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National Simplicity Day, the birth anniversary of the man who influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King
The special day arose from the desire to be free of worldly things that cause stress in our daily l…
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'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin says he's been writing the next novel, 'The Winds of Winter,' 'almost every day' as 12 years pass since the last book was published
Martin has been writing "The Winds of Winter," the sixth novel in the series, since 2010. After som…
Eve Crosbie
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family says 'we're tired of being patient,' urges Democrats to pass voting rights legislation
"If you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for Americans…
Kayla Epstein
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family say's there's no MLK Day celebration without the passage of voting rights
At least 400 voter suppression bills were introduced during the first five months of 2021, and at l…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is so long that some theaters are pausing the three-and-a-half-hour epic for bathroom breaks — and it's divided moviegoers
Some theaters added intervals to the film, leading to a debate over whether built-in breaks during …
Eve Crosbie
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Biden calls for passage of voting rights bills in speech on MLK Day: 'The attack on our democracy is real'
Two voting rights bills are the Democrats' top legislative priorities. With the Senate filibuster i…
Kayla Epstein
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32 things you probably didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife, Coretta Scott King.AP Photo/Gene Herrick
Savanna Swain-Wilson
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Every update George R.R. Martin has given about his long-delayed next novel, 'The Winds of Winter'
George R.R. Martin has been working on the next "Game of Thrones" book, "The Winds of Winter," for …
Palmer Haasch
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Coldplay's Chris Martin only eats one meal a day so he can look like Bruce Springsteen: 'Bruce looks even more in shape than me'
Coldplay's Chris Martin said he stops eating at 4 p.m. in the afternoon, emulating rock legend Bruc…
Barnaby Lane
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A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.
During WWII, scientists breathed CO2, oxygen, and other gases to learn about diving and submarine t…
Jenny McGrath
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A mom gave birth to 3 leap day babies. It's only the second case recorded in the world.
The Estes family has 3 leaplings or leap day babies. The siblings were born in 3 consecutive leap y…
Jane Ridley
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Ilhan Omar dings Marjorie Taylor Greene for buying thousands in Lockheed Martin stock 2 days before declaring 'war is big business'
Defending her oddly-timed trade, Greene told Insider that an independent financial advisor has "ful…
Bryan Metzger
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A Japanese game studio is giving employees 2 days off to play Elden Ring, the highly anticipated video game by 'Game of Thrones' author George R. R. Martin
Elden Ring was released on Friday, and now all employees at game studio Pocket Pair will get an "El…
Avery Hartmans
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Diwali to be public school holiday in New York City from 2023, Mayor says
Over the years, there were growing calls by the Hindu community to declare Diwali a school holiday …
PTI
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'Only Murders in the Building' star Julian Cihi says Martin Short and Steve Martin play board games during breaks while everyone else is on their phones
Insider spoke with Julian Cihi, who played Tim Kono in Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building," at th…
Amanda Krause
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7 actors who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how they compare to the civil rights leader
Following Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in 1968, many actors have portrayed the civil rig…
Max Kalnitz
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8 inspirational speeches from Martin Luther King Jr. that aren't 'I Have a Dream'
Throughout his fight for equality, King delivered a number of speeches that drew large audiences bu…
Frank Olito
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Martin Luther King III on how Senator-elect Raphael Warnock comes from the 'King tradition'
Raphael Warnock, soon to be Georgia's first Black senator, is a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist C…
Juliana Kaplan
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Ousted Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard sounds off on Elon Musk, how the company has changed, and the EV wars
While Elon Musk is sometimes referred to as the founder of Tesla, Martin Eberhard cofounded Tesla i…
Grace Kay
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All but 4 of the USWNT starters kneeled for the national anthem on MLK day
Carli Lloyd, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Ertz, and Lindsey Horan stood as Megan Rapinoe, captain Becky Sa…