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A small bowl bought for $35 at a home in Connecticut turned out to be a rare piece of ancient Chinese art. The bowl is worth between $300,000 and $500,000. It will soon go up for sale at an auction.

You, You Guys, Y’all: Second-Person Pronouns in American English The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:36 0:00 Hey! You’re not in uniform. Are you guys cops? Are you guys cops? They know we’re not cops! Today’s report is not about police, criminals, or funny shows. Instead, it is about pronouns. In this Everyday Grammar, we will explore second-person plural pronouns in American English and other kinds of English. Pronouns I, you, we, and The person can be 1st, 2nd, or...

Volvo’s head of technology said traditional car engines have no future.

Some Turn to Internet ‘Bots’ to Help Get Vaccine Appointments March 03, 2021 People line up outside Yankee stadium for vaccines amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, Feb. 5, 2021. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:47 0:00 Many Americans have had trouble getting appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The process for getting vaccinated is different across U.S. states and communities. Some older peo...

Witnesses said security forces used real bullets on protestors. People in several cities were killed during demonstrations on Wednesday.

Japanese Billionaire Offers Trip around the Moon March 03, 2021 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa poses with his T-shirt bearing an image of Earth during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2021. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:27 0:00 Pop-out player Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has launched a search for eight people to join him on a trip around the moon with the American space travel company SpaceX. Maezawa annou...

Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Students Freed March 02, 2021 An official embraces a girl who was kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, as she heads for a medical check-up after her release in Zamfara, Nigeria March 2, 2021. (REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:20 0:00 Pop-out player Hundreds of Nigerian girls who were kidnapped last week from a school in the country’s northwestern Zamfara state h...

Jobless Woman Helps Feed Thousands in New York March 02, 2021 Sofia Moncayo, who leads a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York speaks with a donation recipient, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:42 0:00 Pop-out player A New York woman who lost her job is using some of her free time to help feed thousands of people in her community...

Despite the lack of published scientific information, countries around the world are embracing China's coronavirus vaccines. Some call it Vaccine Diplomacy.

 Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court through a video conference Monday. But protesters continue to call for the military government to give up power and to release detained lawmakers.