A Maine Congressman Just Sued the State Over Its New Ranked-Choice Voting System
(PORTLAND, Maine) — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and three voters...
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The Concept of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ Dates to 1970. The Phenomenon Is Thousands of Years Older
Most people experience an eerie sensation when they meet natural-looking artificial...
Why the U.S. and Britain Went Back to War Just a Few Decades After the Revolution
George Gleig had seen thousands of soldiers in battle, but he...
Here’s What Smoke From the Deadly California Wildfires Looks Like From Space
As a wildfire tearing through Northern California killed 42 people, becoming...
How Stanley Lieber Wrote His First Comics Story and Became ‘Stan Lee’
By the day in 1939 that Stanley graduated from DeWitt Clinton...
CNN Is Suing President Trump for Revoking Jim Acosta’s White House Press Credentials
(NEW YORK) — CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding that...
Police Have Arrested the Ross From Friends Lookalike After Much Hilarity
British police searching for a man bearing a striking resemblance to...
Pilots Say Boeing Didn’t Tell Them About a Safety Feature Tied to a Deadly Crash
Two U.S. pilots’ unions say the potential risks of a safety...
Irish Authorities Are Investigating UFOs Reported By 3 Commercial Pilots on a Single Night
Irish authorities are investigating unidentified flying objects (UFOs) reported by multiple...
Amazon Is Splitting HQ2 Between These 2 East Coast Cities
RICHMOND, Va. — A person familiar with the plans says Amazon...
French Regulators Will ‘Embed’ With Facebook to Monitor How It Combats Hate Speech
In an unprecedented effort to combat hate speech, Facebook will open...
Federal Judge Orders Georgia to Wait Until Friday to Certify Election Results
(ATLANTA) — A federal judge has ordered Georgia take steps to...