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but slavery factored heavily in the economy of all the colonies. Slavery flourished in pockets of the North, especially in the farming regions of New York and New Jersey. Rhode Island -- the ...

The former Newport Liberty Half Marathon and 5K will take runners participating in the 13.1-mile race on a tour of historic ...

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The ideological seeds of extremism are planted long before college — and usually paid for with public tax dollars.

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India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

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