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Riddick Bowe became the undisputed world heavyweight champion at age 25 by defeating Holyfield. Today we recall the comedy, drama, legendary old school battles, and ruthless aggression he embodied. ~sports.combat Video 43:18 5 votes
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Michigan tests road layout where oncoming cars share a lane to make room for bikes ~transport Article 476 words, published Jul 26 2023 33 votes
Campaign launched on Thursday to boycott the Faroe Islands over their highly controversial slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins ~enviro Link 38 votes
I tried to convince Steve Curry not to take his deadly hike when I met him in Death Valley. The memory haunts me. ~hobbies Article 52 votes
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The blue flash: How a careless slip led to a fatal accident in the Manhattan Project ~science physics Article 1375 words 43 votes
Canada eliminated from Women's World Cup after crushing loss to Australia ~sports.football Article 1141 words 11 votes
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How Big Tech rewrote the USA's first cellphone repair law ~tech Article 2009 words, published Feb 8 2023 11 votes
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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and asexually produced offspring ~science Article 361 words 55 votes
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To achieve greenhouse gas emissions goals by 2050, regulatory details may matter more than targets ~enviro Article 1495 words 7 votes
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California hotel workers are on strike because app based staffing agencies punish them for refusing to cross picket lines ~life work Article 2326 words 28 votes
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Banks working to develop global standards on accounting for carbon emissions in bond or stock sale underwriting have voted to exclude most emissions from their own carbon footprint numbers ~enviro pollution.air Article 718 words 10 votes
The post-WWI migrations that built Yugoslavia and Turkey have left a painful legacy ~humanities.history Article 2399 words 13 votes
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows ~enviro Article 912 words 17 votes
US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials ~books libraries Article 277 words 50 votes
New report from the US Centers for Disease Control claims more than 100,000 suffer from tick-caused meat allergy and the number is rising ~health Article 796 words 42 votes
Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen, are writing Disney Plus’ Lando series ~tv Article 244 words 38 votes
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The body’s immune system responding to a COVID vaccine, and not the vaccine itself, is likely the cause of menstrual cycle changes experienced after vaccination ~health medicine Article 587 words 42 votes
One Page Rules, Age of Fantasy: Skirmish discussion thread ~games.tabletop Article 210 words 10 votes
NASA’s Voyager 2 is experiencing an unplanned ‘communications pause’ expected to last until October 15 ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 358 words 28 votes