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" Japan drew the short straw with hosting the 2020-turned-2021 Olympic Games. Under pressure from th

" Several American food brands have been around for over a century, including a coffee brand from 18

" Several American food brands have been around for over a century, including a coffee brand from 18

" “Judge Judy” is an American daytime courtroom television show that’s been airing for over 25 years

" The Delta variant is rapidly spreading throughout the globe, and it’s causing a higher percentage

" Jürgen Conings was a Belgian soldier that stole military weapons and set off a massive 35-day manh

" On July 11, Richard Branson traveled aboard his own Virgin Galactic rocket ship on the first priva

" For at least 100 years, kids have been learning in schools in the same format: a teacher and a cla

" China’s Communist Party celebrated 100 years in power this month. From its humble beginnings in a

" New York City is experimenting with ranked-choice voting, where you rank the candidates in order o

" A fully occupied condominium building in Surfside, Florida tragically collapsed in the middle of t

" When Britney Spears was 26, she had just gone through a series of personal meltdowns. As a result,

" The world is facing a semiconductor shortage. Semiconductor microchips are in everything nowadays:

" This spring, Law & Order introduced its latest installment in the franchise: “Law & Order: Organiz

" After a year of pandemic life and working from home in comfortable pants, Gen Z has declared that

" The gig economy – the future of work – is here, and consumers love it. We can get a ride, order fo

" A new dinosaur was discovered in Australia, named the “Australotitan cooperensis,” or “Cooper” for

" When we think of scams, we usually think of vulnerable elderly people falling for a classic email

" Tourism was put on hold for 2020. As the world recovers from the pandemic-induced recession, coope

" “Long Covid” refers to the approximately ten percent of Covid sufferers whose symptoms do not go a