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History
This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis
The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making, while a Presbyterian medical missionary between 1874 and 1881—first at Fort Arbuckle, on the Chickasaw Reservation in Oklahoma Territory; then in volatile Lincoln, New Mexico Territory; and finally at Zuni Pueblo, also in New Mexico Territory. Some of that time he kept a journal. Daughter…
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Nature
How AI is revealing the secret lives of animals from hummingbirds to pumas
Peering out at California’s San Gabriel Mountains through the windows of my cabin, I can still recall the massive wildfire that incinerated more than 40,000 hectares of Angeles National Forest in 2020. As colossal columns of smoke rose above the ridge line, newsreaders reported that no homes had been destroyed and that the blaze had not caused any injuries. That…
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Sports
After erupting for 12 runs, Reds hope bats stay hot against Mets
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez (28) follows through on a grand slam in the second inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Monday, June 15, 2026. The Cincinnati Reds broke out of their offensive slumber Monday night in a 12-0 rout of…
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Health
Inhaled Microplastics Impair Lung Immunity and Spread to Organs
You breathe in thousands of particles each day, including dust, pollen, and fumes, but one of the most dangerous is something you can’t see, taste, or feel: microplastics. These microscopic fragments, shed from synthetic clothing, packaging, and polluted air, have become a constant part of the air around you. Whether you’re indoors or out, you’re inhaling them with every…
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Music
Future Announces New Album The Real Me
Spotify spent the last week teasing a mysterious new project called T.R.M. on billboards across the country. Predictions varied—it’s a Selena Gomez album! No, it’s a Carti project!—but now we have the real answer: It’s a Future album called The Real Me. No other details (release date, artwork, whether Future’s frenemy Drake is involved, etc.) have been shared yet; we’ve…
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Food
La Scala Salad (Kardashian Salad) Recipe
This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. This copycat La Scala Salad is the famous Italian chopped salad from Beverly Hills that Kim Kardashian is rumored to love. It’s fresh, crunchy, and packed with chickpeas, salami, mozzarella, and zesty red wine vinaigrette. Why is it called Kardashian…
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Movie
Jon Stewart Blasts UFC’s Josh Hokit After Michelle Obama Remark
On Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart reacted strongly to comments made by fighter Josh Hokit during his post-fight interview at Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event, which was hosted on the White House lawn. Stewart criticized Hokit after the fighter referred to former First Lady Michelle Obama as a man during the broadcast. What Josh Hokit…
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Arts & Theater
Here Are Some Other Broadway Revivals That Need the “Jellicle Ball” Treatment — OnStage Blog
by Chris Peterson There are revivals that dust off a show, give it a handsome new coat of paint, and remind audiences why people liked it in the first place. And then there is Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which looked at one of the most famously strange musicals ever written and somehow said, “Actually, we can make this stranger, sharper,…
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Business
The jet fuel crisis never existed, sources say
The end of the conflict with Iran will be accompanied by a sigh of relief from anyone planning air travel. For months, jet passengers have worried that flights might be cancelled due to a lack of jet fuel, given that 20% of the world’s supply transits through the Strait of Hormuz. At one point, the International Energy Agency said Europe…
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Education
How Breaking Words Changed the Way My Students Approach Language
contributed by Alan Davson ‘Anyone who has visited my classroom knows how much I love words. I teach multimedia arts, but I talk about words so much that most people assume I must be an English teacher. Over the years, no matter what subject I taught, I kept noticing the same pattern. My studentswere bright, creative, and capable, but they…
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