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Here’s How the Pacific NW Is Preparing for “The Big One”
It’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins the War Against Bots
Ticket-buying bots are snatching up seats and jacking up the price of concert and theater tickets
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Five Things to Know About the Declaration of Sentiments
From seating to suffrage, here’s why the document is relevant today
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Parisians Are in an Uproar Over Their New Newstands
Paris’ iconic kiosks are being updated and replaced
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Vandals Destroyed 8,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Artworks in Tasmania
The priceless rock art is damaged beyond repair
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Headgear Fit for a Champion: What Muhammad Ali Left Behind
The boxer may be dead, but physical traces of his audacious life remain
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Turkey Sunk an Airplane to Turn It Into a Reef
An Airbus jumbo jet will soon become home to all sorts of sea life
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A Rare Blind Salamander’s Eggs Are Finally Hatching
Biologists have waited with bated breath for months
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The U.S. Just Announced an Unprecedented Ban on African Ivory
Will tighter rules help reduce global demand?
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Thailand’s Controversial “Temple Tigers” Are Finally Free
Thai officials found nearly 140 captive tigers as well as 40 dead cubs kept in freezers at the self-proclaimed sanctuary
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Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change
Will a warming planet destroy humankinds’ most precious cultural treasures?
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Five Times the United States Officially Apologized
These are a few instances where the U.S. admitted it had done wrong
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The U.S. Nuclear Program Still Uses Eight-Inch Floppy Disks
Technological change takes forever to boot up
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Rome Is Looking for People to Adopt Famous, Falling-Apart Sites
When in Rome, pony up some cash for cultural preservation
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The Longest, Deepest Train Tunnel in the World Is About to Open
It goes straight through the base of the Alps
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This Startup Wants to Open the 2020 Olympics With a Man-Made Meteor Shower
Could the only thing better than fireworks be fireworks launched from space?
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Young Adults Are More Likely to Live at Home Than With Significant Others
Is Mom’s basement the battlefield for a new social groundswell?
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Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green
To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble
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Four People Have Died on Everest in as Many Days
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India’s Space Agency Just Launched a Mini Space Shuttle
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