The Monteagle Letter: A Tip-Off That Saved Parliament from Destruction
The gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes being arrested while trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament. More than six centuries after Edward III first enshrined the crime of treason in…
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“13 Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Jailed Egyptian Activist”
The Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been on hunger strike in prison since April. The majority of living Nobel prize for literature laureates have called on world…
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President Biden warns of dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare under Republican control
President Biden attends a rally in Hallandale Beach, Fla., to support gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Senate hopeful Val Demings. Biden called out the state’s Republican leaders in his speech….
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The Forgotten Deportation: Steven Fenves’ Family Forced from Home in 1944
Steven Fenves didn’t notice her on that May morning in 1944 as he and his family were forced from their home in. Subotica, part of the deportations ordered by the…
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Anthony Fauci to Be Honored with National Portrait Gallery Video
Anthony Fauci doesn’t know how history will remember him, but he does know how it will see him. On a recent. Saturday, he’s inside a private room at Washington’s National…
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Putin Leaves Door Open for More Mobilization in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin will not end decree that has led to call-up of thousands. Vladimir Putin appears to have allowed for future waves of mobilisation after declining to end a decree…
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How poor sleep affects the risk of glaucoma
Sleeping too little or too much, snoring, daytime sleepiness and insomnia may all increase the risk of glaucoma, a common eye condition that affects millions of people and can lead…
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Bolsonaro Finally Breaks His Silence After Election Defeat
Bolsonaro also alluded to claims that the election had not been fair. Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has broken his almost two-day silence over his defeat in Sunday’s election –…
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Original ‘ET’ model from movie up for sale for $3 million
ET, Spielberg’s 1982 mechanical alien, is expected to fetch about $3m. Steven Spielberg’s classic 1982 film ET told the story of a stranded extraterrestrial’s attempt to return home – and…
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The Sharpest Drop in Worker Productivity on Record
An office building on Third Avenue in New York. In the first half of the year, worker productivity dropped by the sharpest rate on record going back to 1947. Employers…
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