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Did Ming Dynasty Chinese explorers travel to the Americas decades before Columbus?

Did Ming Dynasty Chinese explorers travel to the Americas decades before Columbus?

During Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Chinese admiral Zheng He commanded seven sea voyages around the Indian Ocean. These voyages took place between 1405 and 1433, involving tens of thousands of men and a vast number of ships known as the Treasure Fleet. “The fundraising and the logistical planning was really astounding,” said J Travis Schutz, a …

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How the Church Can Help Address America’s Social Decay

By Nicole AlcindorCP Reporter Tuesday, January 02, 2024 A community volunteer helps a family deliver gifts during the Families Feeding Families event at the Salem Community Center on November 24, 2021 in Houston, Texas. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images A leading expert on fragile states and political-economic analysis is calling on churches and public institutions to …

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Black journalist says he was racially profiled by North Bay business

Sports journalist Mark Spears, center, says he experienced racial profiling when he visited a store in Healdsburg with a group of friends, from left: Gregory Lee, Velena Jones, an unidentified woman, Eddie Kennison and Cheryl Heard. Courtesy of Jim Morris A prominent black sports journalist said in Instagram and Facebook posts that he was racially …

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Laser technology produces a beam suitable for radiation therapy Research and Technology | December 2023

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, January 1, 2024 — In experiments at the Advanced Laser Light Source Laboratory at the Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS), researchers have demonstrated that ultrafast laser technology can potentially be used in the radiation treatment of cancer. The INRS team collaborated with researchers at McGill University Health Center to show that …

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Laser technology produces a beam suitable for radiation therapy Research and Technology | December 2023

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, January 1, 2024 — In experiments at the Advanced Laser Light Source Laboratory at the Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS), researchers have demonstrated that ultrafast laser technology can potentially be used in the radiation treatment of cancer. The INRS team collaborated with researchers at McGill University Health Center to show that …

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Are you bored at home alone? Here are 10 fresh holiday movies for future love

Santa has already delivered a whole sack of holiday movies for our Christmas entertainment. Here’s our pick of the best. The stunning success of the highest-grossing Christmas movies, from the sleigh of money they make each year to their total box office numbers. The best. Christmas. sometime! (Netflix) A bold title for a glamorous, invigorating …

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Amarillo says it needs more time to discuss the abortion travel ban

Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley says the council used this week’s session as a way to “divide and conquer things” and get back to what makes the most sense for the city. Photo courtesy of the Cole Stanley Campaign AMARILLO — The Amarillo City Council extended its debate on the so-called abortion travel ban after spending …

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Human health is worth more than a concrete crusher (opinion)

Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in Houston, Texas on September 15, 2023.Sharon Steinman/Staff Photographer Installation for crushing concrete LBJ Hospital is a Level 3 Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Center for high-risk births and very low birth weight infants. It also provides a range of specialist medical and surgical services to the people who …

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Superstar breaks silence on Perry’s death

Julia Roberts has made her first public comments about the death of ex-boyfriend Matthew Perry, who previously revealed he never felt “enough” for the star. Matthew Perry’s family have released a statement saying they are “proud” to bring his charity to the world to help others struggling with addiction by encouraging donations on Donation Tuesday …

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