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Unite the Rails
When Leland Stanford hammered in the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, connecting the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific…
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New York Times Coverage Avoids the Third Rails of Sex Trafficking
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Pirates fire grenades and board vessel off Somali coast
Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Plays It Too Safe
It’s fun to wonder whether Bush—or any of the other moralists determined to “eliminate all actual repulsive situations” from Shelley’s…
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Months-old video shows Pakistani missile, not Afghan test
As a ceasefire halted a week of deadly violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan in mid-October, footage of a missile launch was shared in…
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Erika Kirk says she's never watched Charlie's assassination videos
Erika Kirk, widow of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said on Fox News that she has never seen the videos of the moment her…
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Seven Italian climbers missing in Nepal as storms, avalanches leave 9 dead
Seven Italian climbers are missing in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains after heavy snowstorms and avalanches have killed at least nine people…
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Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony
In the shadow of Rabin’s assassination, youth movements gathered to call for healing and national unity in Israel. Relatives of freed and…
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“Peter Hujar’s Day” Gives the Past a New Life
What’s the point of talking pictures if the people in them don’t talk? The characters in Ira Sachs’s films always express themselves…
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The Administration, for its part, has denied causing widespread harm, even as it has made the scale of the damage harder to…
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Salman Rushdie’s Literary Inspirations
Salman Rushdie prefers not to immerse himself in other people’s writing when he is working on his own. “When I’m writing fiction, I tend…
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Possible space debris hit delays return of China's astronauts
Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The return of three Chinese astronauts in orbit has been put on hold after space debris caused damage as they geared up to…
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Chinese ‘Mini Drone Carrier’ Seen Being Used As Test Ship
We appear to have gotten our first look at a curious Chinese ship, which some have dubbed a ‘drone carrier,’ actually in use, supporting…
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Visa fee U-turn for man hoping to reunite family
A father who could not afford to apply for a visa needed to move his family from Canada to the UK has had the fee waived. Christopher…
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It’s Cool to Have No Followers Now
There are many ways to be big on social media, but they are not created equal. Maybe an account belongs to a popular brand or to a famous…
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Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Saying to Tear-Gas Protesters “For Fun”
“We should start, tonight, with ‘the country’s open,’ congratulations, then we should pass voter ID, we should pass no mail-in voting, we…
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Mexico President Sheinbaum presses charges after street harassment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that the harassment she suffered from a drunk man in the street near…
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Stuck in traffic? Google Maps has a smarter AI assistant for you
Drivers navigating traffic on their morning commutes will be able to do much more than just find directions and the nearest gas station on…
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Son who sued parents must stay at Ghana boarding school, judge rules
A 14-year-old British boy who took his parents to court after they sent him to boarding school in Africa must remain there until at least…
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Anti-migrant group ordered to stop blocking foreigners from South African healthcare
A South African court has ordered an anti-migrant group to stop blocking foreign nationals from accessing public health facilities and…
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Medieval tower collapse adds to Italy's workplace toll
The deadly collapse of a medieval tower in Rome has made global headlines, but for trade unions, it is simply the latest of many workplace…
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Volkswagen to develop chip for China smart cars with Horizon Robotics
The move would deepen the carmaker’s research and development capability ‘in China, for China’ Volkswagen said on Wednesday (Nov 5) that…