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Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot rises to about $1.7 billion
With no winner in Monday's drawing, the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve will be an estimated $1.7 billion.
Testusers
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Lessons From My Father's Long, Good Life
Frederick Baker was born in 1920 and died last week. He was an even-tempered man of kindness and faith.
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Freed Nigerian schoolchildren to be reunited with families
Month-long ordeal ends but no details released on how they regained their freedom or who was behind abductionA final group of 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren freed by the government on Sunday are expected to be reunited with their families in the central Niger state on Monday, ending a month-l…
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Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection
New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objectsIt’s a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn’t know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the new Africa Hub at Manchester Museum, north-west England, whic…
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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Nation and the Wapekeka First Nation in their Conservation Vision
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KI and Wapekeka Nations Declare Homelands Permanently Protected
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Toronto, ON – Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Nation (KI) and Wapekeka...
KI and Wapekeka Nations Declare Homelands Permanently Protected
Invite Diplomatic Talks with Province
Toronto, ON – Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Nation (KI) and Wapekeka...
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Bethlehem prepares for Christmas after two years of canceled celebrations
Christmas celebrations are back in Bethlehem after two years.
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Grundon’s Toni Robinson appointed as new WISH Chair
The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum announces that Toni Robinson, Risk & Sustainability Director at Grundon Waste Management, has been elected as its new Chair.
The post Grundon’s Toni Robinson appointed as new WISH Chair appeared first on Circular Online.
The post Grundon’s Toni Robinson appointed as new WISH Chair appeared first on Circular Online.
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'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq
A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.
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From Cornwall to Scotland: The Rock Pool Project expands with seven new UK Hubs
Calling all citizen scientists – one of Britain’s favourite seaside pastimes is going national. The Rock Pool Project has announced the launch of seven new hubs across the UK, bringing its Competitive Rock Pooling events to more coastal communities than ever before. Thanks to support from the Scotti…
Mdl
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Nonstop laughing for 20 minutes: Japan’s ritual for good fortune
Every winter in Osaka, thousands gather at a temple to laugh—nonstop—for 20 minutes. Known as "Owarai Shinji", this rare ritual draws on ancient Japanese mythology, where laughter once brought the sun back to the world. More than humor, they see it as a disciplined act of unity, hope, and renewal.
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I tested the new elementaryOS 8.1 beta, and it absolutely brings the magic
This update proves that listening to users can make an already great Linux distro even better.
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Parents told to lead by example and turn off phones this Christmas
The children's commissioner says children are "crying out" for family time over the festive break.
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McDonald's Netherlands pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
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The tooth fairy just got reimagined for the tech-savvy generation
Tooth Fairy Tracker features Kiki the Tooth Fairy as its central character. When a child loses a tooth, parents can visit the website and enter their email to receive notifications as Kiki begins her mission.
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Winter must-reads from the National Marine Biological Library
Looking for the perfect book to curl up with this winter? If you love the ocean, marine life and the stories behind our ocean, these three titles – reviewed in The Marine Biologist magazine – are essential additions to your reading list. Plus, MBA Members enjoy exclusive discounts when purchasing th…
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Dr Dan Smale awarded Marsh Prize for groundbreaking climate change research
We are proud to announce that Dr Dan Smale, Senior Research Fellow at the Marine Biological Association, has been awarded the Marsh Award for Climate Change Research by the British Ecological Society (BES). This prestigious honour recognises Dan’s exceptional contributions to understanding the ecolo…
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How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm
This summer, more than a dozen Burrowing Owls hatched in an unusual habitat: in plastic underground tunnels within the footprint of a sprawling, 10,000-acre solar energy complex outside of Phoenix...
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Q&A with Dr. Manuel Castellote: Listening to whales
What inspired you to study marine mammals? MC: Ever since my childhood growing up in Spain, I’ve been interested in animals. Once a chair went missing in our house, and my parents found it on the roof because I had been sitting up there, observing cats moving across the houses. I’ve been especially …
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Science at Sea: 20 Years of the Oceana Ranger
Standing in the harbor of California’s Marina del Rey on a cool day in January 2005, actor and Oceana Board Member Ted Danson smashed a bottle of champagne to celebrate Oceana’s new “eyes and ears in the oceans”: a freshly-painted, double-masted ship christened the Oceana Ranger. Today, despite bein…
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Buy Not Exactly Rocket Science: The Book
I moved to ScienceBlogs earlier this year. If you want to catch up on what you missed, buy my new book and get 80 of the best blog posts from the last year. From Mexican-waving bees to snow-making bacteria, from the neuroscience of jazz to the psychology of voting, the book covers some of the […]
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