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No territory-wide census was taken in the Congo until long after the rubber terror was over. But Daniel Vangroenweghe, a Belgian anthropologist who worked in a former rubber area in the 1970s, found

Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases Practicing social distancing techniques not only protects you from the crowds, it protects the crowds from you. If one actually falls ill, the best thing to do from

ndrea Diamond of Toronto is used to having squirrels in her backyard, but she did a double take recently when she saw one holding something blue. She looked closer. The squirrel was twirling a paring

Police in Ballwin, Mo., investigated two missing pies. Someone apparently decided a Honey Baked Ham store should not have been closed for Thanksgiving. They entered the shop, which was unlocked. And

Casinos were supposed to be the catalyst to rebuild Atlantic City. Instead they have transformed it into the place where the South Bronx meets Las Vegas-by-the-Sea, where heroin and hookers are

"He really hated the light-skinned leaders like Benjamin Hooks and [former HEW secretary] Patricia Harris," recalled Michael Middleton, Thomas's trusted, liberal colleague in Washington. "He thought

If it were printed as this book is, the Open Letter would run to only about a dozen pages. Yet in that short space Williams anticipated almost all the major charges that would be made by the

He who hesitates is lost (16th century proverb) I was watching one of those Kung Fu epics the other night and the leading character in it made a very profound remark to his closest friend. He said,

The unexpected perks were things like this. When I first became a star I had never learnt to drive so I hired a chauffeur to drive me around. But later I moved with my family to Los Angeles, and

Two weeks after [Joe] Arpaio was found guilty, Trump started focusing the thoughts of those who would attend his Phoenix rally the next week. It began with an off-air interview with a television

There was one jarring recollection in the generally positive picture painted by Thomas's colleagues in the attorney general's office. According to Andy Rothschild, now an attorney in St. Louis but

No payments of trinkets or brass wire were enough to make people stay in the flooded forest for days at a time to do work that was so arduous - and physically painful. A gatherer had to dry the

Gambling with Our Lives? The explosion of H5N1 in early 2004, which led to the deaths of more than 100 million chickens across eight countries in Southeast Asia, was traced to the trade in live birds.

I wouldn’t leave my little wooden hut for you (a music hall song written and composed by Tom Mellor and Chas Collins in 1905) In between the time that this program is recorded and it is broadcast,

While I was waiting for Shirley, who was delayed for a few days, I hung out in the gorgeous airy lobby spotting stars and, to my great pleasure, being spotted right back. Jane Russell, one of

A Christmas tree at the Tennessee Aquarium is plugged into one of the fish - sort of. The tree is situated near the tank of an electric eel named Miguel Wattson. The aquarium says sensors detect

America's poverty "tax" By Gary Rivlin (Charging high fees has become a big business in America, with Wall Street financing the firms that make short-term, very high interest loans.) It's expensive

Reagan was shunning personnel issues, rarely engaging in discussions about congressional strategy, and routinely following his subordinates' advice on media plans. Instead, he mastered the ceremonial

The rain forest bordering the Kasai River was rich in rubber, and William Sheppard and the other American Presbyterians there found themselves in the midst of a cataclysm. The Kasai was also the scene

Miami, Fla., is not known for its winter season, but there can be some chilly days. Last night, the National Weather Service called for lows in the 30s and 40s with a chance of falling iguanas.