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The War Is Over - Algis Budrys (1957)
57+ min ago (5+ words) Comments Illustration by Kandis Elliot...
Egoistic Leaders Divide Us But We are One Humanity on Earth
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (116+ words) By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD Ignorant and Egoistic Leaders Bomb the Earth to Destroy our Unity (Thanks to NASA- American atronauton on Moon inview of the spacious Earth) These are some of the narratives explained and shared in this book Our…...
Japan's defense minister to skip annual security dialogue in Seoul after war shrine visit: sources
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (94+ words) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is expected to skip an annual security forum in Seoul early next week, sources familiar with the matter said Friday,...
12 Arizona Museums Keep Stories That History Books Quietly Leave Out
20+ hour, 26+ min ago (1721+ words) Arizona is packed with small museums that hold on to stories most textbooks skip right past. From ancient canal-builders to postal history and quiet mining towns, these places let you touch the past up close. Best of all, many are…...
A woman hired at 84 into a temporary National Park Service role in Richmond, California, became a permanent ranger at 89 and gave her last public program on March 31, 2022, at the age of 100.
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (324+ words) A century of service: how one woman became America's oldest active park ranger, and why her work mattered most after she turned 80. By Science Blog Editorial Team Published September 3, 2026 · How we edit Most people who reach 84 are not starting a…...
For the first time since 2000, the Battleship Wisconsin will move
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (218+ words) The Battleship Wisconsin will be inaccessible to the public for three days next week as it undergoes repairs. The historic ship will be moved about 5 feet away from the downtown Norfolk pier it’s been docked at for the last 25 years…...
Battleship North Carolina to honor New York shipbuilders with Labor Day illumination
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (266+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina will be illuminated in red over Labor Day weekend to honor the thousands of New York shipbuilders who helped construct the World War II battleship. The illumination will recognize workers at the Brooklyn…...
The 65,000-Ton HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales Are the Largest Aircraft Carriers the Royal Navy Ever Built. Neither Has a Catapult, Which Limits Both Ships to 1 Aircraft: The F-35B
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (372+ words) HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales have no catapults and no arresting wires. That rules out the F/A-18, the EA-18G Growler, the E-2D Hawkeye and the F-35C, leaving only the F-35B....
Body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic returns to Serbia in government plane
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (523+ words) BELGRADE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A Serbian government plane brought the body of former army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week serving a life sentence for war crimes, back to Belgrade on Thursday for what is expected to be a huge…...
‘Profound sadness’ at death of 107-year-old 'proud' WW2 veteran
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (344+ words) Tributes have been paid to World War 2 veteran Norman Irwin, who has died at the age of 107. Mr Irwin, who was Northern Ireland’s oldest man, served in north Africa during the war before going on to make a difference in…...