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University News

Research into great-grandfather’s past reveals Holocaust history

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by Cyrus Moulton
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University News

Meet the student who helped investigate JFK’s assassination

by Cody Mello-Klein
Two American Girl books displayed on a blue surface, with 'The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery' prominently featured showing a young girl in a patterned cardigan standing on stairs, and another book partially visible underneath showing a figure with red hair in green clothing.
Arts & Entertainment

Why American Girl is releasing its first novel for adults

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by Erin Kayata
A woman in an ornate white and silver period ballgown with long gloves and a decorative masquerade mask faces a man in dark period attire wearing a black masquerade mask at an opulent ballroom filled with dancing guests and illuminated by crystal chandeliers.
Arts & Entertainment

Could a servant and a nobleman marry in season four of Bridgerton?

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by Erin Kayata
A pink gloved hand puts items in the sand
University News

The Thames gives up centuries of history to Northeastern mudlarkers

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by Patrick Daly
An armored knight with a red-plumed helmet rides a brown horse at speed while holding a jousting lance, captured in motion past wooden fencing in a medieval tournament arena.
Arts & Entertainment

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ centers jousting. But is it accurate?

by Cody Mello-Klein
Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow, wearing a red cardigan, black top, and silver medal on a red ribbon around her neck, smiling at another person whose back is to the camera. Paasche-Orlow has shoulder-length blonde hair and glasses. 
University News

‘Never forget’ is not a slogan for descendant of German resistance

by Cody Mello-Klein
A group of people wearing hard hats pose for a photograph as they break ground on a section of ground with shovels.
University News

The duo behind new Holocaust Museum Boston explain what sets it apart

by Cody Mello-Klein
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World & National News

Beyond land: Why Russia and Ukraine are also fighting over language

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by Tanner Stening
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Arts & Entertainment

Was the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet inspiration for Hamlet?

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by Patrick Daly
A woman in a striped top works on a computer, with projections of light shooting artfully across a reflective glass.
University News

Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows

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by Patrick Daly
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Society & Culture

Why was James Garfield assassinated? A historian reveals the real story behind Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’

by Cody Mello-Klein