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Eight Weird and Wonderful Museums in Paris
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoFrom the Louvre to the Musée d’Orsay, there’s no question that Paris has some of the best museums in Europe. At the Museum of the History of Medicine,...
Democratic Congressman Calls for Joe Biden to End Campaign After Debate Performance Stirs Party...
EconoTimes· 3 days agoThis bold comment comes in the wake of Biden's recent performance at the Presidential debates, which...
NASA says astronauts from Boeing's Starliner could be in space for a couple more weeks even though...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThe spacecraft is leaking some of the helium that is part of its propulsion system, the outlet...
Exit poll shows landslide win for Britain's Labour Party amid frustration with Conservatives
MPR News· 3 days agoBritain’s Labour Party was headed for a huge majority in a parliamentary election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions ...
Miki Sudo sets record for hot dog eating and Patrick Bertoletti wins men’s contest
MPR News· 3 days agoPatrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's ...
Luxury department store Saks buys Neiman Marcus, and Amazon gets a stake
MPR News· 3 days agoA luxury retailer is making its own high-end purchase: Saks Fifth Avenue's parent company is buying Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, in a merger that would create a dominant upscale department ...
As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills
MPR News· 4 days agoThe summer has already been a scorcher and heat alerts across the country could lead to more records broken. Public housing residents, many elderly, children or sick, are disproportionately ...
After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn
MPR News· 4 days agoIn a closely watched legal fight over how the federal Voting Rights Act can be enforced, civil rights groups have made an unusual move. Last Friday, attorneys led by the American Civil Liberties ...
Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister
MPR News· 4 days agoThe candidate likely to become Britain’s next prime minister is a human rights lawyer who once called for the British monarchy to be abolished, but years later knelt before Charles, then prince ...
To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species
MPR News· 4 days agoTo save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost ...