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Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number representing the constant ratio of a circle’s circumference to its ...

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A New York school district is facing a lawsuit from a former teacher and parent who says its new Spartans logo is a symbol of ...

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