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Most objects in the universe have been around for way longer than modern astronomy – digging into historical records can help scientists shed light on a cosmic mystery.
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testified before Congress in February 2024.
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Narrowing the ‘tax gap’ has been a long-standing goal of the government agency.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, after the passage of a tax reform package on Dec. 20, 2017.
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If the legislation passes, the new label would be centered on the front of the package. But it’s an add-on, not a replacement for the existing label.
Este león de montaña, conocido como P-47, fue encontrado muerto en el sur de California el 21 de marzo de 2019 con veneno para ratas en su sistema.
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Los rodenticidas modernos pueden matar ratas con una sola dosis y pasar fácilmente a la cadena alimentaria de carnívoros más grandes. Su uso está muy extendido y en gran medida no está regulado.
School shooting drills may do more harm than good.
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The persistent threat of school shootings demands a more thoughtful response to their prevention.
A invenção não mudou apenas a experiência de finalização de uma compra. Ao tornar os produtos legíveis por máquina, eles permitiram grandes melhorias no rastreamento de estoque. Isso significava que os itens que vendiam bem poderiam ser reabastecidos rapidamente quando os dados indicassem, exigindo menos espaço nas prateleiras para qualquer produto individual.
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El código de barras, una tecnología discreta, acaba de cumplir 50 años. Todo comenzó con el escaneo de un paquete de chicles en una tienda de comestibles de Ohio el verano de 1974.
This mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system.
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Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.
Omniprésent dans nos vies, le code-barre fête cet été ses cinquante ans.
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C’est en 1974 que le premier code-barre a été scanné sur un paquet de chewing-gum. Ses inventeurs étaient bien loin d’imaginer que cette technologie révolutionnerait le commerce et la logistique.
A modern “torture” chamber?
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Born enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist, lecturer and writer. Along the way, he met an aspiring writer.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.