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Southwest Research Institute maintains 250 rare foundational science books, including an illegally printed book by Galileo ...

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A young Bosnian Serb had one plan to free his people from the monarchy of Austria-Hungary: kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the crown. The intricate assassination plan ended up setting off a ...

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One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid the government shutdown is the claim that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in ...

If an offense with the case as the best in college football, a Heisman-contending quarterback who talks more trash than a pro wrestler with overzealous script writers, a weekly check to see which ...

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s sudden divorce stunned fans across both the Hollywood and country music worlds. After 19 years of marriage, the couple confirmed they are separating — and while the ...