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We learned a number of truly astounding things in 2015. Here they are, in chart-form.

The retailer plans to end on-call schedules by March and to give workers at least 10 days' notice of their schedules.

A Catholic school tried to justify anti-gay discrimination. It didn't work.

The mass surveillance programs have very little influence in finding terrorists or stopping attacks.

All the whats that made you say WHAT?! this year.

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Executions are down 70 percent in the United States.

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Her notebook contained writings in both English and Arabic.

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The peer-reviewed research was published in "Psychological Science."

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The country has gone from zero paid sick leave laws to 27 in a decade.

Syrian and Russian missiles had hit civilian areas, with residents being used by ISIS as human shields.

It's official: billionaire casino mogul and GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson is the new owner of the Las Vegas Journal-Review.

It's people -- and banks -- that are helping curb carbon emissions around the world.

To better understand why there may be a teachers strike, you have to understand the political environment in Chicago.

Eight women will share a payout from Chicago Public Schools after alleging they were fired because of their pregnancies.

The pharma exec everyone loves to hate has been accused of fraud.

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"Everyone was very stressed. People were afraid."

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The Pakistanis, meanwhile, are still waiting for clarification.

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At least 185 refugee children have died trying to cross the Aegean Sea this year.

Good management could combine with the natural resilience of coral reefs to help them survive.

A prominent activist has already been arrested.

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So much for shutting down the government over it.

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How Cosby may have inadvertently provided his alleged victims with a way to prove his guilt.