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Business
Australia is the latest country to give workers the 'right to disconnect' after hours
Australia is the latest country to protect workers who ignore work calls and messages after hours, under certain circumstances. The "right to disconnect" hasn't caught on in the U.S. just yet.
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Science
Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge
Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.
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National
Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+
Jeffrey Piccolo's wife died of an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney World restaurant. Disney says his claims must be arbitrated out of court based on the terms of his years-old Disney+ trial.
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Arts & Life
WNBA star Dearica Hamby sues the league and her former team for discrimination
The suit accuses the Las Vegas Aces of trading Hamby because she was pregnant and retaliating against her for speaking out. Her lawyers say the WNBA's response amounted to a "light tap on the wrist."
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National
Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals
If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.
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Politics
A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz
Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.
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Sports
The Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngamba
Ngamba will leave Paris with a bronze medal, a historic first for the refugee team, now in its third Games. Ngamba, who lives in England, can't return to her native Cameroon because of her sexuality.
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Politics
What to know about Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz
Gwen and Tim Walz met while teaching high school in the '90s, and she's now a vocal advocate for expanding educational opportunities in prisons. Here's what else to know about Minnesota's first lady.
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Politics
Why Republicans are calling Walz 'Tampon Tim' — and why Democrats embrace it
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law last year requiring public schools to provide period products "to all menstruating students" in grades 4-12. Some Republicans are now criticizing him for it.
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Politics
The self-proclaimed GOAT of cybersquatting sold HarrisWalz.com for $15k
Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn buys and saves websites for hypothetical presidential tickets. On Tuesday, he sold HarrisWalz.com to a person seemingly unconnected to either campaign.
