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California Earthquake Puts Early Warning System to the Test

December 22, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, hold on.” It was hailed as the biggest test yet of the warning system since its public launch. But the people most rattled by…

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One Year in Korea | The Korean War Remembered Episode 11｜Documentary

September 14, 2022
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This 1951 newsreel covers the United Nations vote authorizing a multi-national force to liberate the Korean Peninsula, early setbacks, the retreat of the existing U.N. forces to the port city of Busan, and the eventual recapture of the capital, Seoul. – * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My…

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The Early Worm Gets the Bird (1940)

September 13, 2022
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Mammy blackbird puts her three little ones to bed, but one of them stays up reading “The Early Bird Catches the Worm.” Mammy throws the book out the window and warns the little ones about the fox, which will surely get them if they try to be an early bird. Credit: Public Domain Movies –…

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Tax Season Begins 2 Weeks Early Due to Virus, IRS Funding

January 11, 2022
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WASHINGTON—This year’s tax filing season will begin on Jan. 24, 17 days earlier than last year, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday. The IRS is warning that a resurgence of COVID-19 infections on top of less funding authorization from Congress than the Biden administration had requested could make this filing season particularly challenging. “The pandemic…

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A Thrifty Couple in Their 30s Pay Off $133,500 Mortgage 28 Years Early

June 26, 2021
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A young thrifty couple are celebrating being mortgage-free in their 30s—after paying off their 95,620 pound (approx. US$133,500) mortgage 28 years early. Siobhan and Lee Bowen from Great Wyrley, Staffs, England, purchased their first home together in 2011, and despite having a relatively low income, the pair now own their three-bed semi-detached home outright. The parents…

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