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During his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela’s most powerful tools were a pen and paper. Well before he became South Africa's first Black president in 1994, Mandela was leading the fight against ...

What would you find inside a typical Viking home? From combs to looms, these household staples paint a surprisingly domestic picture of Norse life.

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According to the NRDC, the most recent decade has been the "warmest on record." As a result, the effects of climate change ...

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The U.S. has recorded more serial killers than any other country. But which states have the highest concentration of cases?