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Bou Meng, Khmer Rouge survivor and artist, dies at 85
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (584+ words) Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center in the Southeast Asian country in the late 1970s, has died. He was 85. His ability to paint portraits of the then-leader Pol…...
20 Once-Famous Flags That Were Outlawed by Their Own Nations
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (1146+ words) The red, white, and black Nazi flag became Germany’s official national flag in 1935. After Nazi Germany collapsed in 1945, Allied authorities outlawed Nazi organizations and symbols. Modern Germany continues to restrict public use of Nazi imagery, including the swastika flag, with…...
Rewriting History: Researchers Uncover a Forgotten Amazon Civilization That May Have Housed 3 Million People
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (390+ words) For nearly 1,500 years, the Aquiry civilization shaped southwestern Amazonia, and new research suggests it supported a much larger population than previously believed....
The Great White Fleet: Not as Racist as it Sounds, But Racist Enough
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (34+ words) How a Boston fruit merchant’s obsession with steamships built an empire — and helped redraw the map of the Americas In the …...
The escape that made Dutchess County part of the first ‘Trial of the Century’
6+ hour ago (1272+ words) A portrait of Harry K. Thaw as a young man, circa 1895. Thaw was the heir to a multimillion-dollar fortune, but he is most famous for having shot and killed architect Stanford White. He was later found not guilty by reason of…...
Egypt Discovers Remains Of Horus Temple, Ramesses II Artefacts In Ismailia
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (47+ words) Egypts Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of the remains of the Temple of Horus alongside archaeological artefacts dating back to the reign of King Ramesses II at the Tell Abu Seify site in Qantara Sharq, Ismailia Governorate,…...
Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (601+ words) Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious…...
Three Hours Above the Flood: Farmer Clings to Tree as Waters Rise in Odisha
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (287+ words) For nearly three hours, a tree was the only refuge for a farmer who was surrounded by the floodwaters rising in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. The farmer was stranded atop the tree after a sudden surge of water swept into an…...
Champa Darwaja Hanuman Temple Keeps Hyderabad’s Heritage Alive
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (344+ words) Hyderabad: The historic Champa Darwaja Hanuman temple near the High Court has an age-old connect to the history of Hyderabad, and unlike other heritage temples, it still buzzes with devotees during festivals. “It is remarkable that a temple with such…...
The Split-Second Decision That Saved a Life on 9/11
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (162+ words) Tim Duffy's survival on September 11, 2001, came down to a single thought that changed his trajectory that morning 25 years ago. As the nation approaches the anniversary of the attacks, Duffy's story serves as a powerful reminder of how chance moments and…...