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The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress The first and longest-ruling mascot of the United States made her debut before ...

Farmer Eshetu Wedajo received dairy cows as a compensation for being relocated. The Modjo Dry Port, which carries over 90% of Ethiopia’s imports and exports, is expanding to increase its capacity ...

Novelists are all too aware that the secret to commercial success is a multi-part series, as thoroughly proven by canny authors from Dickens to Hilary Mantel to Hunger Games’ Suzanne Collins. But for ...

The Modjo–Hawassa Expressway is a 202 km high-standard toll road connecting southern Ethiopia to national and regional trade networks, with support from the World Bank and other partners. The project ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

The first (double) elimination of "Dancing with the Stars" Season 34 is Sept. 23. The new season premiered on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with 14 new celebrities and their pro partners competing for the Len ...

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The actress, 41, briefly reprised her role as Zoe Slater back in June after 20 years away from Albert Square. Michelle is set to make a full time return as Zoe this summer where she'll come ...

The Crown producer Left Bank, ITV and BritBox have found their Jane Andrews and Sarah Ferguson for The Lady. BAFTA-winning How to Have Sex breakout Mia McKenna-Bruce will play the former royal aide ...

"You must be a cat lady, Ms. Kaytee," the student said to me through laughter. I was working in a school, and had popped into one of the classrooms to assist with a project. This student who had just ...