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  2. Runaway (dependent) - Wikipedia

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    Running away from home is considered a crime in some jurisdictions, but it is usually a status offense punished with probation, or not punished at all. [16] Giving aid or assistance to a runaway instead of turning them in to the police is a more serious crime called "harboring a runaway", and is typically a misdemeanor .

  3. Land Rush of 1889 - Wikipedia

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    Painting depicting the famous land rush in the former western Indian Territory and future Oklahoma Territory, April 22nd, 1889.. The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands of the former western portion of the federal Indian Territory, which had decades earlier since the 1830s been assigned to the Creek and Seminole native peoples.

  4. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    In all, more than 160 million acres (650 thousand km 2; 250 thousand sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River. These acts were the first sovereign decisions of post-war North–South capitalist ...

  5. Recess is good for kids. So why are some schools still taking ...

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    Stephanie Krauss, a St. Louis-area mom of two boys, former fifth grade teacher and principal and author of Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn and Thrive, says taking away ...

  6. How to deal with neighbors that encroach on your property - AOL

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    If your neighbor has taken a few feet of your land when building his fence, you can take steps to take back your land. A caveat, however; make sure you know where your true property boundaries are.

  7. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    His daughter-in-law is a teacher in Texas and his son is a firefighter in Texas. "In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," Paternostro said. "It's not fair."

  8. Urban decay - Wikipedia

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    Urban decay is often the result of inter-related socio-economic issues, including urban planning decisions, economic deprivation of the local populace, the construction of freeways and railroad lines that bypass or run through the area, [2] depopulation by suburbanization of peripheral lands, real estate neighborhood redlining, [3] and ...

  9. Feral hogs terrorizing Texas town, infuriating locals: 'I can ...

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    Feral hogs cause an estimated $400 million in damage per year in Texas, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, while national costs are estimated at about $1.5 billion annually.