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Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

Society

The most and least hospitable states for electric vehicle ownership

A man setting up his electric car to charge at a green lit charging station at night.

Government

What happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?

People gather on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus holding signs to protest the potential loss of federal funding for medical research.

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5 interior design trends that are making major comebacks

A wall of glass blocks that distorts and blurs what is on the other side.

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Is your phone actually listening to you? We fact-checked 5 surveillance myths.

A couple on a cellphone in the kitchen.

History

Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they're celebrating

Cinco de Mayo festivities take place in Ciudad Juarez marking the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla.

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Ada Lovelace's skills with language, music, and needlepoint contributed to her pioneering work in computing

Vector illustration of Ada Lovelace on blue background.

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From COVID-19 to financial crises, here's how major global events impact the strength of the US dollar

A man standing in front of a large screen displaying multiple charts, graphs, and financial data. The individual is wearing a suit and has a headset on.

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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it

“Indian peaches” are direct descendants of peach seeds brought across the continent on the Trail of Tears.

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How cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

A Sri Lankan farmer peels freshly harvested cinnamon sticks.

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Investigation: Nearly 1,000 Native children died in federal boarding schools

Entrance to the former Genoa U.S. Indian School in 2021 in Genoa, Nebraska where at least 87 Native American children have died.

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Indigenous Peoples Day: Why it's replacing Columbus Day in many places

Pat Vegas of Redbone performs at Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Los Angeles Grand Park in 2018.

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Why the age-old hobby of coin collecting is attracting Gen Z devotees

Person looking at coin collection through a magnifying glass.

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A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la

Six women pose wearing different swimsuits, with each wearing a sash that says "Miss" and the year the swimsuit was popular, including 1897, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1927, and tomorrow.

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10 US cities built up by specialized manufacturing

A busy Detroit intersection, circa 1915.

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