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PoliticsPhiladelphia sues Trump administration for removing evidence of slavery from George Washington’s house
By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
By Steven Lamy and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
EuropeChristmas 500 years ago was a drunken 6-week feast that may have been considerably better than the modern holiday, medieval historian says
By Bobbi Sutherland and The ConversationDecember 25, 2025
CommentaryI left consulting to begin teaching at Dartmouth right before the release of ChatGPT. Disruption is always messy—and there’s always a twist
By Scott D. AnthonyNovember 29, 2025
EconomyOne of the world’s most popular economists on why AI is ‘undoubtedly going to crash’: It’s built off ‘digital lettuce’—and the U.S. will be just fine anyway
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 20, 2025
North AmericaWisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’ by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes
By Todd Richmond and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
BankingThe yellow brick road from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a gold allegory with a deeper message that’s been overlooked for years
By David McWilliamsNovember 16, 2025
LawThe lawyer who literally wrote the legal terms for the end of the Civil War is finally a member of the New York State Bar, 130 years after his death
By Carolyn Thompson and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
PoliticsIs American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century
By Robert A. Strong and The ConversationNovember 10, 2025
FinanceTop economist says it’s ‘panic season’ in markets and it’s your fault for taking summer vacation. Blame the ‘harvest time’ mentality
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 10, 2025
By Chris MorrisJune 25, 2025
TechCar safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured
By Jeff McMurray and The Associated PressJune 23, 2025
Finance15 years ago, a software developer paid for two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin. Those pies would be worth $1.1 billion today
By Alan Suderman and The Associated PressMay 22, 2025
By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressMay 5, 2025
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