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Archaeologists say that they have found evidence of humans' having a pet dog 14,000 years ago. A new study of the century-old Oberkassel remains has convinced researchers that the man and the woman buried in the grave cared for the dog buried in the grave, in a way that modern humans would find familiar.
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A new report out of the U.K. claims that children first entering school are finding it difficult to hold a pencil. The cause: too much use of a touchscreen.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has released its newly redrawn congressional district maps, replacing the ones that the Republican-led legislature had drawn after the 2010 Census. The boundaries will apply for the state's May primary elections.
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Mentioning Winnie the Pooh on Sina Weibo could get people in trouble. The Communist Party of China recently proposed a slight rewrite of its constitution to eliminate the wording that limits a president to two five-year terms.
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ot on the heels of another success in Guatemala, researchers have used ground-breaking scanning technology to lift from obscurity a massive medieval settlement in what is now Mexico.
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On the heels of a new delivery of crops, the so-called "Doomsday Vault" is getting a multimillion-dollar upgrade. Read more at:
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