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What is leap day? Is 2024 a leap year? Everything you need to know about Feb. 29

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  2024 is a leap year, meaning Thursday, Feb. 29 is a once-in-every-four-year event. Since leap years typically happen every four years (although there are some exceptions), our last […]

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What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?

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SEOUL, July 13 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launched for the second time on Wednesday, uses solid-fuel technology, giving it the capability to […]

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Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?

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On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing more than […]

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GOP hardliners are furious, Democrats play coy: What to know ahead of the House debt ceiling vote

Republican Kevin McCarthy’s razor-thin speakership faces its biggest test since he grabbed the gavel in January as his debt deal with President Joe Biden comes up for a vote […]

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Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ singer and songwriter, dead at 71

Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like “What You Won’t Do For Love” and “Open Your Eyes,” has died, according to […]