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In feudal Japan, the Samurai were a class of skilled warriors. Wielding their iconic katanas and clad in distinctive armor, samurai were not only combat masters, but adherents of the Bushido Code, ...
A colorized photo of superhero rodent Mighty Mouse’s exuberant turn in the 1951 parade. Getty Images; photograph colorization by Dana Keller That first parade held on a relatively mild Thanksgiving ...
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The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression. By Ivan Nechepurenko Two new London ...
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