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" Boston, Massachusetts is one of the oldest cities in the United States, and it’s chock-full of his

" Mental health and wellness has historically been a fairly taboo topic. But the pandemic supercharg

" At some point, you have probably waited in line to fill up a car at a gas station. Well, imagine t

" The gender-neutral pronoun, “iel,” was recently added to the French dictionary, and is meant to be

" The UAE announced that it’s changing its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday to match

" QR codes have a variety of uses in the modern economy. They help us do everything from purchasing

" Taylor Swift rerecorded and rereleased her 2012 album ‘Red,’ and it’s making a statement across th

QR codes have exploded in popularity in recent years. The codes are integrated in ordering at restau

" A weaker maple syrup harvest this year put Canada in a bit of a sticky situation. As the world lea

" Angela Merkel has been the German chancellor since 2005. Since then, the world and Europe have end

" Germany is preparing to say goodbye to Angela Merkel, its center-right Chancellor of the past sixt

" Portugal’s parliament passed a new law that gives employees a “right to rest.” In practice, this m

" Big companies like Johnson & Johnson, Toshiba, and General Electric are breaking into smaller comp

" Leaving a five-star review has become customary for any experience that is excellent, good, averag

" Merck and Pfizer have developed antiviral pills that are effective at reducing COVID-19 hospitaliz

" Vertical farming is a new way to farm that is done all indoors and – get this – doesn’t require an

" Scientists temporarily attached a pig kidney to a human, and it worked for 54 days. This has the m

" Bogota launched an anti-machismo “Calm Line” hotline to help men manage feelings that can lead to

" The global supply chain has had a rough couple of years. First, of course, there was the pandemic.

" The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in Spain has been erupting for a month, and unf