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Shocking: Italy’s World War II Tanks Were Actually Better Than Most People Realize Stalingrad

Shocking: Italy’s World War II Tanks Were Actually Better Than Most People Realize

Key point: Italy may never have restored the might of Ancient Rome, but it did get better technologically as the war went on. Italy would eventually switch sides, bringing its not-so-bad tanks over to the Allied cause. On the morning of November 19, 1941, General John Scott Cockburn decided to launch…
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March 16, 2020
Brazil’s foreign trade secretary, who traveled to meet Trump, has coronavirus Brasilia

Brazil’s foreign trade secretary, who traveled to meet Trump, has coronavirus

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo, who was part of the Brazilian delegation that met with U.S. President Donald Trump nine days ago, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said in a statement on Monday. Troyjo, who is Brazil’s deputy economy minister, was also in…
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March 16, 2020
Biden’s Diversity Promises Are Identity Politics at Their Best Meritocracy

Biden’s Diversity Promises Are Identity Politics at Their Best

The coronavirus pandemic—and the Trump administration’s failed response to it—dominated Sunday night’s debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. But one of the debate’s more intriguing moments came during a discussion about something that didn’t call panic to mind: Women and their potential role in…
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March 16, 2020
Leaving Westworld Was The Best Thing The HBO Series Could’ve Done Right Now Meritocracy

Leaving Westworld Was The Best Thing The HBO Series Could’ve Done Right Now

They may live in a technology-fuelled future, but they’re still doing ATM smash-and-grabs. (Photo: John P. Johnson, HBO) Westworld returned with its season three premiere on Monday and the question on everybody’s lips was: Where the hell is Westworld? This might be a series about a Western-style theme park filled…
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March 16, 2020
How to cope with financial stress and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic Meritocracy

How to cope with financial stress and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic

Have questions about your finances related to the coronavirus outbreak? Email them to reporter Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com.A week ago, Nicole Brewer was looking forward to attending a conference at Princeton University and spending a day at the Yale School of Drama.As a freelance theater director and educator, the 37-year-old…
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March 16, 2020