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Can Anyone Make a Citizen's Arrest?
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What does Spider-Man do when he sees someone commit a crime and there are no police officers around to help? He swings in, wraps the wrongdoer in his web and leaves them hanging from a telephone pole until the cops take over.
What's the world's smallest gun?
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The world's smallest gun isn't just the smallest gun in the world: It's a debate topic among law agencies and collectors. Read about the world's smallest gun.
Slavery Under Another Name: What Were the Black Codes?
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The Emancipation Proclamation may have signified the formal end of slavery. But the newly enacted Black Codes effectively re-enslaved thousands of Black people.
Dickey Amendment Blocks Research on Gun Violence, Critics Say
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Many public health researchers say funding restrictions imposed by Congress hinder efforts to prevent gun violence. HowStuffWorks looks at the law.
SCOTUS Is Back in Session With More Controversial Cases on the Docket
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Affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and election laws are all on the Supreme Court's new session. And how SCOTUS rules could change many Americans' lives.
Meet Florence Kelley: Labor Reformer, Abolitionist and Co-founder of the NAACP
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Grateful that U.S. law ensures decent working conditions and children go to school instead of working in mines? Thank Florence Kelley and her father.
How Totem Poles Work
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Totem poles are family histories carved from trees. Learn how totem poles tell stories and commemorate special events with common symbols.
John Quincy Adams and John Adams: The First U.S. Political Family Dynasty
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What did these two U.S. presidents, who were also father and son, have in common beyond their first and last names?
The Ambush and Death of Gangster John Dillinger
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Dillinger was responsible for 10 deaths, three jail breaks and some 20 bank robberies. HowStuffWorks takes a look at how he was finally stopped.
Why Is My Computer So Slow? 5 Reasons and How to Fix Them
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Your computer is working slower than molasses, but why? We look at five of the most common reasons and how to fix them, with the help of experts.