One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby’s on Wednesday.
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Amazon manipulated injury data to make warehouses appear safer, a Senate probe finds
A Senate committee investigation, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Amazon of risking worker safety for speed while manipulating injury data to make its warehouses seem safer than they are.
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Three people are dead and several more are hospitalized in Wisconsin school shooting
At least three people, including the alleged shooter, are dead after a shooting at a Wisconsin grade school.
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First public comments attributed to Assad claim he never planned to leave Syria
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to have issued his first remarks since opposition forces took over the capital over a week ago in a Telegram post from Moscow.
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Germany’s Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a longtime theater lover, makes her Broadway debut
Jackson made a cameo in the romantic comedy musical & Juliet on Saturday night. She told NPR: “I got a call, and someone said, ‘We heard that this was your lifelong dream.’ And it is.”
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These global stories were very, very, very popular in 2024
Our blog published hundreds of stories in 2024. These are the 11 that captured the most pageviews. If you look at the headlines, you’ll understand why.
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Life Kit’s most-read stories of 2024: Sleep myths, tipping etiquette, home design tricks
Comics, social etiquette and myth-busting stories ruled Life Kit in 2024. That includes guidance on what to do if a partner cheats — and how to tip at fast food joints.
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A 50 thousand year-old love story between humans and Neanderthals
Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.
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There’s more to Christmas music than Mariah and Bing
DJ Robert Drake of WXPN walks us through the strange and wonderful world of Christmas music.