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Geoff Bennett: That department has been a target of critics for nearly as long as it's existed, but President Trump and other Republicans want to go all the way this time, calling the department ...

It turns out that two different types of Spot were made: one for the French market, with brown Bakelite mountings for the speedometer and all the switches, while the other was for export, with a black ...

“It’s like the greatest car ever invented,” Hannity declared. “It really is. And I’m not just saying that.” The 63-year-old MAGA pundit announced last week that he’d bought a new ...

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The film "The Fourth Kingdom" explores the evolution and significance of synthetic plastics, particularly phenolic plastics, invented by ... the vast applications of Bakelite, from automotive ...