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Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount RushmoreAcross the US, celebrations for America's 250th anniversary are underway, marked by patriotic displays and fireworks, though tempered by ex...- In 1907, a Canton janitor's asthma got so bad he rigged a fan motor, broomstick, and pillowcase into a vacuum: His cousin's husband, W.H. Hoover, bought the patent in 1908Meet James Murray Spangler, the janitor whose battle with asthma sparked an ingenious innovation in 1907: the electric suction sweeper. Cra...
- In 1930, a chemist was testing a rubbery polymer found it hardened the wrong way, and PVC moved into pipes, raincoats, and recordsA chemist named Waldo Semon sought rubber but found a stubborn polymer. His accidental discovery led to flexible PVC. This material, once d...
- PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
- Why is Taiwan the elephant in every room between US and China?US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwan remains the most crucial issue for China. The island's self-g...
- AI actors and writers not eligible for OscarsThe Academy Awards will now require acting and writing to be human-created for Oscar eligibility. New rules clarify that artificial intelli...
- Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in war. Finding them is challengeFollowing Russia's retreat from Kherson, museum director Alina Dotsenko discovered thousands of artworks missing, with nearly 10,000 pieces...
- Pakistan is just a junta with nuclear weapons: Putin told President BushNewly revealed conversations from two decades ago show Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush shared significant ...
- Conspiracy theorists plot heist for sealed Princess Diana crash files on her 30th death anniversaryA daring plot to steal a sealed French police dossier on Princess Diana's 1997 death is reportedly underway. Fringe groups are said to be p...
- White House forcing out National Archives top leadership in major shakeup: ReportsThe Trump administration is implementing a significant leadership change at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration by removi...
- US president Donald Trump moves to fire Archivist of the United StatesPresident Donald Trump dismissed Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, fulfilling a pre-office promise. Trump also plans to r...
- X flags Joe Biden's post on ERA with fact checking note. Is he using his powers to the hilt? Here's all you need to knowPresident Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment and 'the law of the land,' despite it not being legally...
- "A pilgrimage of a lifetime": Modi Archive unveils PM Narendra Modi's experience visiting Kargil 25 years agoThe diary entry, unveiled by Modi Archive, a platform that tracks Prime Minister Narendra Modi's life, his early days and his journey, shar...
- Space companies want govt to implement DPI for Earth observationGalaxEye Space, Dhruva Space, and Pixxel, along with the Indian Space Association (ISpA), call on the Indian government to implement a digi...
- Oppenheimer filmmaker Christopher Nolan to receive BFI FellowshipRenowned filmmaker Christopher Nolan receives the prestigious BFI Fellowship, culminating in a grand celebration at the BFI Chair's Dinner ...
- Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive of over 80K items, will go public in 2025Bowie, a visionary rock star who straddled the worlds of music, fashion, drama and art for five decades, died from cancer in 2016, aged 69.
- A vista for the future: Central Vista spending isn’t hurting other priorities. And iconic buildings won’t be demolishedBuilt in times when even window air conditioning and telephone were considered luxuries, digital age was decades away and space was plentif...
- No one knows when the first non-vegetarian meal was served on Air India flightThere was no response pertaining to details about the first non-vegetarian meal served.
- India, Bangladesh to jointly make films on 1971 war, Sheikh MujiburPranab Mukherjee India would be launching the channel which would act as a "bridge of amity between the two countries", an official stateme...
- Uncluttering offices: What will be of the archives?Destroying files as spring-cleaning is welcome. But anxieties over the fate of our archives persist.
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