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The ‘Big Ditch’ prevents major flooding in Wichita. Could it serve another purpose?
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoIf the Corps of Engineers objected and decertified it for flood control, many property owners in the...
A City of Light and Shadows Is Redrawn for the Olympics
New York Times· 3 hours agoThe Olympic project is almost unthinkable in its audacity, and a major security headache, but then...
80 years on: Marking the liberation of Majdanek Nazi camp – DW – 07/24/2024
Deutsche Welle· 4 hours agoA US war reporter would later describe Majdanek as "the most terrible place on the face of the Earth," comparing it to a huge car factory "for the production of death." Ahead ...
On this day in history, July 24, 1998, World War II epic 'Saving Private Ryan' debuts in theaters
AOL· 8 hours ago"Saving Private Ryan," writes the website CinemaScholars.com, "makes the claim as being the greatest war film of all time." Steven Spielberg directed the movie, which starred peak-of-his-powers ...
Kamala Harris is the ‘perfect’ candidate to beat Trump, presidential historian says
Fortune via Yahoo Finance Canada· 16 hours ago“It makes you feel superficial, but it...Perry thinks Harris should be very attuned to her affect, ...
Art Brut Originated in a French Psychiatric Hospital—See How
Artnet News· 18 hours agoThe term art brut—meaning “raw art”—was first coined by French artist Jean Dubuffet in the 1940s,...
Greece celebrates 50 years since restoration of democracy – DW – 07/23/2024
Deutsche Welle· 23 hours agoAs southern Europe swelters in an oppressive and seemingly endless heat wave, Greece is marking the...
St. Catharines resident says condition of family’s burial site a ‘disgrace’
Niagara This Week· 1 day agoSgt. Garnet Wright stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. As a member of the Canadian Armed...
Before Biden, these 5 past presidents faced health issues amid re-election
AOL· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. Although the White House press office told Fox News Digital on Monday that "health was
The Conductor Who Bent Music History to His Will
New York Times· 1 day agoThere is a passage in Serge Koussevitzky’s final recording of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony that some listeners might hear in horror, but others with a...