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Villena Treasure Stolen After Decoy Alarm Pulls Police Away
Thieves emptied most of the Treasure of Villena in four minutes, carrying off Bronze Age gold that has anchored the identity of a small Spanish town since 1963.
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Maryland Measles Cases Hit 31 After Just Three All Last Year
Maryland has confirmed 31 measles cases this year against three in all of last year, and 27 of them arrived after July 15 among residents who were not vaccinated.
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Why Americans Stopped Inviting Friends Over for Dinner
Americans have stopped hosting friends at home, and the share who have guests over at least monthly has fallen from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026.
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Why RAM and SSD Prices Keep Climbing as Memory Makers Chase AI
RAM and SSD prices keep rising because memory makers now lock most of their output into long term deals with AI data centers, so cheap memory may not return.
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A Days of Thunder sequel has been greenlit, with Tom Cruise back as Cole Trickle and Anne Hathaway cast as a NASCAR team owner and engineer, out in June 2028.
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Hackers Cracked Open a Flock Camera and Found It Watching People Too
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Chris Johnson Writes to His Children About Life With ALS
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