Emory University announced Thursday it will make thousands of digitized "orphan works" available to students, faculty and others who are conducting research at the college. Orphan works are out-of-print books that are still subject to copyright but whose copyright holders cannot be identified or located. Other colleges -- including Duke, Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities -- are participating in this project.

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Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estádio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. (Cristiano Barbosa/AP)

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