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Who is Larry Ellison, the billionaire backing Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential run?
Yahoo News· 1 year agoLarry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, ranked by Forbes as fourth-wealthiest person in the world, is...
Raccoon dogs did not start COVID-19, new study says
Yahoo News· 1 year agoSkeptics have maintained that there were scant grounds for the assertion that raccoon dogs were the pandemic’s intermediate species, if the only evidence...
Today in History: May 15, George Wallace shot and paralyzed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 15, 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act ...
Trial to begin in 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Here's everything you need to know
Yahoo News· 1 year agoJury selection began Monday in the federal death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11...
Today in History: April 17, Bay of Pigs invasion launched
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third ...
In the run-up to the 2024 election, a new survey examines the influence of Black male voters
Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new survey of Black male voters in the Southeast offers key insights into how a historically...
Today in History: March 25, Fire kills 146 garment workers
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Saturday, March 25, the 84th day of 2023. There are 281 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 25, 1931, in the so-called “Scottsboro Boys” case ...
Today in History: March 19, Nevada legalizes casino gambling
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Sunday, March 19, the 78th day of 2023. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1945, during World War II, 724 people were killed ...
Today in History: MARCH 5, Stalin dies after long USSR reign
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. In 1849, Zachary Taylor was inaugurated as the ...
Today in History, FEB 23, siege of the Alamo begins
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. In 1685, composer George Frideric ...
