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In Denmark, 50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons have been unearthed, a rare discovery
In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons ...
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AP Player of the Week: Penn State's Tyler Warren set TE receiving record with 17 catches against USC
Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel threw for 341 yards and had a hand in three touchdowns in the Ducks' 32-31 win over Ohio State in ...
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Operator dies and more than a dozen passengers hurt as New Jersey commuter train hits tree
A New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a tree on the tracks Monday, leaving the train operator dead and more than a dozen people injured.
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Trump's campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and ...
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From Swift to Springsteen to Al Jolson, candidates keep trying to use celebrities to change voters’ songs
As the Harris-Walz campaign tries to draw votes from Swift’s young fans, parallels can be drawn to Democratic Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton’s attempts to embrace youth culture in the 1992 presidential ...
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Scientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted
Since 1900, the number of published scientific articles has doubled about every 10 to 15 years; since 1980, about 8% to 9% annually. This acceleration reflects the immense and ever-growing scope of ...
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A devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter
(THE CONVERSATION) North Carolina and Florida are changing administrative rules and, in some cases, issuing emergency funding that is intended to make it easier for people in areas damaged by ...
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As OpenAI attracts billions in new investment, its goal of balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off
Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary that is overseen by a nonprofit board of directors. Since its founding in 2015, OpenAI’s official mission has been ...
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What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?
Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s home town, was, in 1908, a working-class city of just under 50,000 people – about the same size as its modern counterpart in Ohio.
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No country still uses an electoral college − except the US
The U.S. is the only democratic presidential system left that still uses an electoral college. A ‘popular’ alternative? There is an effort underway in the U.S. to replace the Electoral College. It may ...
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What is a communist, and what do communists believe?
Communists believe that people should share wealth so that no one is too poor, no one is too rich, and everyone has enough to survive and have a good life. A communist might be a member of a Communist ...
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Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent
(THE CONVERSATION) The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations. Many of these witnesses have spent their lives ...