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" Forget pushy salesmen and rows of mattresses to try in a store: the new way to buy a mattress is o

" A pair of Venezuelan immigrants to Miami pulled off a bold scheme to defraud members of their coun

" American real estate is considered a safe asset for wealthy people in unstable economies. They lik

" As fighting continues, Ukraine's railways have adapted to move refugees, supply the front lines, a

" A new law in New York City requires all job postings to include a ""good faith"" range of base pay

" The texts seem innocent at first: a case of mistaken identity or a request for advice. But for man

" From ""Monster"" to ""Making of a Murderer,"" true crime has never been as popular as it is now. M

" In the ultra-competitive world of streaming, Netflix has found a worldwide hit: its series called

" Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, will return to presidency in Brazil, after defeating inc

" The World Cup is the most-watched sports tournament in the world, and the 2022 edition starts Mond

" Elon Musk, the world's richest man by some measures, has purchased Twitter, a social media network

We all know that different countries call things differently (lift vs. elevator, for example). But e

" Today's lesson is a look back at some recent lesson topics. Just months after the exit of Boris Jo

" America's national immigration policy has been broken for decades. Now, border state governors and

" The British Broadcasting Corporation turns 100 years old this month. The BBC started as a way for

" If an asteroid were on a collision course with Earth, could we avoid disaster by pushing the aster

" Natural gas powers factories, heats homes, and generates electricity. And in Europe, much of the g

" The world of chess has been turned upside down after Norwegian Magnus Carlsen accused American tee

" One of the most famous strategy games in human history, chess spread around the world over 1,000 y

" A new type of tomato is about to hit American grocery stores. It’s purple, it has enhanced nutriti