But this question of how a writer creates an entire fictional world… the truth is, I don’t know. I think that terms like “novel of ideas” or “character-driven novel” come later in the ...

But time and steam had begun to upset this world. To outsiders, South Carolina seemed to have fallen out of step with the nation's great march into what many called the Railroad Age. One marker ...

When you think of the wealthiest countries in the world, you are probably taking the GDP per capita by country into account. In this article, we list the top 10 richest countries in the world ...

By Mark Landler Torrential Rains Leave at Least 13 Dead and More Missing in Brazil The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I, against ...

In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The ...

The Dolphins selected Houston’s Patrick Paul in the second round of the NFL draft, pick No. 55. At 6 foot 7 and 331 pounds, Paul is an experienced left tackle with 44 college starts who was a ...

Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis police officers who had George Floyd in custody leading up to his death, still has time behind bars to satisfy his state sentence. The St. Paul woman ...

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It's a stark increase from the world population in 1950, which was 2.5 billion. Still, the U.N. estimates the growth rate is slowing – it'll take approximately 15 years to reach nine billion people.

In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The ...