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5 years ago+18 18 0Homeless Edmonton man discovers rare Disney art in 'ratty old plastic bag' is worth thousands
A homeless man, who goes by the name Adam, sold an old art print he found in a dumpster to an antiques store for $20. But when shop's owner Alex Archbold realized it was worth much more than that, he set out to find Adam, and give him his fair s ...
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5 years ago+13 13 0One of the oldest stars in the universe found
One of the oldest stars in the universe is quietly hiding out in the Milky Way some 2,000 light-years from Earth. According to a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, the tiny, 13.5-billion-year-old red dwarf contains barely any heavy ele ...
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5 years ago+8 8 0This 13-Year-Old's Tool Could Change Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
An Oregon teenager’s innovation could change the way doctors treat pancreatic cancer, a deadly form of the disease that has just a 7% five-year survival rate. Rishab Jain, a 13-year-old from Stoller Middle School in Portland, on Tuesday won the Disco ...
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5 years ago+15 15 0Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don't vaccinate
The state of Arizona has canceled a vaccine education program after receiving complaints from parents who don't immunize their school-age children. The pilot online course, modeled after programs in Oregon and Michigan, was created in response t ...
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5 years ago+5 5 02018 Audi R8 V-10 Plus Competition Package: A Spicy-Looking Track Slayer
Topline: Audi will bring just 10 of the special-edition R8 V10 Plus Coupe with the Competition Package to the United States. What's New: Every one of the 10 cars bears identical Suzuka Grey paint with the black exterior detail package, which tri ...
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5 years ago+2 2 0Jupiter's moon Ganymede has Earthlike faults
Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, is an icy world that astronomers believe hides a liquid ocean beneath its surface. That fractured surface, which jumbles old and new features together, has long hinted at a complex history astronomers have sought to ...
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5 years ago+13 13 0New Jeep Wrangler Frame Welds are Failing and Now FCA Is Issuing a Recall
New Jeep Wrangler JL owners have been complaining about frame welds for months, and some have even experienced frame failures at a critical suspension mounting bracket. Now Fiat Chrysler is issuing a recall due to risk of a “vehicle crash without pri ...
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6 years ago+20 20 0Thirty-seven new spider species discovered in Queensland
Dozens of new creepy crawlies have been discovered on Queensland's Cooloola Coast in the space of one weekend, and scientists believe there are many more out there waiting to be found. The thought of 37 new spider species might send shivers down ...
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6 years ago+8 8 0The first science image from NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter is mind-boggling
NASA’s TESS spacecraft — that stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, in case you had somehow forgotten — is an incredibly powerful tool for spotting distant worlds. It was launched back in April, but it took some time to get the satellite ...
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6 years ago+4 4 0Vice President Mike Pence quotes Bible in response to being called 'Christian supremacist'
Vice President Mike Pence turned to the Bible when asked recently what he makes of a new critical biography that calls him as a “Christian supremacist." “The Bible says count it all joy when you endure trials of many kinds," Pence told the ...
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6 years ago+6 6 0NASA releases thousands of hours of Apollo 11 mission audio
NASA and the University of Texas have teamed up to digitize 19,000 hours of recordings from the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first two people on the moon. The audio was uploaded to the Internet Archive, a nonprofit website that hosts digitized v ...
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6 years ago+3 3 0'LazyTown' Robbie Rotten Actor Stefan Karl Stefansson Dies from Bile Duct Cancer
The actor who played Robbie Rotten on the popular kid's show "LazyTown" has died after a long battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned. A spokesperson for the family of Stefan Karl Stefansson tells us the actor died Tuesday surrounded b ...
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6 years ago+19 19 0Donald Trump is a "Russian asset" owned by the mafia, author claims in new book
Omarosa vs. Trump may be the political pro wrestling match of the week, but a more serious confrontation could be prompted by a book that came out Tuesday, alleging that President Donald Trump may be a Russian asset compromised by billions of launder ...
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6 years ago+16 16 0'Weird Al' Yankovic To Get Star On Hollywood Boulevard (But Not Trump's)
Things are getting weird on Hollywood Boulevard later this month, but that’s a good thing. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the entity behind the Hollywood Walk of Fame, announced on Monday that “Weird Al” Yankovic will be getting his own star on ...
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6 years ago+10 11 1San Francisco Bay Area cities are cracking down on free food at Facebook and other tech companies
It's no secret that Facebook employees love their office meals. On Instagram, there are countless photos of free meals - from sushi to tacos to coffee waffles - served at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, California. But come this fall, when the tech g ...
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6 years ago+14 14 02019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport With Brief, 15-Mile Lifespan
A lovely 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is currently looking for a new loving home after being abused by its previous owner who must have left it for dead on the side of the road after realizing that a 460-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive car simply ...
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6 years ago+11 11 0Women awarded $4.7bn in talc cancer case
It is the largest payout over allegations that Johnson & Johnson's talc-based products cause cancer.
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6 years ago+10 10 0Far from special: Humanity's tiny DNA differences are 'average' in animal kingdom
Researchers report important new insights into evolution following a study of mitochondrial DNA from about 5 million specimens covering about 100,000 animal species. Mining "big data" insights from the world's fast-growing genetic data ...
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6 years ago+16 16 0Nearly 100 women suffered under dancing doctor's scalpel, lawyer says
An attorney representing three women in cases against an Atlanta-area dermatologist known for singing and dancing while performing surgery says nearly 100 other women have contacted her office to claim they, too, suffered under the doctor's scal ...
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6 years ago+18 18 0Britain won't sign any U.S. trade deal if it's not in UK interest:...
Britain won't sign up to any trade deal with the United States if it is not in its own interest, trade minister Liam Fox said on Saturday, after U.S. tariffs on metals imports drew a rebuke from one of Washington's major European allies.