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Why Wikipedia’s Highway Editors Took the Exit Ramp
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWelcome to Source Notes, a Future Tense column about the internet’s information ecosystem. Wikipedia, road infrastructure, and drama—one of these things...
Wikipedia Is Covering the War in Israel and Gaza Better Than X
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhoto illustration by Slate. Photos by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bill & Melinda Gates...
Fact Check: About the Rumor 2024 Solar Eclipse Will Pass Over Every US City Named Nineveh
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSky Noir Photography / Getty Images Claim: The United States has seven towns named Nineveh and all...
Bice: Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has been quietly editing her own Wikipedia page
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSupreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was scolded by a Wikipedia editor this month for her heavy...
The 27 Weirdest Town Names Ever Put on the Map
Bob Vila via Yahoo News· 9 months agofirehouse in rough and ready california Across the United States there are towns that are remarkable for their storied namesakes. From accidents to...
Russian troops have turned to Wikipedia to find instructions on handling weapons and used 1960s-era...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSoldiers conduct military exercises in Moscow, Russia, on September 1, 2022.Russian Defense...
The Easter tornado outbreak that faced added COVID-19 complications
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
5 Habits That Have Been Wiped Out By The Internet
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s no question that the internet has made life easier. But it also has wiped out a lot of personal habits, some of which might have been...
Detroit launches effort and an app to document all of city's murals
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOver the summer, USA Today, the nation’s largest newspaper, declared Detroit the No. 4 city in the...
Providence, Rhode Island: Carpeted Malls And More (Not A Typo)
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you think of travel destinations in the US, the usual suspects come to mind: New York City, Los...