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4 days ago
Current Event jedlickaScientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold
It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was created. Astronomers around the world reacted to the signal quickly, focusing telescopes located on every continent and even in orbit to a distant spot in the sky.
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4 days ago
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Malta blogger killed in car bomb attack
A prominent blogger in Malta, who had accused the island's government of corruption, has died in a car bomb attack, according to police. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was reportedly killed when the car she was driving exploded shortly after she left her home in Bidnija, near Mosta. Local media say one of her sons heard the blast and rushed outside. PM Joseph Muscat, whom Caruana Galizia accused of wrongdoing earlier this year, condemned the "barbaric attack".
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4 days ago
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Santa dead, archaeologists say
The story of the original St. Nicholas is a tale of mistaken identity and grave robbery.
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4 days ago
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How a Quarter of Cow DNA Came From Reptiles
By hopping between species, jumping genes have radically altered the course of animal evolution.
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4 days ago
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Ireland on lockdown as ex-Hurricane Ophelia hits
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6 days ago
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North Korea readies missile launch ahead of US-South Korea drill
North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source.
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6 days ago
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Alaska voters reject local bans on legalized marijuana
Voters in some parts of Alaska rejected efforts to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and retail sales, three years after the nation's largest state passed a voter initiative legalizing the recreational use of the drug.
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9 days ago
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Trump is a fascist plain and simple. He will keep testing the waters to see that the limits are.
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11 days ago
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Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms
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11 days ago
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How Video Games Satisfy Basic Human Needs
Grand Theft Auto, that most lavish and notorious of all modern video games, offers countless ways for players to behave. Much of this conduct, if acted out in our reality, would be considered somewhere between impolite and morally reprehensible. Want to pull a driver from her car, take the wheel, and motor along a sidewalk? Go for it. Eager to steal a bicycle from a 10-year-old boy? Get pedaling. Want to stave off boredom by standing on a clifftop to take pot shots at the screaming gulls? You’...
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
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How to Fake a Bank
When FBI agents Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan began to track the '70s most notorious financial fraudster, Phil Kitzer, they had no idea how wrapped up in his world they’d become.
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11 days ago
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New study finds 'staying longer at home' was key to stone age technology change 60,000 years ago
A new study by scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand suggests that at about 58,000 years ago, Stone Age humans began to settle down, staying in one area for longer periods. The research also provides a potential answer to a long-held mystery: why older, Howiesons Poort complex technological tradition in South Africa, suddenly disappear at that time.
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12 days ago
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Protests across Russia on Putin birthday
More than 100 people have been arrested as supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny hold protests in some 80 cities across Russia, reports say. They are demanding he be allowed to stand in 2018 presidential elections. The rallies coincide with President Vladimir Putin's 65th birthday. Most are unauthorised, including those in Moscow and St Petersburg. Mr Navalny is currently serving 20 days in jail for repeatedly violating a law on organising public meetings.
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2 weeks ago
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Nevada’s spending for mental health services low compared to neighboring states
Regulating and funding mental health services in Nevada is complicated at best. But from state officials to community groups, people are looking to address state-specific issues through legislation. “I think this is an issue on people’s radars,” said Nancy Brune, executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. The center has released reports on mental health services and recommendations on how to best approach some of the challenges.
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2 weeks ago
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Australian warships heading to Korean peninsula amid rising military tensions
At the Republic of Korea's Navy Second Fleet headquarters the warships are on constant alert for attack from the North. "We are ready to fight and if we fight we will win," declares Han Woong Song, a young Korean Lieutenant. Second Fleet warships, based at Pyeontaek on the west coast, have faced several attacks from North Korea over the past two decades, resulting in a loss of life on both sides.
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2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
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Las Vegas shooting: At least 50 killed, over 200 injured
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3 weeks ago
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Dow notches longest quarterly win streak in 20 years
The stock market, undaunted by monster hurricanes, political tension and North Korea threats, keeps climbing to new heights. The Dow soared another 5% during the third quarter, which ends for Wall Street on Friday. The strong gains extend the Dow's streak of winning quarters to eight. It's the longest since an 11-quarter boom that ended in September 1997, according to FactSet stats. Back then, the U.S. economy was going gangbusters under President Bill Clinton at the start of the dotco...
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3 weeks ago
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‘Earth Pyramids’ Captured in the Foggy Early Morning Light
Photographer Kilian Schönberger climbed the Alps late at night to capture one of the mountain range’s strangest segments, alien-like columns found in South Tyrol, an autonomous province in Northern Italy. His series Otherworld showcases the so-called “earth pyramids” in a hazy dawn light, strange creations that appear like stalagmites freed from their underground caves. The structures are created by erosion, rising from clay soil left behind by glaciers from the last Ice Age. Each featur...
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3 weeks ago
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Nashville church shooting: Masked gunman kills woman, injures seven in Antioch, police say
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3 weeks ago
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People spend more time sitting on the toilet each week than exercising, study finds
People in the UK spend more time sitting on the toilet every week than exercising, a study has found.
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3 weeks ago
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US has not declared war on North Korea and the suggestion is ‘absurd’, says White House
North Korea said it will shoot down US jets even if they’re not in their territory.
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1 month ago
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New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains
It will enter clinical trials to prevent and treat the infection next year.
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1 month ago
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Poliovirus kills off cancer cells, stops tumor regrowth
Researchers from Duke University in Durham, NC, may have discovered a new way of killing off cancer cells. The team was jointly led by Dr. Matthias Gromeier, a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, and Prof. Smita Nair, who is an immunologist in the Department of Surgery.
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