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Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (586+ words) I asked and, President Putin agreed. President Zelenskyy agreed -- both readily," Trump said as he departed the White House to attend a dinner at his Virginia golf club. " And we have a little period of time where they're not going…...
How one German artist's remembrance stones turn Berlin sidewalks into Holocaust memorials
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (611+ words) After Demnig had swiped the sand off Berger's memorial stone and those for her husband and two sons, a dozen relatives drew closer around the four plaques, which are called Stolpersteine, or "stumbling blocks," in German. They put down white…...
How growing up reshapes what we see in old spaces and familiar towns
1+ week, 2+ day ago (270+ words) Many people are familiar with the term "time dilation" either through Albert Einstein's theory of relativity or, for the more pedestrian readers (I'm including myself in this category), we've heard it on TV shows like Dr. Who and Star Trek....
Thousands gather in Poland for the annual March of the Living on Holocaust Remembrance Day
3+ week, 3+ day ago (227+ words) The Edwardsville Intelligencer Of the 50 survivors taking part, some had travelled from Israel, organizers said, despite logistical difficulties caused by airspace restrictions associated with the Iran war Revital Yakin Krakovsky, deputy chief executive of the International March of the Living…...
With Spielberg's help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) 'If I had a child, well, I would prefer to strangle them with my own hands than make them go through what I went through,'" she'd tell them. For me, that was an answer that said it all," Kolinka says....