The US has the strongest incentive to prevent Taiwan from being captured by China
The wars now waged in Ukraine and at half a dozen strategic strips of the Middle East have increased the public’s fear that a ...
La Brújula Verde1d
George Anson, the British seafarer who circumnavigated the world to capture the Spanish Acapulco Galleon
The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its ...
Greek Reporter4d
A Mom’s Message in a Bottle Obtained 26 Years Later by Her Daughter
Twenty-six years after it was sent, a mom’s message in a bottle was found by a student who attended school with her daughter.
Boston College3d
'The Poetics of Property'
Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Patricia Palmer will discuss the topic at a public lecture on November 13 ...
‘Sell or you get pushed out.’ Texas property owners face 14-day eminent domain deadline
Neighbors in east Williamson County say they’re worried they’ll lose their land if plans for a county road project, which is ...
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New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
The review includes hundreds of cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites as well as some that defy easy ...
South Australia1d
Trifonov and Goerne: Swan Songs | Adelaide Festival
Two generation-defining artists turn to a composer close to their heart – Franz Schubert – for a very special two-concert ...
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French Women Had More Power in the Middle Ages Than After the Revolution
In the 14th century, power in Europe was largely in the hands of the aristocracy. Surprisingly, one-fifth of the rulers were ...
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MAP Bengaluru presents digital experience ‘Tawaif — Tracing the Courtesan in the History of Cinema’
How much of history is ‘his’ story and how of it is ‘her’? The more aware we become of the sources of our knowledge about our ...
The New York Times4d
Do You Know These World-Famous Children’s Books?
This week’s literary geography quiz celebrates popular children’s books and stories from cultures around the world. To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the ...
The Woman Whose Crusade Gave Today’s Book-Banning Moms a Blueprint
B ook bans are skyrocketing in America, finds a new report from PEN America, a non-profit organization that champions free ...
Pacific Daily News1d
Airport to seek public input on draft noise exposure map update report
Public input will be sought on the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority's draft noise exposure map update report from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14. The 30-day public comment period on "14 Code of ...