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Max’s journey to the grave 113 years after death, via a doctor fleeing murder charges and an Australian museum

German immigrant’s skeleton, on display at South Australian Museum for 80 years, finally laid to rest in Adelaide on SaturdayFor almost 80 years, war hero Max Dreyssig’s skeleton was on display in a museum.Pictures show him posed with one leg up on a small chair, a bird skeleton perched on his outstretched hand. Con…

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Quo Vadis, AI? Study Suggests AI Use Makes Us Lazier And Less Intelligent

Quo Vadis, AI? Study Suggests AI Use Makes Us Lazier And Less Intelligent Authored by Walker Larson via The Epoch Times,The Oxford word of the year in 2024 was "brain rot," due to a 230 percent increase in usage of the term between 2023 and 2024. The moniker reflected a collective sense - already on the rise in 2023…

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Israeli military issues orders to seize Palestinian land and uproot trees near Bethlehem

Israeli military issues orders to seize Palestinian land and uproot trees near Bethlehem Israeli authorities have issued four military orders to seize Palestinian land near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, including orders to seize 4.708 dunums of land in al-Khader and Arab al-Ta'amra and remove trees and vegeta…

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Houston Mayor Curbs ICE Cooperation Days After Abbott Loses - And Says Texas' New Leaders Are On Board

Houston Mayor Curbs ICE Cooperation Days After Abbott Loses - And Says Texas' New Leaders Are On Board Houston Mayor John Whitmire has ordered the city's police to stop calling ICE on anyone who isn't arrested for a jailable offense, and says he cleared it with the Democrats who just won Texas. "SB4 is not a priorit…

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Luka Doncic, Lakers surge in Post’s NBA Power Rankings

Each week, the California Post will power rank the NBA’s 30 teams. Records are as of Saturday morning: 1. Philadelphia 76ers (8-1) LeBron James is sipping fan’s wine. He’s dancing after making an and-one fadeaway jumper. The 76ers are atop the Eastern Conference, and the face of the league is having fun as he makes …

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In China’s fierce race for success, mental health struggles are starting earlier

Moon Chen stared down at her textbook, struggling to make sense of the words on the page. The 15-year-old felt a suffocating weight press into her chest, while her heart fluttered erratically. Chen’s mother rushed her to a cardiologist – only to be told that she should see a psychiatrist instead. Chen, now in higher…

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