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Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat ...
Leader of Tibetan Buddhism says he won’t be the last Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years speculation that ...
Jury in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial to resume deliberations after reaching partial verdict
The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to resume deliberations Wednesday after reaching a yet-to-be-disclosed verdict on all but one of the five charges the ...
UPenn updates swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
The University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” ...
A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families
At a federal immigration building in downtown Los Angeles guarded by U.S. Marines, daughters, sons, aunts, nieces and others make their way to an underground garage and line up ...
Sophie Cunningham is no fan of WNBA’s plans to add teams in Cleveland and Detroit
On Monday, the WNBA announced its plans to add three more expansion teams by 2030. On Tuesday, a prominent player questioned ...
Trump keeps saying the GOP mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. It does not. At best, ...
House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose
Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts ...
As Diddy awaits verdict, here’s where his business ventures stand
While Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits a jury’s verdict in his federal sex trafficking trial, the once-celebrated music mogul has ...
Jbara named G-League executive of the year
After weeks of searching, the Hartford Public School District elected their new superintendent Tuesday as the board voted in ...
Guirassy scores twice and Dortmund advances at Club World Cup with 2-1 win over feisty Monterrey
Serhou Guirassy scored a pair of first-half goals, both assisted by Karim Adeyemi, and Borussia Dortmund held off Monterrey 2-1 Tuesday night in the final round of 16 game at the ...
Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found on ...