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Dan David Prize names 9 historians as winners of prestigious award
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoThe Dan David Prize on Tuesday named nine historians as the 2024 winners of the prestigious award, with each of them ...
‘Grim briefings’ on nuclear option await Starmer on first day as PM
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoAccording to the historian Peter Hennessy, there are typically four options available to the Prime...
Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?
The Conversation via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 day agoIn the U.S., even though most people own an umbrella to keep them dry when it’s raining, almost no...
Six other presidents didn’t run for another term. Here’s what happened then
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoLyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, Calvin Coolidge, Rutherford B Hayes, James Buchanan, and James K Polk....
Topical gel is latest in decades-long quest for hormonal male birth control
USA TODAY via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoCondoms, made of animal intestines, usually sheep, calves, or goats, have been around since at least...
For Jewish voters in France, the election is 'a choice between the plague and cholera'
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe government has also reported a sharp rise in attacks on Muslims. Alexandre Bande, a historian...
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having...
Here’s what happened the last time a president chose not to run for a second term
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden, whose campaign is dogged by questions about his acuity, is actively pondering...
The King and Sir Keir: Charles’ encounters with his incoming PM
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoSir Keir with the royal family including the then-Cambridge family in the royal box for the during ...
America's favorite summer pastime is dying
INSIDER via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 days ago"There's a problem, period, with a decline in swimming lessons," Russell, the labor historian, told me, adding that the inability to ...