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July 4 also marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

She likened it to a supercharged version of a supernova, which is a dramatic, explosive death of a star.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

On Friday, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced the death of 18-year-old rising star Yimvert Berroterán who played with the youth national teams from 2024 to 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

In 1995, Keith starred in Next Of Kin as Maggie Prentice, a grandmother who made no secret of disliking her orphaned grandchildren when taking them in after the death of her estranged son.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The froth of quantum foam, the spontaneous birth and death of particles, might explain the origin of the cosmos.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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