The forgotten first emancipation proclamation
National Geographic· 4 days agoBy the onset of the ...largest and most prosperous of the 13 colonies, and Blacks accounted for nearly one in two of its half million inhabitants. The ...
36 Hours in... Luxor
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAhead of the scorching summer and before tourists return en masse, you can have Tutankhamun and the rest of Egypt’s vast outdoor museum to yourself, says...
The Long, Winding History of Rock Paper Scissors
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRock Paper Scissors is beautiful and brilliant in its simplicity: Two players. Rock Paper Scissors leaves no wiggle room for bias or unfairness. The...
Op-Ed: A new McCarthyism finds a champion in Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJoseph McCarthy’s name long ago became an “ism”— a synonym for reckless accusation, fear-mongering...
Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from 'astronomical' trades
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoA British investment banker at the center of Germany's biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday...
White House defends Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are 'harmless' with chart...
Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhite House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany came to her press briefing on Monday prepared to defend...
The Complete Story of the Alpine A110
Road & Track via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhile American heads understandably spun right around last year for the launch of a new Corvette, the gear-minded craniums of Europe began swiveling more...
Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“For the majority of trucks, they won’t even notice the difference,” said John Keefe, spokesman for...
What Jesus Really Said About Heaven and Hell
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe vast majority of these people naturally assume this is what Jesus himself taught. Neither Jesus, nor the Hebrew Bible he interpreted, endorsed the...
‘Lorenzo’: What Happens Next and What To Do About It?
ALM Media via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSeveral years ago, in the landmark case of Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders, 564 U.S....