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June 2018 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Our Top Stories for the Week of October 24, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from changes in European policies to multiple deaths in the US. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.…

Brewer's: Canvas

means cloth made of hemp. To canvas a subject is to strain it through a hemp strainer, to sift it; and to canvass a borough is to sift the votes. (Latin, cannabis, hemp.) Source:…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of December 13, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from Omicron superspreaders to major storms across the world. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…

June Current Events 2023: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

The Supreme Court and Federalism

  The framers of the Constitution sought to balance the rights of the several states and the powers of the new federal government. Their solution was a federal system, which divides powers between…

designer drug

(Encyclopedia) designer drug, chemical substance synthesized in a laboratory that is intended to have effects similar to those of a drug that is a controlled substance, such as methamphetamine,…

Drug Use 1995–2007

Percentages of 16–59 year olds reporting to having used drugs in the last year, 1995 to 2006/07 Crime 1995 1997 1999 2001/02 ints 2002/03 ints 2003/04 ints 2004/05 ints…

September Current Events 2024: US News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…