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Published September 20Earliest Evidence of Kissing Is Pushed Back 1,000 Years
Substantial amounts of overlooked evidence challenges current beliefs that the first record of romantic-sexual kissing is from India around 1500BC. Instead, lip kissing is documented in ancient Mesopotamia – present-day Iraq and Syria – from at least 2500BC onwards. This…
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Published September 19Your Borrowing Costs Are About to Get Even More Expensive
From mortgages to auto loans to credit cards, borrowing is set to get even pricier. But the Federal Reserve’s decision on Sept. 16, 2026, to hike its baseline interest rate also highlighted an increasingly confounding dilemma: It can raise the price of money across the economy,…
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Published September 18From Nukes to AI: Cozying Up to Civilizational Suicide
Humanity has a long, enthusiastic history of self-destruction. Having already mastered tribal warfare, nuclear annihilation, and climate catastrophe, we are now cozying up to artificial intelligence. Unless government steps in with strict guardrails, our dinosaur-in-chief and the…
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Published September 18Major League Women
Over 70 years after the dissolution of the All-American Professional Girls’ Baseball League – and nearly 30 years since the end of the short-lived Ladies League Baseball – female baseball players have been competing in a professional league of their own. The Women’s Professional…
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Published September 17The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Marineland Commission meeting, Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond, Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Manuscript" and 9/11 unity, Bruce Springsteen's war.
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Published September 17Gas Prices Exceed $4 Again in Palm Coast and Florida, Diesel Above $6
In Palm Coast and Flagler County, gas stations were uniformly above $4, and in many cases at $4.39, though generally the prices were between $4.11 and $4.29 as of Wednesday evening.
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Published September 17Here’s What a Record-Shattering El Niño Means for Weather
Globally, we have endured many strong El Niños in the past, but none have been as exceptionally strong and developed as quick as this one. This El Niño will lead to record breaking global temperatures in 2027 and is already altering weather around the globe and likely exacerbate…
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Published September 16Why the Supreme Court Sunk Trump’s Ploy to Torpedo Mail-In Voting
The Supreme Court upheld a preliminary injunction blocking new Postal Service voting regulations for the upcoming midterm elections because the executive branch exceeded its constitutional authority to regulate federal elections, preserving current mail voting procedures for…
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Published September 15The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The Palm Coast City Council meets, the Census Bureau announces the 2025 national income, poverty and health insurance coverage numbers, the United States falls to 64th place on the press freedom index, lowest level since Reporters Without Borders began tallying the index in 2002.
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Published September 15Trump’s $5,000 Bribe Clothed in Political Speech
Trump promised $5,000 to American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress, sparking intense debate about federal anti-bribery laws, though legal experts point out that broad political promises resemble tax cuts and generally receive protection under Supreme Court…
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Published September 14The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, September 14, 2026
The Flagler County Commission meets, the Garden Club at Palm Coast meets, the Bunnell City Commission meets in its waterlogged City Hall, more slop in the guise of a new news source in Volusia.
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Published September 14Tipping Point: World Will Overshoot Climate Temperature Target. What Now?
For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good news for anyone, least of all those who face rapidly rising seas.