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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoBorn enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist,...
Paris mayor swims in River Seine to prove it's clean before Olympics
Sky News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe mayor of Paris has swum in the Seine in an effort to prove its cleanliness for the Olympics...
Nadine Menendez’s trial delayed indefinitely
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe federal judge overseeing Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial has indefinitely delayed the trial for the New Jersey Democrat’s wife, Nadine Menendez,...
Kate Middleton Steps Out at Wimbledon amid Cancer Treatment: All the Best Photos
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Princess of Wales, 42, made her second public appearance of the year at the tennis championships...
All wastewater companies in England and Wales face Ofwat investigation over sewage spills
Sky News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe water regulator is now investigating every wastewater company in England and Wales over fears...
Disorder linked to bad behaviour ‘could be spotted in brain scans of children’
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoLead author Dr Yidian Gao, from the School...University of Bath, said: “Although we don’t yet know...
Shannen Doherty, Star Of ‘90210’ And ‘Charmed,’ Dead at 53
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“I don’t want to die,” she told People at the time. In an interview with Elle magazine in September...
Former Kosovo Liberation Army member found guilty of war crimes
Euronews via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHe was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. Shala was acquitted of a charge of cruel treatment...
Irregular sleep patterns lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes – study
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThis association was more pronounced in individuals with longer sleep duration. Dr Kianersi said:...
From scummy to (maybe) swimmable, the Seine River cleanup is a symbol of the Paris Olympics’...
Yahoo Sports· 8 hours agoSo with the Olympics coming to town once again, Paris decided in the mid-2010s to invest $1.5...