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This Newly Discovered, Octagonal Building in Armenia Is One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches

The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E.




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An Ice Age Infant’s 17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals He Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes

The baby boy’s recovered genome suggests he’s related to a famous Ice Age population




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A 110-Year-Old Pickled Thylacine Head Helped Build the Most Complete Ancient Genome to Date, Says 'De-Extinction' Company

Colossal Biosciences reports it extracted DNA and RNA from the Tasmanian tiger specimen, a key step forward in its effort to create a modern proxy of the extinct species. Other scientists are calling for data to back up the claim




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America's Oldest Living Person, Elizabeth Francis, Dies at 115. She Was a Supercentenarian and 'Houstonian Icon'

Since her birth in 1909, Francis lived through two world wars, segregation, the fall of the Soviet Union, multiple pandemics and the invention of the cellphone




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Scientists Think a Skeleton Found in a Well Is the Same Man Described in an 800-Year-Old Norse Text

The remains were discovered during excavations in 1938. Now, researchers have learned new information about his identity by analyzing DNA from his tooth




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Two High Schoolers Found an 'Impossible' Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done




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Three Sisters in Ohio Just Sold a Rare 1975 Dime With a Missing 'S' Mint Mark for $500,000

The owners inherited the valuable coin from their brother, who kept it locked in a bank vault for decades. He purchased it with his mother in 1978 to provide financial security for the family farm




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Divers Recover 300-Year-Old Glass Onion Bottles From a Shipwreck Off the Coast of Florida

The fragile 18th-century containers, which likely held alcoholic beverages that were shared among passengers and crew members, survived for centuries at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean




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Scientists Unearth the Oldest Tadpole Fossil Ever Found, and It's a 161-Million-Year-Old 'Giant'

Found in a rock in Argentina, the six-inch-long tadpole sheds light on the history of frog metamorphosis




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The Nation's Oldest Schoolhouse for Black Children Will Open to the Public Next Year

Work is underway to restore the Bray School, which will be dedicated in a ceremony on Friday. The historic building in Colonial Williamsburg will open its doors in the spring of 2025




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Scientists Reveal Rare 450-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Preserved in Glittering Fool’s Gold

The critter found in New York represents a new, extinct species of arthropod that could shed light on the evolution of today's insects, crustaceans and spiders




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This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneading

The deep penetrations suggest that the feline was pressing its claws into the clay, a behavior sometimes known as "making biscuits"




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Archaeologists Stumble Upon 900-Year-Old Door Guardian Statues in Cambodia

The team was analyzing the structure of a royal palace’s gate when they discovered 12 statues made out of sandstone




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After Months of Rehab, Moira the Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Has Been Returned to the Wild

When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a bed of kelp




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Archaeologists Discover Engraved Gold Offering to Jupiter Dolichenu, a War God Revered by Roman Soldiers

The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby




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The World's Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone 'Cylinder Seals'

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research suggests that these markings informed the development of writing




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Meet the Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis




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Bionic 'Pilots' Compete for the Gold at the Cybathlon

In the international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of everyday life




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Revisiting the Unknown Soldier: How a grassroots campaign brought a fallen comrade home

Monday marks the first Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in St. John's to include the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We're proud to present again two documentaries that tell a remarkable story.



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Remembrance Day ceremony held for 1st time with Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier

Hundreds congregated in downtown St. John's Monday morning to pay tribute to Newfoundland and Labrador's fallen soldiers, and honoured the dead for the first time at the newly refurbished National War Memorial and tomb of the Unknown Solider. 



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'The anxiety in town is sky-high': Norman Wells residents hold rally over soaring fuel prices

More than 50 Norman Wells residents gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion on Thursday night to voice frustrations over high heating fuel prices.



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104-year-old Yukon woman looks back on life and love in wartime

Wanita Johnson, who celebrates her birthday this weekend in Whitehorse, still has a sharp memory for how the Second World War helped shape her life.



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A creek near the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon sees mercury levels spike

Water quality guidelines for mercury are 0.02 micrograms per litre of water. Several results show that levels at four sites are far above that threshold. During the second week of October, one value close to the mine was more than seven times the acceptable level.



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This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She?

Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secret




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The Enterprising Woman Who Built—and Lost, and Rebuilt—a Booming Empire During the Klondike Gold Rush

With flinty perseverance and a golden touch, Belinda Mulrooney earned an unlikely fortune in the frozen north and reshaped the Canadian frontier




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N.B. military history stitched in red on 110-year-old quilt

The New Brunswick Military History Museum is in possession of a unique piece of history that was once used to raise money for frontline soldiers.



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Legacy of Indigenous soldiers now being preserved in northwestern Alberta

A researcher in Grande Prairie, Alta., has undertaken a project to ensure past Indigenous soldiers and veterans are recognized for their sacrifices in both world wars.



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New Charlottetown crosswalk design honours fallen soldiers

The City of Charlottetown is honouring veterans with three freshly painted crosswalks near the cenotaph where Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held on Monday.



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16-year-old hit by an SUV and then attacked with a sword in Cobalt assault, police reveal

An 18-year-old man is scheduled to make a court appearance on Tuesday, after being charged by the OPP with attempted murder and aggravated assault on a 16-year-old female victim. The charges follow a violent incident in Cobalt, Ont., on Nov 3.



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100-year-old veteran in Sudbury was out selling poppies up until his recent passing

Max Topolnisky, a 100-year-old Second World War veteran, was out selling poppies for the Lockerby Legion in Sudbury, Ont., two days before he died, on Nov. 1, 2024.



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18-year-old charged with attempted murder in Cobalt makes first court appearance

An 18-year-old man charged with attempted murder in a small northern Ontario community made a brief court appearance today by video, and remains in custody. Meanwhile, community members gathered outside the courthouse for a rally.



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16-year-old among 19 Canadian players gathering for CONCACAF Nations League pre-camp

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has summoned 19 players, including York United FC teenager Shola Jimoh, to a camp in Toronto ahead of the full men's team gathering for the two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal later this month against Suriname.




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Man, 25, charged with 2nd-degree murder after 51-year-old man found dead in Guelph apartment

On Tuesday, officers were checking on the well-being of a tenant in an apartment on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue when they found the man's body. He was pronounced dead on scene. Police believe he died on or about Oct. 21.



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8-year-old Sammy Wong to perform with K-W Symphony musicians

Sammy Wong, 8, of Waterloo has been playing the violin since he was 5 years old. He has been rehearsing for an upcoming concert with the musicians of the K-W Symphony on Saturday night at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The show, titled Prodigio del Violino:An Evening with Sammy Wong, will feature the music of Mozart and Vivaldi.




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For decades, a British town has honoured this Canadian soldier. His family only just found out

It took Kitchener resident Laura McBride and her family 80 years to discover what happened to her great uncle Thomas Ferguson Wilson after he died in April 1944 during a training mission.



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Sask. marks Remembrance Day as hundreds pay tribute to veterans, fallen soldiers

Hundreds of people filled the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon as young cadet bands and bagpipers streamed through the building to remember the men and women who have defended Canada in times of war and peace and the 118,000 Canadians who have been killed in service to this country.



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Kingston's Aaliyah Edwards holds youth basketball camp after first pro season

After playing her first season with the WNBA's Washington Mystics and representing Team Canada at the Olympics, forward Aaliyah Edwards held her second annual "You Got Knext" camp in her hometown over the weekend.




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Family reeling as 16-year-old victim of alleged sword-and-SUV attack remains in hospital

"It's just like a big blur. It doesn't seem real," says the mother of 16-year-old Kaylie Smith.



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Russians take gold on home soil, Canadians make podium in ice dance

That Figure Skating Show recaps the ice dance event at Rostelecom Cup that saw Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen take their second bronze this season.




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Keegan Messing holds on for win at ISU Challenger Series event in Croatia

A clean, fifth-place performance in Saturday's free skate was enough for Canada's Keegan Messing to hold off Russia's Andrei Mozalev for the win at figure skating's Golden Spin of Zagreb in Croatia.



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American figure skater Nathan Chen eyes elusive Olympic gold medal in Beijing

Nathan Chen has accomplished just about everything that one can accomplish in the sport of figure skating. The only thing he's yet to accomplish? Winning Olympic gold.



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'I was lucky': 101-year-old Second World War veteran reflects on service

At 101-years-old, Chase is one of a dwindling number of living veterans in the city who served in the second world war as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. 



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Exhibit highlights Sikh soldiers at The Military Museums in Calgary

Sgt. Harman Dhaliwal, who is from Calgary, says he's proud to be a part of the growing exhibit that highlights the relationship between the Sikh faith and military service.



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2-year-old western lowland gorilla Eyare dies at Calgary Zoo

Eyare died of injuries she sustained while moving between back of house spaces, Wilder Institute director of animal care, health and welfare, Colleen Baird said Tuesday.



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Never too old to know God's love

Robbie and Angela from OM in Montenegro take every opportunity to bring God's love into the lives of lonely elderly people in a care home.




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Amendments to the Effective Date of the Delivery Eligibility Requirements of the Gold, Gold Kilo, and Gold (Enhanced Delivery) Futures Contracts




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SolidWorks Sustainability wins Design News Golden Mousetrap Award 2010 for Innovation and Creativity

New Solution Helps Designers Calculate and Reduce the Environmental Impact of Their Materials, Production Methods




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YET increases sales leads tenfold in first six months with 3D PartStream.NET

Motion control system provider efficiently competes against larger companies with downloadable 3D CAD models and 2D drawings of its products




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Dassault Systèmes Announces SOLIDWORKS Surpasses Two Million Licenses Sold

3D ContentCentral Community Reaches 1 Million Users; Launch of MySolidWorks, a New Free Service that Aggregates Community Knowledge




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Product Modification Summary: Reduction to Minimum Block Quantity Threshold Level for all Options on the E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Futures Contracts - Effective November 25, 2024