Lebanon marks 20th anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination amid political shifts
Thousands of supporters have gathered in downtown Beirut to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik ...
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Two Different American Approaches to the World
The recent whirlwind of Trump administration foreign policy measures―many reversing those of the Biden ...
Why Silicon Valley Lost Its Patriotism
The tech industry was built in partnership with government, and it once pursued innovation as part of a shared national ...
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The Dubious Return of the Brutalists
Why the stark 20th-century architectural style is back in vogue.
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The harsh realities of school life in the early 20th century
But delve into the annals of history, and a different picture emerges, especially for the schoolchildren of Southampton in the early 20th century ... school closures. In late 1907, the medical ...
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Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78
Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century’s most chaotic ... for the AP during tense ...
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Six Nordic paintings that can help us rethink winter
Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer ... "There was a big desire in the late 19th Century to return to pure nature ...
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Century Girls Use Late Run To Defeat Jamestown; Patriot Boys Breeze
For the Blue Jay boys, a tough season continues. Century used a late 14-3 run to hold off Jamestown in girls basketball Tuesday 56-46 at Olson Gym at Century High School. The Patriot boys, undefeated ...
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From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and conflict in the 21st century
His expertise is on the Cold War, the Soviet Union, Stalinism, and Russia's intellectual history in the 20th century. He is the author of Collapse. The Fall of the Soviet Union. Michael Cox is ...
Vintage photos show how dangerous railways, mills, and other workplaces used to be
Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the dangerous workplaces.
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Credit card late fees cost Americans billions a year — now they're capped at $8
New government regulations are slashing the late fees charged by many credit card companies. On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule limiting the penalty ...