The ride of our lives: why the horse is crucial to human history
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WNBA Finals: LeBron James disagrees with controversial call that helped send Liberty-Lynx Game 5 to overtime
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The ride of our lives: why the horse is crucial to human history
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Lynx push Liberty to G5 as history on line for both
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'Fat crazy lady' wins a crucial victory for citizen journalists
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How the legend of the Four Horsemen was born -- and why it lives on 100 years later
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Capital gains tax: a short history
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GB's Finucane wins in straight rides to defend women's sprint world title
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David Olusoga: ‘My loyalty is to history’
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'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
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The evolutionary history of humans' ability to eat starch
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Watch: Training police horses to help deal with public disorder
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In N.H.L. Game, a Rare Goalie Play Makes History
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How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights
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England lose two quick wickets in crucial game against West Indies
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Life and Death in Gaza TV review — film focuses on human resilience
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Harris adviser Plouffe: Most public polls are 'horses‑‑‑'
David Plouffe, senior adviser to the Harris-Walz campaign, said most public polls are “hores‑‑‑" and discussed the campaign’s internal polling in a podcast interview released Sunday. Plouffe, the ...6 days ago -
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Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, study suggests
Some participants were able to discriminate order of smells at intervals 10 times shorter than previously thought. The human sense of smell is nothing to turn one’s nose up at, research suggests, ...6 days ago -
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How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.6 days ago - Israel -
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Safet Zec at Venice Biennale — humanity at its most fragile and battered
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European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...October 14 -
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US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high
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‘It’s been an incredible ride’: Wales and Lions centre Jonathan Davies retires
Davies won 96 caps and two grand slams for Wales Centre played six Tests for British and Irish Lions The former Wales, British and Irish Lions and Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies has announced ...October 13 -