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Consolidated Ruin
Clellan Coe
The Hospital Mater Dei of Tordesillas was founded in 1467 to care for the sick and the poor. It stands on a narrow street, its outer wall a patchwork of old stone, brick, and crumbling plaster. A rus ...[Continue Reading]
Theamericanscholar.org
10 months ago
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Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of Venezuela
Steve Walsh
New documents show the crew on board the United States' newest aircraft carrier are growing increasingly frustrated by design flaws that lead to regular failures in the ship's toilet system. The USS ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
1 day ago
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Woman Saw 12-Year-Old Girl Being Abducted, Then Tailed the Kidnapper for 8 Miles: 'Just Didn't Seem Right'
Virginia Chamlee
NEED TO KNOW <ul><li>On Jan. 16, 2002, Kim Heimgartner witnessed the abduction of Megan Van Cleave </li><li>Heimgartner tailed Van Cleave's captor, Brian L. Nollette Jr., for eight miles before pol ...[Continue Reading]
PEOPLE
1 day ago
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How much of your body could you lose and still survive?
Lauren Schneider
In the classic 1975 British comedy film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," King Arthur battles a mysterious Black Knight who refuses to let him pass. Arthur handily vanquishes his foe by cutting off ...[Continue Reading]
Live Science
1 day ago
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2025 press release poll analysis
Huw
Posted by Huw, 17 Jan 2026 10:00 You will no doubt have noticed the polls that we add to the bottom of press releases about new sets that we use to gauge interest in them ahead of their launch. Onc ...[Continue Reading]
Brickset.com
1 day ago
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US judge restricts federal agents over Minnesota protests
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WASHINGTON: A United States judge restricted federal agents on Friday (Jan 16) from interfering with peaceful protesters in Minnesota, after President Donald Trump said there was no immediate need to ...[Continue Reading]
CNA
1 day ago