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Norway is increasingly adopting AI across business and society, but turning new technology into greater productivity and lasting economic value will require investment, skills, innovation and ...

The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer dangling from my necklace. “Skinheads wear these,” she snarled. “Racists and Nazis!” “I do Viking reenactment,” I explained, ...

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From the outset when the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Wash., first opened its doors in 1989, it was intended to be a gathering place for all ...

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Today is Friday the 13th, a day for bad luck and fear. Does anyone know why? According to folklorists, there is no evidence for the superstition of an unlucky Friday the 13th before the 19th century.

I have always been fascinated and impressed with Norway’s role in World War II and the war’s effect on the country, ever since my first trip in 1969-70 at age 11. My father was stationed at Gardemoen, ...