It’s part of a tradition rooted in European agricultural life, marking the midpoint between the shortest day of the year on the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
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Iran threatens to respond to any U.S. strikes as Biden weighs reaction to Jordan base attack
Concerns remain that any additional strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas and the ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea.
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Massachusetts state troopers arrested, accused of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers on test
Troopers are accused of falsifying records for at least 17 drivers who took their CDL test between 2019 and 2023.
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
The Missouri congresswoman says she’s used the money to retain security services and hasn’t used any federal tax dollars.
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Teachers strike in Boston suburb hits 8th day, with tensions fraying
The Newton Teachers Association, which is prohibited by law from striking and faces hefty fines, said it’s seeking living wages for all employees.
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‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches
The city is on track to break its all-time record of 134.5 inches.
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Biden says he’s decided on response to killing of 3 U.S. troops, plans to attend dignified transfer
The president didn’t provide specifics, but National Security Council spokesman John Kirby indicated to reporters it would happen ‘over a period of time.’
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U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates down or flat
It continues to have a disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men but is expanding in heterosexual men and women, and increasingly affecting newborns, too, CDC officials say.
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Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
When accepting a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, she said, ‘I wouldn’t trade my life in the theater for anything, because theater is life.’
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House Republicans near key vote on impeaching Homeland’s Mayorkas over border policies
In an unusual personal appeal, Alejandro Mayorkas asks the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s ‘broken and outdated’ immigration laws.