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" Kelvin Kiptum and Tigst Assefa, respectively, set records for the men’s and women’s marathon this

" Just when you thought nothing could make American football more popular, Taylor Swift comes onto t

" About a year from now, Americans will go to the polls--and they're likely to get a rematch between

" Fernando Botero was Colombia's most famous artist--and his whimsical, rotund figures are famous ar

" A bedbug infestation is spreading across Paris, even affecting the Métro, trains, hospitals and sc

" ""Dynamic pricing"": it's when businesses constantly change the price of a product, based on the c

" It's time to take a look back and learn the latest on several topics we've talked about in Plain E

" Diamond rings, bracelets, and earrings have a timeless beauty. They are in high demand, but they'r

" Scientists in Peru discovered fossils of an enormous whale, which lived about 37 million years ago

" Child social media influencers--or 'kidfluencers'--can make big money online. But they do so in a

" The Spanish national team won the women's World Cup in Australia earlier this year. But the stunni

" There are many similarities between Mexico and the U.S., but there are also some differences that

" The European Central Bank has identified seven possible design themes for the redesign of its pape

" The euro paper currency is over 20 years old. Now, the European Central Bank has started the proce

" ""Parmigiano Reggiano"" is a nutty, salty cheese with a 900-year history. Under European rules, on

" Pedometers and health apps all recommend we take 10,000 steps a day. Most people fall far short of

" Court cases often hinge on what words mean. But what happens when a dispute involves an emoji? To

" As the oil tanker FSO Safer deteriorated off the coast of Yemen, U.N. diplomats scrambled to get a

" The FSO Safer is an oil storage vessel, meant to store oil waiting to be shipped to the market. Bu

" Zoom, the teleconferencing company, promised a fully remote future. Employers (and especially empl