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US: Arizona political consultant dies of self-immolation
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Cassini spacecraft collects sample from geyser on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
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Saturday, March 15, 2008 Space probe Cassini performed a close flyby of Saturn‘s icy moon Enceladus on Wednesday. The fate of the $3.5 billion mission was in the balance as the bus-sized spacecraft swooped to just 50 km (30 mi) above the surface of Enceladus to sample the frozen spray issuing from geysers on the […]
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Iran tests torpedo, plans more tests
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Monday, April 3, 2006On Sunday, Iran tested its second underwater missile, the Fajr-3. The underwater missile, Iran claims, can evade sonar. “The missile carries a very powerful warhead that enables it to operate against groups of warships and big submarines. Even if an enemy’s warship sonar can detect the missile, no warship can escape from […]
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Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz students demonstrate, storm administration building
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Saturday, October 22, 2005 New Paltz, New York — More than 350 U.S. students took part in a demonstration Friday outside the SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building where student leaders used a bullhorn from the rooftop to rally the gathering on the concourse below. University police dispersed student leaders from the roof which was […]
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Australian–US team of scientists finds Atlantic warming causes Pacific climate trends
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 A team of scientists from Australia and US has found a solution for a challenging problem in climate research. Climate models predicted more greenhouse gases would weaken the equatorial Pacific trade winds.However, over the past two decades, observations showed this Walker circulation was getting stronger, accelerating sea level rise in the […]
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Yahoo triples its quarterly profit on strong advertising revenue
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Yahoo!, the world’s favorite Internet destination, reported $373 million in net income for the three month period ended December 31. Revenues were $1,078 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 62 percent increase compared to $664 million for the same period of 2003. “We are attracting more and more users […]
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British snooker player Alex Higgins found dead at age 61
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Monday, July 26, 2010 Snooker player Alex Higgins, nicknamed “Hurricane”, was found dead in his apartment in Donegall Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday. He was aged 61 and had been suffering from throat cancer since 1997. Born in Belfast on March 18, 1949, Higgins became the champion of the World Snooker Championship at the […]
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Study says to clean your sponge, microwave it
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Thursday, January 25, 2007 Studies done on germs and bacteria performed by researchers at the University of Florida show that a dirty kitchen sponge can be cleaned and “sterilized” by microwaving it for 2 minutes, but researchers warn to wet the sponge first. “People often put their sponges and scrubbers in the dishwasher, but if […]
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UK firemen cut metal ring from man’s penis
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Saturday, December 8, 2007 Fire fighters in the United Kingdom used a hand grinder to remove a metal ring from a man’s penis 2 days ago. They had been summoned after doctors at the Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester became worried that the man may have required amputation of the penis as the ring […]
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Pakistan: 38 Talibani insurgents killed in two separate attacks in Orakzai area
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Sunday, April 4, 2010 Pakistani security forces, aided by artillery and tanks killed 38 Taliban insurgents today in two separate attacks near the Afghanistan border in the Orakzai district of the North-West Frontier Province of the country, according to government officials. Security men say that Orakzai, located to the southwest of Peshawar, became a Taliban […]
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