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Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The ...

Denmark's last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its ...

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The year 2025 puts us one quarter of the way through the 21st century. We'll spend the year looking back at some of the amazing advances we've experienced. In this episode: privatized space travel.

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