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For more than a century, scientists have tried to reconstruct the biology of Tyrannosaurus rex from bones, teeth, footprints, and other traces left behind more than 60 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

California—one of the few states that reimburse victims—distributed millions of replacement chip-and-tap cards last year, using $76.5 million in federal and state funds for the upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara furthered the plan’s growth when he required it to raise the policy limit on homes to $3 million and to insure condominium developments valued at $100 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

It will continue to work, he predicts, because someday Bitcoin will be $10 million apiece.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

One hundred million metric tons of plastic were being produced in the mid.1980s.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Global conditions were approximately 11-25 °F warmer than modern temperatures, and dinosaurs had millions of years to adapt to that hot-house world.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

For millions of Americans who rely on SNAP, buying groceries involves a routine swipe of a government-issued benefits card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

If he’d found an asset in Bitcoin that brought such reliable returns, why was he looking to share his scheme with millions and millions of retail investors?

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Alexandra Fiebig, a project manager with Aliph, says that her group provided millions of dollars in funds to Ukrainian museums scrambling to move their most valuable items to safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The people who were legal “property” of presidents were among the millions of enslaved people who lived and toiled in America—and who were stuck in the shadows, too.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis