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NEW YORK — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him.

LEXINGTON, MA – Greek Group Tutoring (GGT) held its first in-person 25th of March celebration since 2019 on March 18 in Lexington.

NEW YORK — They are meeting with campaign donors and giving frequent interviews on cable news.

NEW YORK – It is remarkable – and not just to Hellenes – that Greek tragedy has not only great staying power but relevance in today’s tumultuous world.

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.

NICOSIA - A reach-out by Cyprus' new President Nikos Christodoulides to have the European Union take part in negotiations over how to reunify the island split by Turkish invasions in 1974 was dismissed by Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.

ATHENS - Deeming it unsafe because of the risk of landslides, Greece will not allow  anyone on Navagio Beach on Zakynthos, where cliffs as high as 200 meters (656 feet) surround the horseshoe-shaped spot that holds a shipwreck.

BROOKLYN – On Sunday, March 19, the swearing-in ceremony for the new officers of the women’s branch of the Cretan Brotherhood – the Cretan Sisterhood – in Brooklyn was held with success.

Even a brief look at the official list of personnel of the Archdiocese as indicated on its website will leave you in awe, with regard to its both large number, as well as the responsibilities and titles.

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A pregnant woman was driving in the HOV lane near Dallas.

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FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.

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NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.

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