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Friends, Tourists, Countrymen, See Where Julius Caesar Was Killed
The site where the emperor was assassinated by a group of senators in 44 B.C., nestled among four ancient temples,…
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A Poisonous Cold War Legacy That Defies a Solution
From 1950 to 1990, the U.S. Energy Department produced an average of four nuclear bombs every day, turning them out…
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World
These Extinct Elephants Were Neanderthals’ ‘Biggest Calorie Bombs’
In his 1931 book, “How to Tell Your Friends From the Apes,” the American satirist Will Cuppy noted that Neanderthals…
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Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?
The Biden administration is doubling down on its predecessor’s reckless decision to recognize Israel’s claims to Jerusalem as its capital,…
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Business
Barry Diller Explores Sale of The Daily Beast
The tech mogul’s company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.
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World
The Nuclear Dump That Created a Generation of Indigenous Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s…
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World
Hard-Line Israeli Minister Visits Volatile Jerusalem Holy Site
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the ultranationalist national security minister, toured the site just days after taking office, drawing a furious reaction from…
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News
It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries.
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A Long Road to Renewal for Former Military Bases
It is rare to come across hundreds of acres of land for sale in New Jersey, the country’s most densely…