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Reunion of Lost Quabbin Reservoir Town Draws Long-Ago Inhabitants

Matthew McDonald

The town of Dana was one of four central Massachusetts towns forcibly disincorporated and abandoned when the state government created the Quabbin Reservoir to provide drinking water to much of the state. Four former residents of the town and their loved ones gathered on the site of the town (which isn't below water, unlike the other three disincorporated towns) and recalled what it was like to grow up there.

Got Problems?  Maybe Africans Need To Stop Having So Many Babies
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Got Problems?  Maybe Africans Need To Stop Having So Many Babies

Kevin Thomas

What it must be like, to be suddenly thrust with power, or to be rich beyond measure; two attributes this world cherishes. The rich can think themselves wise. The powerful can believe they know how you should live your life.

French president Emmanuel Macron, 39, newly-elected to his position of power, spoke at the recent G20 summit in Hamburg. Macron was asked about programs to help Africa (specifically why there was no "Marshall Plan"). Part of Macron's reply:

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