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Sister Mary Joseph gave the end of her life to God but her first 60 years were far from traditional.

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A look at the life of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who defied government orders to save the lives of thousands of Jews during World War II.

Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) U.S. unit said a data breach at a vendor impacted more than 3.3 million customers and prospective buyers in North America.

A show at the British Museum portrays him as the victim of a Roman smear campaign.

The India that Silicon Valley once so loved has long given way to a different one.

The Babylonians knew an amazingly good approximation to the square root of 2 back around 1700 BC. But did they know it was just an approximation?

It seems like we're beginning to enter an age of space tourism, but even back in 1967, the head of Hilton was planning to build a hotel on the moon.

How to keep secret credentials safe on the command line.

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Just now, Avdi had a miserable experience buying curtains. He went to pick up an order that he placed last night, but Lowe’s didn’t have it. The order was sent to the wrong store and it…

As the web continues to expand how does Frontend Engineering fit into this landscape and what makes a Frontend Engineer great?