The Harsh Truth about Mars
From The Washington Post: Ephemeral brine on Mars! Hmmm. That doesn’t quite have the same ring as “water on Mars!” The latter formulation sounds…
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The Most Terrifying Pool Ever!
https://www.distractify.com/markpygas-dont-pee-in-thar-1304365528.html The Embassy Gardens development will link two of its apartment buildings with a terrifying pool suspended 10 stories above the London streets.
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Egypt Pardons Journalists
In what is widely viewed as a public relations move, Egypt has freed the two of the three Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to 3…
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The Face that Changed Human History
From Nat Geo A trove of bones hidden deep within a South African cave represents a new species of human ancestor, scientists announced Thursday in the journal eLife. Homo…
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Iraqis Who Helped US Soldiers Targeted by ISIS
Using press clipping and seized documents the Islamic State is systematically killing Iraqis who aided US soldiers. In this WSJ piece, we hear the…
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Turkey’s Had Enough And Now It’s Bombing
In the last week we’ve seen three major developments in Turkey. The boarder country with Syria has been under increasing pressure to ramp up…
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Did Chapo Really Escape?
This piece from The Atlantic is a great up-close look at the American-Mexican drug trade. After last week’s jail break by Mexican drug-kingpin Joaquin…
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The Cuban Flag Waves In Washington
We all know the stories about Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis, most of us have seen photos of the old time cars, buildings…
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Serena Williams Dominates Wimbledon
Serena Williams has done it again! On Saturday, she completed a “Serena Slam,” winning her 6th Wimbledon title and her 21st Grand Slam title….
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NASA’S New Horizons Gives Us Stunning Images of Pluto
This Tuesday morning, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past Pluto at a trajectory of 31,000 mph, coming 7,800 feet from the planet’s surface. The…
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