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Neanderthal Men Were Banging Human Women for Hundreds of Thousands of Years

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Neanderthal interbreeding reshaped human ancestry for hundreds of thousands of years

A recent study in Science suggests a consistent pattern in how Neanderthals and early modern ...

ByMiles Harper

A container ship docks at a Panama Canal port as cranes load stacks of cargo, amid a dispute over long-term terminal concessions.

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China threatens Panama over canceled 1990s port deals: warns of severe political, economic fallout

Beijing moved this week to publicly admonish Panama after Panama announced it would annul several ...

ByCalvin Baxter

3 Books That Feel Like the First Day of Spring

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Books for a spring reset: 3 uplifting reads to brighten your day

The thaw has arrived: warmer days are finally nudging winter aside, and for many readers ...

ByMiles Harper

Primrose Candy Company factory in Chicago after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Chicago candy factory files bankruptcy: century-old maker at risk after massive losses

A Chicago candy factory that has been a neighborhood fixture for nearly a century has ...

ByCalvin Baxter

Gen Alpha Is Sick of Superheroes. They Want Father Figures Instead.

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Gen Alpha embraces dad role models: superheroes lose their shine

A fresh UCLA study suggests the cultural appetite for tough, unflappable superheroes may be fading ...

ByMiles Harper

Synthetic diamond crystal held between fingers, symbolizing US-Japan plans to invest $550B to reduce reliance on China

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US and Japan pledge $550 billion for lab-grown diamonds: a direct rebuke to China

The reported plan to channel roughly $550 billion into building a Western synthetic-diamond supply chain ...

ByCalvin Baxter

Cruise Ship Partiers Just Set a World Record for Most Margaritas in 8 Hours

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Margarita world record broken on cruise as passengers downed dozens in 8 hours

On Feb. 17, while anchored off Cozumel, the cruise ship Regal Princess set a new ...

ByMiles Harper

Entrance to the La Línea Tunnel in Colombia, the longest road tunnel in Latin America, cutting through the Andes mountains

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Latin America’s longest tunnel opens after decade-long build: ends mountain isolation

A new underground passage — now the longest tunnel in Latin America — has finally ...

ByCalvin Baxter

Americans Eat a Ton of Fast Food for the Reason You Think

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Fast food now fuels U.S. meals: convenience, cost and time squeeze consumers

New consumer data this year points to a blunt reason behind America’s reliance on quick ...

ByMiles Harper

World map made of US dollar bills illustrating global public debt and the most indebted countries in 2025.

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Debt crisis: three countries owe more than 120% of GDP in 2025

A newly released ranking for 2025 shows three countries with public debt levels topping 120% ...

ByCalvin Baxter

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