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New Grammy category for African music: nominations ignore almost all of Africa ~music Article 1222 words 13 votes
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These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers ~enviro Article 1115 words 27 votes
A world record in race walking is erased after the course was measured wrong ~sports Article 346 words 10 votes
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San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by seven feet to save it from the sea ~enviro climate change Article 1042 words 15 votes
Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change ~life work Article 888 words, published Sep 4 2023 19 votes
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the ocean ~life Article 1149 words 46 votes
Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years ~humanities.history Article 414 words 11 votes
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