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HISTORY

Archaeologists discover Roman settlement on the Palomba-Catenanuova route

Archaeologists working with the civil engineering company, Italferr, have unearthed a Roman settlement and necropolis in Sicily during the construction of the new Palermo-Catania-Messina railway

HISTORY

A Brief History of English Numeracy

The English medical practitioner John Bulwer wrote a treatise in 1644 that argued humans were natural ‘Arithmeticians’, capable of both performing arithmetic and divining the

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France PM Gabriel Attal Offers Resignation, French Parliamentary Elections, President Emmanuel Macron

Gabriel Attal said he will hand his resignation to Emmanuel Macron Paris: French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation

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Iran-Backed Hezbollah Targets Israeli Mountain Base In “Largest” Air Attack Amid Israel-Hamas War In Gaza

The Israeli military said an explosive drone “fell in an open area in the Mount Hermon area” Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said on Sunday

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Kamala Harris’ Husband Doug Emhoff Tests Positive For Covid-19, She Is Negative

Doug Emhoff’s office said he is “fully vaccinated and three times boosted” Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for

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Time Preference, Parenthood and Policy Preferences

Using a small sample of couples before and after they have children, Alex Gazmararian finds that support for climate change policy increases after people have

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Sunday assorted links

1. Esther Duflo calls for a new French left (FT).  And South African power generation is improving (FT). 2. Bukele says keep your prices down. 

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The French left is now winning

This is a big surprise to many people, as in the first round the right was doing much better in terms of votes and seats.

EDUCATION

New York City Is Moving to Ban Phones From School. Will It Work?

With New York and Los Angeles now poised to become the two largest districts to address those concerns with new bans, here’s a look at

EDUCATION

Pandemic Aid to Schools Paid Off, But We Don’t Know How

The most interesting nuggets from the two reports, however, were how the academic gains varied wildly across the nation. That’s not only because some schools