame: Never-before-seen digital art by Andy Warhol

How a hidden video lead to the discovery of the pop artist's early computerized art. → Read More

Quiz: Match the word to its famous creator

Are you a literary ninja? Prove it by acing this challenge based on Paul Dickson's "Authorisms." → Read More

Quiz: Match the word to its famous creator

Are you a literary ninja? Prove it by acing this challenge based on Paul Dickson's "Authorisms." → Read More

Should we thank President Reagan for Google Maps?

The new book "You Are Here" examines the history of modern navigation → Read More

Quiz: Who's more metal, cats or headbangers?

Metal Cats, a new book that compiles photos of headbangers with their felines, made us wonder: Who's more metal, cat or owner? Take the quiz below, featuring some of the book's photos, to find out. Photos from Metal Cats by Alexandra Crockett, published by powerHouse Books. → Read More

Which of These 16 Cars Wins the Fuel-Efficiency Smackdown?

So you think you know cars? Play our gas guzzler bracket. → Read More

Which Of These 16 Cars Wins the Fuel-Efficiency Smackdown?

So you think you know cars? Play our gas-guzzler bracket. → Read More

This is the massive storm that is happening off the coast of New England

A storm that could be four times as powerful as Sandy just grazed the East Coast. Here's what it looks like. → Read More

Hey pot smokers, check out these 24 mind-blowing facts about weed production

The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll. → Read More

Hey pot smokers, check out these 24 mind-blowing facts about weed production

The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll. → Read More