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Here's How the U.S. Government Plans to Break the Encryption on your Smartphone

A recently introduced Senate bill intends to tackle the rising use of strong encryption technology that cannot be decrypted by anyone without the correct key.

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Are Bernie Sanders Young Supporters Future of Democratic Party?

Sanders' campaign provides a stark contrast, both in terms of policy and approach, to that of his rival, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

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Remedial Classes Have Become a Hidden Cost of College

One in four students have to enroll in remedial classes their first year of college, costing their families nearly $1.5 billion, according to a study released Wednesday by Education Reform Now, a...

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Gender-Based Violence in the Bible, Part I: Jacob’s Daughter Dinah

Violence has been part of human history since the beginning of time, long before writing was invented (some five thousand years ago).

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Like Scalia, the Law School at George Mason Univ. has a Maverick Streak, Dean Says

Scalia, who died Feb. 13, was a polarizing figure — beloved by conservatives, derided by liberals — who loved the challenge of a debate himself.

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Excessive, Wrong-Headed Regulation of 'GMOs' Stifles Innovation and Slows Economic Growth

The most recent of the administration’s semiannual regulatory "unified agendas," released last November, revealed that more than 2,000 regulations are now being written, of which 144 are deemed...

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University Prepares to Welcome Class of 2020 to ‘Inside GW’ Days

By Brittney Dunkins

The George Washington University will welcome 4,000...

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Who Has ‘A Right to the City?’

By Ruth Steinhardt

Vanessa Perry is a Washington, D.C., native and a graduate of the District’s public schools. But the city where she now works as interim...

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D.C. Council Honors GW NIT Championship

The George Washington men's basketball team took another postseason honor on Tuesday when the D.C. Council acknowledged the Colonial’s National Invitation Tournament Championship with a resolution...

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GW Rowing Teams Host Annual Regatta

By Matt Stoss

The GW Invitational is one of the two biggest college rowing events on the East Coast—the Clemson Invitational is the other—and, anecdotally,...