Take a look around your gate right before boarding call and you’ll witness the breadth of human experience: airport dads who have been lining up since before the plane arrived, lovers phoning their SOs one last time, and tech bros voraciously typing to get that final email out. Me? I like to spend this time reading, and my content of choice is the Wikipedia page dedicated to the country or city I’m about to travel to. I won’t board that plane until I’ve made it all the way down to “See also.”

Let’s Just Admit That Wikipedia Is The Best Form of Travel Inspo

Some Republicans have thoughts about what Donald Trump should do now that he has slipped behind in polls. We hear Vivek Ramaswamy in a moment. First, we hear from the candidate himself. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONALD TRUMP: Congratulations, 'cause I see you broke every record in the book with...

Musk interviewed Trump in a freewheeling conversation that covered many subjects

If you learned it at school, it’s natural to assume it’s true. But if you ask historians, you might be surprised to learn the stuff your teacher stated as facts in history lessons is often riddled with inaccuracies. Things we assume are real, like Columbus discovering America or...

19 History Facts Taught in School That Are Actually Wrong

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Do you consider yourself somewhat of a geography wizz regarding the United States? Look no further than this U.S. geography and landmarks quiz to test your knowledge. Whether you take an interest in geography for fun or want to learn more about our great country, this quiz can challenge what you think you know… From capital cities to major waterways, this quiz will give you a run for your money! So, come along on this geographical journey as we venture through the landmarks of this wonderful country.

Quiz: All Born and Raised Americans Should Be Able to Answer These U.S. Geography Questions

There are no new titles on the bestseller lists this week, but there are still some things worth noting. Let’s start with the most fun to the least. First off, Gravity Falls was a cartoon that ended in 2016, but a new Gravity Falls book (The Book of Bill by Alex Hirsch) just came out, and it made the Publishers Weekly and USA Today overall top ten bestseller lists. I love this show, so it makes me happy to see it’s still got a strong contingent of fans.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Joe Moore, a former Army sniper turned FBI informant, shares how he infiltrated the KKK and helped foil a plot to assassinate then Sen. Barack Obama. Moore explains how hate groups are growing. His new book is 'White Robes and Broken Badges.'

An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan

Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to pass over Puerto Rico late Tuesday night, which could bring flooding, landslides and power outages. The island has closed schools and opened shelters. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:. Just days after Tropical Storm Debby drenched the southeastern U.S., a new tropical storm - Ernesto -...

Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Ernesto

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There are over 7,000 languages in the world. Quite a few people in the world speak 2-4 languages fluently, usually because they were raised in a multilingual environment. In today’s interconnected, multicultural world, knowing more than one language can be a valuable, marketable skill, as well as a satisfying way to appreciate and experience other […]

The 5 Hardest and 5 Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn

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A significant trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been unearthed in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area, according to a statement by the country’s antiquities authority on Monday. The discoveries, made in the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta city, have prompted a major restoration and classification effort by experts. This extensive work is crucial for preserving and understanding these ancient treasures.

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Egyptian Artifacts in Nile Delta Tombs

The Week

Friday's cartoons - political caricatures, Venezuela's election fallout, and more

Today's political cartoons - August 2, 2024

Real Simple

Some of these books were foundational in inspiring other writers to share their stories.

10 Banned Books Everyone Should Read, According to These Published Authors

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Do you want to be well-received upon arriving in the United Kingdom? If so, don’t share this fact with your new Londoner friends: American English is older than British English. The reason? Original British settlers arrived in America speaking their native tongue. Not too long after, upper-class citizens in...

25 British Phrases That Are Super Confusing to Americans

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From Covid misinformation to the JFK assassination, these compelling reads explore how conspiracies seduce believers

Five of the best books about conspiracy theories

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Frank Sinatra famously sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. And that’s just what worries some scientists who have been studying a particular species of ant. This ant, nicknamed the ManhattAnt, first turned up in the city in 2011. Back then,...

Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission on Wednesday said that staff had...

New Zealand food bank unknowingly distributed meth in candy

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

All right, let's talk for a moment about values. Most people would value fairness or loyalty or respect for authority. Many of us see these values as core to our identity. IAN HOHM: People's moral values are things that people tend to think don't change. INSKEEP: Ian Hohm is a...

A study examined whether our individual morals change with the seasons

(Tor 9780765382924, $27.99, 272pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 08/13/2024) Near-future whodunit mystery novel. A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. The survivors find a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind.

New Books, 13 August 2024

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Why All Roads Of Inquiry Lead To Wikipedia

You know that feeling when you can't quite remember a fact – or when curiosity strikes about something super specific? Or maybe you're caught in a...

Why All Roads Of Inquiry Lead To Wikipedia

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