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Taylor Swift plans to re-record her back catalog to regain control of her masters ~music pop Link 12 votes
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American capitalism is brutal. You can trace that to the plantation ~finance Article 5287 words, published Aug 14 2019 16 votes
Trump says he wants to buy Greenland – but Denmark isn't selling ~news denmark.greenland usa politics.usa Article 14 votes
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NASA planning to keep BEAM module on ISS for the long haul ~space rocketry satellites spaceflight.commercial Article 663 words, published Aug 12 2019 5 votes
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