European Central Bank President Lagarde to step down early
External article · Al JazeeraChristine Lagarde will leave the post in February, nine months before the end of her eight-year term.
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- External article · Ars Technica Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
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Why Plato and Aristotle Made Music Part of Education
Trill News DeskPlato and Aristotle made music part of education because they believed it shaped character and judgment, but both reserved that training for a favored class.
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Trill News DeskDolly Parton Imagination Library books are free to families because a local partner pays for the books and postage, so access depends on where a child lives.
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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 Webb Needs a Giant Sunshield to See
Webb needs a sunshield because its own warmth could overwhelm faint infrared signals that astronomers use to study distant galaxies and stars hidden by dust.
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John Rawls and the Veil of Ignorance Test for a Fair Society
John Rawls's veil of ignorance asks which society you would choose to be born into without knowing your place, and most nations still fail his fairness test.
Democrats are the unwitting beneficiaries of Trump’s immigration policies
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Why a Signed Salvador Dali Print Still Needs Evidence
A signed Salvador Dali print needs evidence of its edition and ownership, because a famous name cannot establish how the image was made or who authorized it.
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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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Hackers Cracked Open a Flock Camera and Found It Watching People Too
A hacked Flock camera shows that the license plate readers on American roads also detect people, and its own logs counted 1.6 million images in just 21 days.
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Chris Johnson Writes to His Children About Life With ALS
Chris Johnson says ALS has changed his body but not his identity as a father, as the former Tennessee Titans star sends a letter to all four of his children.
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