DNA analysis strengthens evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings

The Oldest Evidence of Drug Use is Also a Story About Addiction

Today in Supreme Court History: September 21, 1981

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Researchers Say They’ve Found the Truth About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

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The Shaky Evidence That Flock Cameras Reduce Crime Rates

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In 2011, a reddish hair was found in Thomas Jefferson's bible. That discovery prompted a decade of DNA testing – and a lot of ill will

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