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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be walking into unusually unfriendly territory this week when he meets his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies.

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The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the ...