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A festive Friday evening at Magdeburg’s Christmas market descended into chaos when a dark-colored BMW plowed into the crowd, injuring over 200 people and leaving at least four dead....
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The label “unfilmable” has a surprisingly short shelf life. Over the years, even the most daunting literary masterpieces have been brought to the screen....
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Why Terrorists Love Toyota
In the world’s most volatile conflict zones, a peculiar image has become quite iconic: heavily armed militants standing in the backs of Toyota trucks....
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Pauperism: What it is and how it transformed Europe
The term "pauperism" entered the English lexicon in the early 19th century to describe a new and alarming social phenomenon....
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