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Israeli troops catapult fireball into Lebanon using weapon rarely used since 16th century
Crossroads Today· 7 days agoThe trebuchet, a rotating arm with a sling attached to launch a projectile, has rarely been used since the 16th century. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the catapult was “a local initiative ...
What’s happening in Portland for Juneteenth? Find out about tomorrow's events
KATU Portland· 3 days agoNational Independence to celebrate the freeing of enslaved Americans. Historians say that even though the Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves in 1863 many enslaved people in Confederate ...
Earth from space: Trio of ringed ice caps look otherworldly on Russian Arctic islands
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThis 2018 satellite photo of ice caps on the Arctic islands of Russia's Severnaya Zemlya archipelago...
On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOn this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history...
Gaza, the Quran and the Torah: Is the Middle East conflict now a religious war?
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut Theodore Herzl, the 19th-century founder of modern Zionism, was an entirely secular figure and...
Fact Check: About That Alleged Pic of Demodex Mites That Live on Human Faces
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis difference in scale, however, is not immediately obvious when dealing with a close-up image...
New York City man 'lived' the Constitution for a year. Here are 7 things he learned
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA.J. Jacobs, author of the book "The Year of Living Constitutionally," shared with Fox News Digital...
Tavares Strachan, Hayward Gallery, review: monuments to black history that raise awkward questions
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile activists have pulled down statues to old white colonialists, Tavares Strachan prefers to...
What’s in a name? In Ireland, a host of letters that Americans find hard to pronounce - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoThe Merriam-Webster account on X, known for snappier and snarkier posts than are usually associated...
The legacy of Amelia Earhart lives in the Kansas town where she was born
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoSince 1997, there has been an annual Amelia Earhart Festival. The bridge over the Missouri River is...