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The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be
NEW YORK (AP) — It flies. It heals all wounds. It can be of the essence, and it can be money. We thrill in the best of it, lament the worst. We're warned not to waste it, since we can't turn it back — even as we try to make up for when it's lost.
And probably more than anything when it comes to time, most of us try t ... (full story)
What to know about a surrogacy dispute between a California couple, their surrogate and Texas courts
A newborn with a severe heart defect is at the center of a legal battle between a California couple and a surrogate who flew from Alaska to Texas to give birth in a case that has drawn the attention of anti-abortion groups and GOP leaders.
McKenna West, the surrogate, gave birth Aug. 12 to a boy with hypoplastic left heart syndr ... (full story)
An 'influencer' degree? Colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value
Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list.
Digital media and the people who star in it have been cultural mainstays for teens’ entire lives, so creating social media, video or podcast content seems a natural, albeit nontraditional, career path. A ... (full story)
How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of paper.
Armed with this equipment — along with bear spray and, perhaps more importantly, tick repellent — a team of researchers has been fanning out to hundreds of survey stations set up ... (full story)
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators said Aug. 13.
The parts that flew out of the engine after a fan blade broke the window a ... (full story)