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Jewish-owned businesses vandalized in LA's Pico-Robertson area on Election Day | FOX 11 Los Angeles
An investigation was underway in Los Angeles' Pico-Robertson neighborhood after several Jewish-owned businesses were vandalized.
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Netanyahu fires Gallant, says no trust with Defense Minister at time of war | The Times of Israel
Citing a lack of mutual trust, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces he is firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a longtime rival within the Likud Party.
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Biden on Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran: 'I hope this is the end' | World Israel News
The Biden administration attempted to pressure Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
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Israel Strikes Iran: Satellite Images Indicate ‘Significant Blow’ to Iranian Missile Production | United with Israel
Analyst citing commercial satellite imagery says Israel appears to have targeted infrastructure used for mixing ballistic missile fuel, which Iran 'will likely have a hard time replacing.'
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IDF confirms death of Hamas leader, Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar | The Times of Israel
The IDF and Shin Bet announce that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed.
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White House confirms letter demanding Israel increase Gaza aid or face arms embargo | World Israel News
The letter gives Israel 30 days to implement 15 policy changes, including 10 measures to 'surge all forms of humanitarian assistance throughout Gaza.'
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Christopher Columbus was Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
A 22-year investigation by Spanish forensic researchers concluded that Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe.
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CDC Found Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Deaths
Internal documents contradict claims from the CDC, which refused to explain the discrepancy.
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Polls: It’s not just Hamas – it’s all Palestinians. 98% said Oct. 7 events “made them proud” | PMW Analysis
What do Palestinians think about the October 7 massacre?
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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says FEMA has no more disaster funds
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says FEMA has no more disaster funds, but a report from the department IG says the agency has billions in untapped funds it could use for relief
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WATCH: Kamala Harris Won't Say If Netanyahu Is a Close Ally
Vice President Kamala Harris declined to say Sunday whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a reliable ally.
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Government Source Confirms FBI Dirty Tricks With Key Jan 6 Pipe Bomb Footage as Cover-Up Unravels
This investigation is in its end stages, and the people responsible for the cover-up are becoming desperate.
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Israel strikes central Hezbollah HQ in Beirut, IDF says | Fox News
The Israeli Defense Forces have announced it carried out a “precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Missile in the attic: IDF releases photos of Hezbollah munitions in Lebanese homes | The Times of Israel
Army shows long-range missile on a launcher in a family's attic, notes secondary explosions after airstrikes; Gallant: Hezbollah's arsenal being crushed, Nasrallah 'alone at the top'
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UNRWA demands immunity for employees implicated in October 7th massacre | Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
The UN, with the support of the US Department of Justice, claims that UNRWA employees who participated in the October 7th massacre have immunity from prosecution.
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As Columbia reopens, fresh protests put Jewish students on edge from Day 1 | The Times of Israel
Anti-Israel activity is alive and well in Morningside Heights, where some already report feeling uncomfortable as last year's turmoil shows signs of rearing its head again
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WATCH: Col. Richard Kemp - 'The US and others are doing everything they can to prevent Israel from defeating Hamas, Iran
Former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan Col. Richard Kemp gives an in-depth analysis concerning the ceasefire being pushed by numerous countries to prevent Israel from destroying Hamas.
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5 insane Biden-Harris appliance regulations heading your way | Fox News
If you like your appliance, you can keep your appliance. Only the new ones will be different, won't be as good and will cost a lot more. That's the Biden-Harris green strategy.
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‘History Being Rewritten’: Wikipedia Defines Zionism as ‘Colonialism,’ Sparking Outrage | United with Israel
Recent updates to the page describe Zionism as an 'ethno-cultural nationalist' movement that engaged in 'colonization of a land outside of Europe.'
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Ministers back Netanyahu's demand for IDF to stay in Philadelphi Corridor in any deal | The Times of Israel
Gallant votes against, Ben Gvir abstains, in largely symbolic vote after maps of planned IDF presence were already shown to Hamas and mediators; demand has impeded talks' progress
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WATCH: Alan Dershowitz - 'If Hamas has more trust in Kamala, I have less trust in Kamala' | World Israel News
Renowned lawyer and professor Alan Dershowitz put the election in simple terms, stating that if Hamas sympathizers and Hamas itself prefer Harris to Biden, it should send a message to the public.
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The Missing Word That Changes Everything: Media Distort IDF’s Preemptive Strike on Hezbollah | United with Israel
The coverage from several leading news organizations of Sunday’s escalation exemplified how omitting a single crucial detail can distort the entire narrative.
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EXPOSED: Wall Street Journal Contributor Shared Terrorist Propaganda, Fake News on Oct. 7 | HonestReporting
October 7 was a busy day for Palestinian journalist Abeer Ayyoub, who works for the Wall Street Journal. But not because she was engaged in professional
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WATCH: Nasrallah's message to 'Queers for Palestine'
The Queers for Palestine movement supports the Hamas 'resistance' without knowing what Hamas or any Muslim extremist factions would do to them if they were ever caught in Gaza.
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One-third of non-Jewish college students in US are hostile to Jews or Israel - study | The Times of Israel
Brandeis U researcher urges schools 'to move beyond... just saying how bad' antisemitism is, says students must be punished in same way as those who express other forms of bigotry
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Columbia University restores dozens of pro-Hamas rioters to good standing, new report says | World Israel News
Another 31 of 35 who were suspended for illegally occupying the campus with a 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' remain in good standing, too.
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IDF recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza, including one hitherto presumed alive | The Times of Israel
All 6 had been taken alive on Oct. 7; Avraham Munder found dead in Khan Younis tunnel with bodies of Alex Dancyg, Yagev Buchshtav, Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger and Nadav Popplewell
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Moptu: Algorithm-free social media creating an online safe space for Jews - The Jerusalem Post
‘On other social media platforms you fight antisemitism. On Moptu, you get the information to wage those fights’
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WATCH: Jews Sing to God on Temple Mount During Tisha B’Av | United with Israel
The Temple Mount is considered the holiest site in Judaism, believed to be the location of the ancient Temples.
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LA Times admits California plastic bag ban actually made waste problem worse: ‘Unintended consequences’ | Fox News
The Los Angeles Times editorial board wants a "do over" on California's plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste across the state.
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Iran threatens to strike Al Aqsa Mosque in new propaganda video | World Israel News
Israel waits with bated breath to see what the Iranian attack will entail, as the Islamic Republic repeatedly threatens retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
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WATCH: New footage from Oct. 7th shows 'uninvolved Palestinians' abusing Israeli corpse | World Israel News
Eitan Levi was murdered on Oct. 7th then Hamas took his dead body hostage where Gazans horrifically desecrated his corpse.
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Hostages and the Lessons Not Learned
One of the lessons we are taught over and over again in school is “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” One of the lessons we learn from experience is that if you give in to a bully or allow yourself to be blackmailed, the oth
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ACT NOW! Demand LA Police Ensures the Safety of Jewish Community and Institutions | United with Israel
Ensure police protection for Jewish community and institutions post LA synagogue brutal attack.
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US admits cutting shipments of military aid to Israel by 50% | World Israel News
'Certain items trickled in, but the great mass of weapons remained behind,' said Netanyahu.
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WATCH: Gaza civilians fire mortars at IDF troops | World Israel News
While the mainstream media pushes the 'innocent civilians in Gaza' narrative, non-uniformed 'civilians' are firing weapons at IDF troops from within 'civilian' homes.
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Biden stopped fast tracking US arms to Israel following pressure from anti-Israel Democrats, GOP senator says
Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) is asking the White House to come clean about the status of U.S. arms shipments to Israel and to detail what has been paused in recent months
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Hunter Biden found guilty of all counts in gun trial | Fox News
A verdict has been reached in the historic criminal trial of first son Hunter Biden, who was accused of lying about his drug use on a federal gun form in 2018.
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Biden deal: “Nearly identical to Hamas’s own proposals”
This is the proposal that Hamas previously accepted and Israel turned down.
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Biden urges Israelis to accept hostage deal, blasting Netanyahu's talk of 'total victory' | The Times of Israel
“At this point, Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another October 7."
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‘A call for genocide’: South African Jews blast country’s president for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’ |
South Africa’s ANC government has been one of the harshest critics of Israel since Oct. 7th.
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A Jordanian who crossed border illegally tried to force his way onto a US Marine base
In the early morning of May 3, two men in a box truck pulled up to the front gate of Quantico Marine Corps Base, 35 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and tried to lie their way in, claiming they were Amazon delivery men.
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Columbia University bans student protest leader Khymani James after saying in video that 'Zionists don't deserve to live
Khymani James apologized for saying on video that 'Zionists don't deserve to live'
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Iran informed Turkey in advance of its operation against Israel - Jerusalem Post
Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, conveyed through diplomatic channels, aiming to limit escalation in the Middle East.
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4.7 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking buildings in surrounding states | Fox News
A minor earthquake was felt in the New York and northern New Jersey area Friday morning. Social media users reported feeling the quake in other states such as Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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Leading US general says Israel not getting all weapons it asks for | The Times of Israel
Joint Chiefs of Staff head Charles Brown Jr. tells group Washington unwilling to provide some arms, doesn't have capacity for others; his spokesperson denies any change in policy
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Israel-Hamas War: How do we fight back against our dark history? - The Jerusalem Post
Finding a way to connect to our fellow Jew, bringing our society that much closer together, is a tangible victory against this darkness around us.
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Hezbollah rocket hits Israeli factory, killing one
A barrage of 30 rockets hit the town and its environs after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed seven terrorists Tuesday night.
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WATCH: Footage from Hezbollah's rocket barrage in northern Israel | World Israel News
A winery was damaged and caught fire when rockets struck the facility.
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PM tells Blinken Rafah op is inevitable; secretary warns him Israel risks isolation | The Times of Israel
Top US diplomat meets with Netanyahu, Gantz, reportedly tells war cabinet Israel's security, international standing also in danger without a 'day after' plan for Gaza
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WATCH: Hamas sells humanitarian aid from abroad to Gaza civilians
As billions of dollars of aid is being poured into Gaza, Hamas is stealing the aid then reselling it to make a profit.
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PURE EVIL: What we’re seeing are not just protests against Israel | World Israel News
We are witnessing an ugly and ominous recrudescence of an extremely evil chapter in human history.
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New York Times ‘Journalist’ Accused of Participating in Oct. 7 Jihad Attacks Wins Journalism Award | United with Isr
For the Times, supporting jihad is not a bug. It’s a feature.
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Biden warns Israel not to interfere with Hamas stealing aid
Hamas, much like the Houthis and the Taliban, appropriate aid, resells it, and deliberately causes famines to profit from them.
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Vaccinated People Can Still Transmit Disease, FDA and CDC Officials Admit
A CDC official was asked why the CDC lists COVID as a vaccine-preventable disease if vaccinated people can still both be infected and transmit COVID.
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Professors Teaching Hate
Professors teaching hate on Campus - supporting Hamas
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Netanyahu Calls Rescue Operation ‘One of the Most Successful in Israel’s History’ | United with Israel
The cross-unit operation drew praise from officials for flawless execution.
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Minnesota students suspended over antisemitic chant accuse school district of 'Islamophobia' | World Israel News
Biden administration to determine if slogan calling for genocide of Israeli Jews is hate speech.
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Jimmy Hoffa may be buried at site of demolished MLB stadium: cold case group | Fox News
A group of cold case investigators says it believes it has found the burial site of former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975 and was never seen again.
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What a Hero Looks Like
Meet Lieutenant Colonel Guy Madar. A career army officer, Guy lives further north and was celebrating Simchas Torah in Kiryat Gat, a 30-minute drive from Re’im.
Hearing about the terrorist incursion, Guy got in his car and hurried south, carrying only his personal pistol.
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Toilet paper mega-brand introduces ‘cutting edge’ design: Find out what it is | Fox Business
A well-known toilet paper brand has announced a new design in its popular household item. Charmin said the new "smooth tear" toilet paper will be a better experience for consumers.
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142 Years Overdue: ‘Whistler’s Mother’ Visits Philadelphia
The nation loves the portrait that American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler painted of his mother, yet, at the time, it was controversial.
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The shoplifting crisis is a nightmare. Here are 5 things this ex-NYPD inspector wants you to know | Fox News
The shoplifting crisis is a national nightmare. This former New York police inspector wants you to know these five essential things about the spike in thefts.
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Wordle editor Tracy Bennett reveals what words get the most complaints
Wordle editor Tracy Bennett opens up about the most popular starter words, and the social media reaction to themed words.
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Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98 | The Times of Israel
Son Ross hails father as 'real mensch' and innovator who sped up marshmallow production process, created Hot Tamales from misshapen Mike and Ikes
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Fuel Costs of Electric Vehicles Overtake Gas-Powered Cars: Study
The cost to fuel electric vehicles in the United States is higher than gas-powered cars for the first ...
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Medieval 'vampire' unearthed with sickle across her throat | Metro News
The sickle kept the body pinned down and stopped the dead from rising again.
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88-year-old woman killed in alligator attack in South Carolina - ABC News
A woman was killed in an apparent alligator attack in South Carolina on Monday, officials said.
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NASA delays dress rehearsal of new megarocket
NASA will resume the test on Monday.
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Cold case team says Zodiac Killer ID'd, linking him to another murder | Fox News
A team of specialists that investigate cold cases says it has identified the Zodiac Killer, one of America's most prolific serial murderers who terrorized communities in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s with a series of brutal slayings and unsolva
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Mount Etna roars to life
Raw video: Europe's highest active volcano sends plumes of ash and lava into the night sky and showers roads with volcanic rock
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Cipher solved in Zodiac Killer case decades after it was sent
A coded message allegedly sent by the Zodiac Killer has finally been cracked by amateur sleuths.
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Chuck Yeager - Quotes, Career & Age - Biography
Longtime U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in flight.
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Los Angeles Police Report Over 1,000 Complaints Of Illegal Fireworks, Warn Against Non-Emergency 911 Calls
Across Los Angeles on Saturday night, there were scenes of illegal fireworks throughout the city in celebration of the Fourth of July.
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What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage
Around the world, in countries afflicted with the coronavirus, stores are sold out of toilet paper. There have been shortages in Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. And…
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TMZ Report: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash, 5 confirmed dead | FOX6Now.com
CALABASAS, Calif. -- According to a report by TMZ Sports, former NBA star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in southern California Sunday morning, Jan. 26.
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California finds widespread water contamination of 'forever chemicals'
Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
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As Holocaust awareness fades, a survivor shares his story - Los Angeles Times
Joseph Alexander, 96, a slight man with a Polish accent, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, spoke on a sunny Sunday to a rapt crowd of about 30 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
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Hotels Face Growing Backlash Against Resort Fees
Government officials and hotel booking sites have opened two new fronts in the war against hidden resort fees. Consumer Reports explains.
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SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background - WSJ
The College Board plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT to try to capture their social and economic background, jumping into the debate raging over race and class in college admissions.
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Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over program's name change
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word "boy" from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls.
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This IKEA Recall Is Actually Pretty Terrifying
A recent IKEA ceiling light recall comes with a serious safety hazard that could impact your entire family—literally.
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Experts open sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in soggy mess – GeekWire
Archaeologists have opened up a mysterious black sarcophagus in Egypt, and although they didn’t uncover an evil curse, they did uncover an evil-looking mess.
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Swift Gene-Editing Method May Revolutionize Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Diseases - The New York Times
Scientists report that they have discovered a way to tweak genes in the body’s immune cells by using electrical fields.
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IHOP Is Changing Its Name And The Internet Can't Handle It | HuffPost
The new name is "IHOb," but the company won't release what the "b" means until June 11.
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Amazon Prime Members Now Score Big Discounts at Whole Foods
It's official: Amazon Prime members are now eligible for an extra 10 percent off discounted products at Whole Foods.
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Owner of volcano-eaten Ford Mustang more worried about R2-D2 mailbox
By now, you've probably seen the video. And if you haven't, well there it is above: Mike Hale's silver Ford Mustang being devoured by the ravenous Pele, Hawaii's volcano goddess, and her unstoppable crush of lava. Yet, if you look closely in that video, y
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Oakland A’s Sean Manaea Pitches First No-Hitter Against Boston Red Sox in 25 Years
Left-hander Sean Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in 25 years, with an overturned call preserving the gem in Oakland’s 3-0 win over the Red Sox.
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Is Your Home in an Earthquake Zone
Search by address to see whether you are in an Earthquake zone.
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One JFK conspiracy theory that could be true - CNN
An expert weighs in on several conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Inside Israel’s Secret Raid on Syria’s Nuclear Reactor
Now the story can be told: The Mossad got lucky. In Iran and North Korea, the Americans might not.
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Iconic Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies At 76 | HuffPost
"We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe," Hawking once remarked, "and for that, I am extremely grateful."
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No new 'learning' brain cells after age 13: study
News, email and search are just the beginning. Discover more every day. Find your yodel.
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Amelia Earhart mystery solved? Scientist '99 percent' sure bones found belong to aviator | Fox News
A scientific study claims to shed new light on the decades-long mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart.
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Wreckage found of WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington
Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been found in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Monday. The search team released pictures and video of the wreckage of
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This Couple Found a Math Error in the Lottery and Made $27 Million (Playing Over and Over for 55 Weeks)
Oh, I knew it would work, the wife said. I knew it would work.
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State launches Aetna probe after stunning admission - CNN
California's insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny care.
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Alzheimer's Science Shocked by Discovery That Key Protein Behaves Like an Infection
Alzheimer's disease may act more like an infection than we previously thought.
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Pentagon has admitted it ran a secret $22 million per year UFO program
'The truth is out there.'
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Man Captures Photo of 'Ghost' in Famous 'Haunted' Hotel: 'I Was in Shock'
He said they didn't notice what they'd taken a photo of until later.
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What elephants teach us about cancer prevention
Elephants naturally avoid cancer after 55 million years of evolution. Scientists are studying if they can extract lessons that could help people.
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Girl Pulls Sword From Legendary Lake Of King Arthur's Excalibur
England’s got a new Queen ― that is, if Excalibur’s legend is true.
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Firefighters Face Largest Fire In Los Angeles History
A historic brush fire ravaged almost 5,900 acres of land in California as over 1,000 firefighters continued to push back the flames, KABC, a Los Angeles-based ABC affiliate reports Sunday morning.
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A cancer treatment that one expert called the 'most exciting thing I've seen in my lifetime' just got approved
The US Food and Drug Administration just approved a cutting-edge cancer therapy. On Wednesday...
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Archaeological find in Jerusalem ‘proves Bible passage is historically true’
Archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have found burned artifacts dating from 2,600 years ago – which prove that a passage in the Bible is true. Researchers uncovered charred wood, grape seeds, fish scales, bones and pottery while digging in the City o
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Supreme Court: Rejecting trademarks that ‘disparage’ others violates the First Amendment - The Washington Post
The outcome is likely to affect the legal case of the Washington Redskins, whose trademark registration was revoked in 2014 under the same disparagement clause.
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'Back to the Future' fan gets 'dream ticket' after hitting 88 mph in his DeLorean - LA Times
“Back to the Future” ultra-fan Spencer LaGrand White got a speeding ticket after reaching 88 mph in his DeLorean on a Southern California freeway.
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Could Breast Milk Be the Next Cancer Treatment?
The health benefits of breast milk have long been touted, but experts are now testing whether a compound found in mother’s milk could help treat cancer.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Could Restore Memory Loss, According To Scientists
New research shows umbilical cord blood could help memory loss.
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Exclusive - Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.
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Eugene Cernan
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan (March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017), He traveled into space three times: as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing.
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Scientists say they may have new evidence in D.B. Cooper case
A band of amateur scientists selected by the FBI to look for clues in the world’s most infamous skyjacking may have found new evidence in the 45-year-old case.
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John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, has died at 95
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was
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Science may have solved the Amelia Earhart mystery
Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world when her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. Last month, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) proposed the t
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'Shark stepping on a Lego' photo goes viral; here's the real story
A toothy tweet takes a bite out of social media, but did you know the photo was taken by a shark-attack survivor?
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Israel: Dug by Jews, tunnel from Nazi era found in Lithuania
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a Lithuanian forest, an international research team has pinpointed the location of a legendary tunnel that Jewish prisoners secretly dug out with spoons to try to escape their Nazi captors during World War II, the Israel Antiquities
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Huge movement detected near San Andreas fault - AOL
A worrisome new analysis of GPS data has shown new areas of motion near the San Andreas Fault system.
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The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking - The New York Times
The Germans had vastly more work camps and ghettos than anyone knew.
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Weizmann institute develops groundbreaking prostate cancer treatment - Israel News, Ynetnews
News: Professor Avigdor Scherz and Professor Yoram Salomon of the Weizmann Institute develop treatment for prostate cancer patients that targets tumor without damaging healthy tissue.
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The Case Against Low-fat Milk Is Stronger Than Ever | TIME
There’s growing evidence that whole fat dairy products may be better for our health than low fat versions. The latest studies find some surprising effects of full fat milk and cheese on diabetes and weight
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The Modern Version of the Bandit's Trans Am Is Smokin'
Each one bears Burt Reynolds's signature.
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LA Parking Restrictions Also Confusing To City Parking Engineers
A parking management engineer says they do not have a "comprehensive database" of which parking restrictions correspond with which streets.
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Knife Found Buried on OJ Simpson's Estate Years Ago Finally Turned Over to LAPD
The bloody knife reportedly found on O.J. Simpson's estate was stored in a police officer's house for years.
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Apple says investigators ruined best way to access terrorist data - CNET
A backup feature might have provided the FBI with a way to access data from the iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist. But a change to the Apple iCloud password foiled that idea.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Explains The Power of Negative Thinking
The Canadian is the best-known astronaut since Neil Armstrong. He explains how failings can motivate.
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Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed - The Washington Post
"Surprise," she said. "I'm still alive." Now he's in jail.
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30 Years After Explosion, Challenger Engineer Still Blames Himself : The Two-Way : NPR
Bob Ebeling, an anonymous source for NPR's 1986 report on the disaster, tells NPR that despite warning NASA of troubles before the launch, he believes God "shouldn't have picked me for that job."
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Letters from a serial killer: Inside the Unabomber archive
From his prison cell, Ted Kaczynski — the “Unabomber,” who terrified the nation in the 1980s and early 1990s — has carried on a remarkable correspondence with thousands of people all over the world. As the 20th anniversary of his arrest approaches
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Dubai hotel fire: Flames shoot out of Address hotel - CNN.com
A fire breaks out in Dubai at the high-end Address hotel. The city's New Year's fireworks show went on as scheduled.
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How hydrogen and atomic nuclear bombs work - Business Insider
It all comes down to fission versus fusion.
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Celebrity Hipster Chocolatiers Reportedly Sold Remelted Commercial Chocolate
The Mast brothers face allegations that their $10 chocolate was an artisanal lie.
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Los Angeles schools closed after electronic threat
Los Angeles police and the FBI were notified of the threat, which is being investigated, officials said. The electronic threat came via a message, Ramon Cortines, the superintendent of Los Angeles schools, said.
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Research Points To Mental Health Risks Associated With Meatless Diet « CBS Philly
Research suggests that cutting meat from your diet may harm your mental health.
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At least 35 reported dead, 100 hostages taken in Paris attacks | Fox News
The death toll in multiple Paris terror attacks rose to at least 35 late Friday while at least 100 hostages were reported held at Paris Bataclan concert hall, the Associated Press reported.
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Spruce Goose flies - Nov 02, 1947 - HISTORY.com
On this day in History, Spruce Goose flies on Nov 02, 1947. Learn more about what happened today on History.
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Consumer Reports Cuts Tesla From Its Recommended List Over Reliability
The best car ever tested by Consumer Reports—the all-electric Tesla Model S—is no longer recommended by the magazine after owners reported a litany of bugs and defects. Last year, Consumer Reports had ranked the Model S as “average” in reliability
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The Internet is flipping out over this photo that purportedly shows the Jersey Devil
Halloween is fast approaching, which is why we aren't surprised to see a rise in monster-related hoaxes. A New Jersey resident on Monday sent NJ.com a photo that purportedly shows the Jersey Devil,...
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NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars | NASA
New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
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Frankenvirus emerges from Siberia's frozen wasteland
Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change may awaken dangerous microscopic pathogens. Reporting this week in the flagship journal of the US N
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30 years ago today Coca-Cola fixed a mistake that could have destroyed the company
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Moptwo | Jlife
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Live: 9 killed in Charleston church shooting; suspect in custody
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People can fight traffic tickets without paying fine first, Judicial Council says - LA Times
California court leaders voted unanimously Monday to bar courts from charging drivers bail before they can challenge traffic tickets.
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Study Shows How Contact Lenses Can Affect Your Appearance Over Time
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How a gang member’s ‘butt dial’ helped solve a Valley murder case
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John Nash, wife, 'A Beautiful Mind' inspiration, die in NJ
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Scientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles Vaccine
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People with Purpose: Debbie Haspel | Observer Media Group
In 2009, Debbie Haspel moved to Sarasota to retire and play golf. Since then, she’s become involved in a variety of causes and serves on the board of three organizations — but she hasn’t golfed in a year.
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Robotic probe releases new video from Fukushima plant - CNN.com
A robotic probe into the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has retrieved crucial information on conditions inside the damaged reactor.
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The Difference Between Being Really Smart ... And Being A Genius
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After Seeing This Brilliant Poster, I Now Totally Understand Introverted People
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Researchers just recently photographed this extremely cute, endangered mammal for the first time in 20 years
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Paris Apartment unlocked After 70 Years!!
This Paris Apartment Was Left Untouched For More Than 70 Years…Come Take A Look Inside
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Watch Tony Stark present a fan with his own bionic arm · Great Job, Internet!
The Internet isn’t all mashups and putting cats into things. It’s mostly mashups and putting cats into things, but there still remains that small portion of truly heartwarming moments where pop culture is able to help elevate people’s experiences. Such is the case with this video in which a child gets presented his new bionic arm by the world’s foremost (comic book) authority on such things.
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Exclusive: The New Owner of Norms Reveals His Plans For the Legendary Site - Los Angeles Magazine
Jason Illoulian is open to the chain restaurant staying put. His architect would rather say goodbye
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Nearly Frozen Waves Captured On Camera By Nantucket Photographer
A photographer on Nantucket found something most of us have never seen – nearly frozen waves.
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John Podesta's top regret leaving the White House is didn't reveal the truth about UFOs
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Boston area hit by howling blizzard; New York gets off easy
BOSTON (AP) — A howling blizzard with wind gusts over 70 mph heaped snow on Boston along with other stretches of lower New England and Long Island on Tuesday but failed to live up to the hype in Philadelphia and New York City, where bus
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Cubs legend Ernie Banks dies at 83
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Rare Look Inside North Korea's Capital City
Explore the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in this intriguing time-lapse of a city rarely seen by foreigners.
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He Saved 669 Children During The Holocaust… And He Doesn’t Know They’re Sitting Next To Him.
Sir Nicholas Winton is a humanitarian who organized a rescue operation that saved the lives of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakia children from Nazi death camps, and brought them to the safety of Great Britain between the years 1938-1939.
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WWII veteran, 98, dons uniform for final salute
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Scientist who developed CorningWare dies in NY
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The Future of Plutonium
On November 6, 1944, researchers at the Hanford Site in Washington first created weapons-grade plutonium, the radioactive element used less than a year later in the Fat Man, the atomic plutonium implosion-type bomb dropped on Nagasaki,
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Spaceship's descent device deployed prematurely - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceship broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the craft's descent prematurely deployed, federal investigators said Sunday. National ...
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Researchers Identify Fragment of Amelia Earhart’s Plane — History in the Headlines
New research into Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance yields a breakthrough with the positive identification of a piece of the famed aviator’s plane.
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Virgin Galactic spaceship crashes during California test flight
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Mini Sphinx Statue Found On Mars? - YouTube
A remarkable artifact, which resembles a miniature Egyptian statue, has been photographed by the curiosity rover. The object, which appears artificial, can e...
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CVS Follows Rite Aid, Shuts Off Apple Pay
Source: Courtesy of Apple Inc.Last Thursday drug store chain Rite Aid Inc. (NYSE: RAD) reportedly stopped accepting payments made through the just launched Apple Pay system from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). On Saturday, CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) was repo
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World War II airmen fly again in storied B-29
From Yahoo News: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The bomber best known for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan also flew countless other raids. Karnig Thomasian's final mission on a B-29 Superfortress ended in flames when bombs collided and exploded in the air o
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Samsung Knox security for Android found to be 'Completely' Compromised
Samsung's Knox security layer for Android generates weak encryption keys, stores passwords locally and gives users login hints in a fatal
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Apple Sold 39.3M iPhones During The iPhone 6 Launch Quarter, 12.3M iPads And 5.5M Macs | TechCrunch
Apple's earnings for the final quarter of its fiscal 2014 year are out, and boy did they sell a lot of iPhones. The hardware quarter saw 39.3 million iPhones..
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I'm a Hazmat-Trained Hospital Worker: Here's What No One Is Telling You About Ebola
You can't just expect any nurse or any doctor or any health care worker or layperson to understand the deconning procedures by way of some kind of pamphlet or 10-minute training video. Not only is it mentally rigorous, but it's physically exhausting....
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iPad 2014 | BGR
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Identity of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper finally revealed
Vital DNA evidence has finally uncovered the identity of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper.
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Magic Mountain’s Colossus Roller Coaster Catches Fire; Peak Collapses | KTLA
Firefighters responded to a blaze that damaged the iconic Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain Monday afternoon, a little over three weeks after the ride closed for renovation.
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Iceland Volcano Blasts Back to Life
The crack feeding the lava flow has also expanded to the north and south, and is now almost 1 mile (1.5 km) long. The volcanic activity kicked off Aug. 16, when thousands of small earthquakes underneath the Bardarbunga volcano signaled fresh magma (molten
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Scientist transmits message into mind of colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves
Researchers led by the University of Barcelona used EEG headsets (pictured) to record electrical activity in the brain, and convert the words ‘hola’ and ‘ciao’ into binary.
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The Top 5 Most Brutal Cyber Attacks Of 2014 So Far
In 2014, cyber attacks and data breaches don’t look like they’re going to slow down. We’ve seen high-end data breaches of large companies, with data, personal records and financial information stolen and sold on the black market in a matter of days.
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Google, Microsoft claiming Apple's crown, albeit from 1994
Google is riding high, with a peak stock valuation and an army of devoted fans ready to explain why none of the problems the company is facing (including its clumsy transition to mobile) are actually problems. Companies that make money never stop making money, right?
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Rare lightning storm at Venice Beach kills 1, injures 13 - LA Times
Angelica Roquemore made the long drive from Bakersfield to Venice Beach on Sunday, planning to frolic in the waves with relatives during her first visit to the famed beach town's white sand and eclectic shops.
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How the 25 Richest Americans Failed Miserably
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U.S. tightens security on electronics at overseas airports
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on U.S.-bound planes at some overseas airports if the devices are not charged up, the agency said on Sunday. The new measure is part of the TSA's ef
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Small Fire Breaks Out at Disneyland
A small fire broke out at Disneyland on Sunday afternoon, but there were no injuries or damages, fire officials said.
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LA Kings win Game 7 in OT, eliminate Chicago and advance to Stanley Cup Final
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Apple's iPhone 5c ate up Android while Google's Moto X flopped: why everyone was wrong
Last fall, Google's Motorola group unveiled its Moto X and Apple released its middle-tier iPhone 5c. Across the board, pundits and reporters portrayed the 5c as a grave mistake that got everything wrong while lavishing Google's Moto X with praise. Why were they so incredibly wrong?
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CityDig: When Santa Monica Airport Was Clover Field
Before “Cloverfield” was a monster, it was an airfield. As early as 1917, aviators were landing on a grassy runway perched atop a mesa just
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Quarter of Americans Convinced Sun Revolves Around Earth, Survey Finds
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5,001 killings in 120 seconds; L.A. County homicides since 2007
The number of those slain in Los Angeles County is stark: more than 5,200 killed since The Times began the Homicide Report seven years ago.
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Save the Culver Ice Arena
Insiders, If you grew up in Los Angeles playing hockey – or even if you’ve played hockey and are not from the area – there’s a good chance you’ve set skate-on-ice at the Culver Ice Arena on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City. As it stands, there
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Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963
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‘Polar vortex’ puts Midwest in deep freeze; heads to D.C.
Temperatures plunge below zero in Chicago, Minnesota. In D.C., the worst is expected on Tuesday.
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10 Cars That Probably Should Not Have Hit the Road
Sometimes it takes a few tries to get it right. No one knows this more than the auto industry, so here's a list of some of the greatest flops.
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102-year-old toy catalog shows what rich children did for fun
FAO Schwarz was founded in 1862, making it the oldest toy retailer in the US. Now, thanks to the Internet Archive, a brochure published in 1911 by the company's New York store — the inspiration...
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Chinese Zoo Puts Dog In Cage, Calls It A Lion: Report
No lion -- that's a dog.
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A Ghost-Guided Look at Miami Beach: What to see & Where to eat
When someone asks if you maybe would like to fly first class to Miami to test-drive a Rolls-Royce on a road-trip to suss out...
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'80s Stars in Their 50s | Gallery | Wonderwall
By Stacie Anthony Everything about the '80s was totally radical -- the hair, the clothes, the movies and the tunes. And as quickly as you could make a mix-tape for your best bud on your boom box, hot ...
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Everything You Know About Your Personal Hygiene Is Wrong
Heads up, you're probably covered in bacteria and fecal matter right now. Pretty much all aspects of your daily routine tend to be disgusting and your hygiene habits are way worse than you think.
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Rare Zapruder footage: Multiple JFK assassins
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Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut Who Orbited Earth, Dies at 88
Mr. Carpenter’s flight into space was in May 1962. Before the first mission to orbit the Earth, in February that same year, he famously told another astronaut, “Godspeed, John Glenn.”
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25 Celebrities Turning 50 This Year That Will Blow Your Mind - Babble
Keep calm. Coolio is turning 50. You may need to sit down and phone a friend before you embark on this journey of other celebrities turning 50 this year.
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Apple iOS 7 Already Downloaded To 40% Of iDevices
Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, already has been adopted by nearly 40% of iDevice users, roughly 24 hours after it was released.
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10 Peanuts Characters You’ve Probably Forgotten
Everyone knows Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus. But do you recall these less-celebrated members of the Peanuts gang?
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JFK assassination: Docudrama examines if Secret Service agent's bullet hit President Kennedy
Weeks before the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination this fall, ReelzChannel will take another look at the killing in a docudrama that suggests a Secret Service agent fired one of the bullets that felled Kennedy.
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Ossie Schectman, who scored the first basket in NBA history, has died
The NBA suffered a loss on Tuesday morning, as related by Ian Begley of ESPN New York: Benjamin
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31 Stunning Pictures Of American National Parks
Stunning pictures of American national parks.
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Dreams Do Come True! A Talk Show Staffer Meets Bethenny
After fantasizing about meeting and working with Bethenny — and tweeting her many times — newly hired talk show staffer Perry finally got his dream job as a ...
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The Walt Disney Story at Yesterland
A look at the “Free Shows and Exhibits” section of the Fall/Winter 1973-73 Disneyland Guide (below) confirms that The Walt Disney Story is about Uncle Walt, not Honest Abe.
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Security flaw opens all modern Android devices to
A newly discovered flaw in Google's Android security model enables rogue apps to gain full access to the Android system and all installed apps, read all data on the device, harvest passwords and create a botnet of
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Diver's rare encounter with 'unicorn of the sea' | GrindTV.com
Daniel Botelho recently embarked on a mission to locate and photograph the legendary “unicorn of the sea”: the narwhal. It was a North Pole adventure [...]
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The Statue of Liberty comes to America
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'How the Other Half Lives': Photos capture New York slums in 1890
View the 'How the Other Half Lives': Photos capture New York slums in 1890 photo gallery on Yahoo! News. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.
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Texting hands-free while driving still dangerous, study finds
With Siri on the iPhone and Bluetooth in dashboards, it is a lot easier for drivers to talk or text on their cellphones -- but a study released Wednesday found these hands-free technologies could be even more dangerous than hand-held devices when used
