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Governor General says protests ‘changed’ Canada, focusing on healing divisions
As a girl in Nunavik in the 1950s, Mary Simon and her friends chattered cheerfully on their way to elementary school, just like other children. But, unlike most other kids, they grew silent as they reached the schoolyard. Inuit languages were banned at Kuujjuaq federal day school in northern Quebec and Simon recalls being punished…
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A $9B Crypto Mystery Solved? This Week’s Top Cryptocurrency News – CNET
Nonfungible Tidbits: All the bitcoin, cryptocurrency and NFT news for the week ending Feb. 25.Read original article here.Written by: Julian Dossett
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth Comedy Series In Works At HBO Max From Victor Fresco, Alexandra Petri & Kapital
EXCLUSIVE: The story of former First Daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a socialite, a writer and a force in 20th Century American politics, will be the subject of a half-hour comedy series in development at HBO Max. Based on the book Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker by Stacy A.…
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A new spin on the blue stellar sequence
Some humans try to look younger than they really are—stars do, too. This is reported by an international team of astronomers in a paper just published in Nature Astronomy.Read original article here.
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Need Some More Ytterbium? Who Doesn’t? Here’s Where you can Find it in Space
Looking to do some mining in space? Need a little Ytterbium on your next flight through the galaxy? Researchers have figured out the best places in the cosmos to find this unusual but useful element. Ytterbium is a rare Earth element, but also a soft, silvery metal. Its primary uses are in electronics, and it…
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16 little-known facts about the Weasley family that ‘Harry Potter’ fans may not know
The Weasley family is featured throughout the “Harry Potter” series.Warner Bros. The Weasleys are featured throughout “Harry Potter,” but it’s easy to lose track of these facts. Molly’s brothers were killed in the First Wizarding War, and Arthur is related to the Blacks. The surname holds a special meaning, and some of their first names…
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Alex Ovechkin on Russia-Ukraine Conflict: ‘Please, No More War’
The Capitals star broke his silence after not speaking with the media on Thursday.View the original article to see embedded media.After electing to not speak with the media on Thursday, Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin broke his silence on Friday to address the ongoing conflict between Russia, his homeland, and Ukraine.Washington made the Russian-born team captain available…
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Russian-born NHL star Alex Ovechkin responds to Ukraine invasion, pleading ‘no more war,’ but stops short of rebuking Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Russian-born hockey player Alex Ovechkin (R) stand together in the Kremlin on May 27, 2014, in Moscow, Russia.Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russian-born Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin spoke out on his home country’s invasion of Ukraine, pleading for “no more war.” Ovechkin stopped short of rebuking Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
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Alex Ovechkin speaks, calls for ‘no more war’ after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alexander Ovechkin, one of the most famous citizens of the Russian Federation, made a call for peace while speaking to reporters Friday. “Please, no more war. It doesn’t matter who is in the war — Russia, Ukraine, different countries — I think we live in a world, like, we have to live in peace and…
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Bitcoin scammer tricks older Texas men into paying $300,000 in fines for alleged sexual misconduct
The scammer will tell his target to pay in increments to a bitcoin machine or kiosk at a location, according to Tarrant County officials.Read original article here.