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TIL After Hurricane Sandy, American Red Cross responded to NY Attorney General’s public request for information by hiring lawyers and arguing that some information about the response was a “trade secret” and “competitive harm” from competitors mimicking their model

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XEaLD TIL about Mary Bell an 11 year old girl who murdered two small boys in cold blood.
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