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How Russia outfoxes its enemies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31020283
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Nuclear scientist jailed in US http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31033686
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Inquest hears of Sydney siege deaths http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31033369
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Day in pictures: 28 January 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-31017150
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Five things Syriza wants for Greece http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31003070
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In pictures: Destruction in Kobane http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-31018685
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‘We nearly dropped Churchill’s coffin’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30981155
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Russia boycotts European rights body http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31032034
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Calif. school releases students unvaccinated for measles
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India sex-test ad ban for tech firms http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-31028921
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‘Sanction tech firms’, says Hollande http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31020415
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US warns of more sanctions on Russia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31018092
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Iran picks new United Nations envoy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31025560
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US law ‘chief’ defends migrant action http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31025783
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Johnny Depp: A chupacabra ‘attacked’ me
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‘We Are the World’ happened 30 years ago
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Report: Budget cuts hit anti-Obama states more
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How ISIL was halted in Kobani
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Egypt doctor ‘convicted in FGM case’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30983027
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Double-chin jab approval sought http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30997396
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Bank chief warns of pandemic threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-31013636
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Argentina Jews boycott memorial http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-31014737
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North Korea leader to visit Russia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31015079
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E. coli found in Winnipeg water http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31025781
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New resignations hit Germany’s Pegida http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31018097
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AI will not kill us, says Microsoft http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31023741
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Israel-Hezbollah clashes kill three http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31015862
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Tiger Skins And Rhino Horns: Can A Trade Deal Halt The Trafficking? http://n.pr/1BklOpC
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VA Steps Up Programs As More Veterans Enter Hospice Care http://n.pr/1ysr1JL
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Paris to ban the most polluting diesel vehicles by July 2015
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‘You will die alone,’ France warns would-be jihadists
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Jordan: We’ll swap terrorist for ISIS captive
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The Loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger
On January 28, 1986, 73 seconds into its 10th launch, Americans watched in horror as the space shuttle Challenger (STS-51L) exploded in midair, killing its crew of seven–Navy pilot Michael J. Smith, Commander Francis Scobee and mission specialist Ronald McNair, front row; mission specialist Ellison Onizuka, first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, payload specialist Gregory Jarvis and mission specialist Judith Resnik, back row.
President Ronald Reagan spoke to the nation from the Oval Office that afternoon, explaining the tragedy to the nation’s schoolchildren: ‘The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted. It belongs to the brave…. The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.”
Space shuttle flights were suspended until 1988. An independent U.S. commission blamed the disaster on unusually cold temperatures that morning and the failure of the O-rings, a set of gaskets in the rocket boosters.
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St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church, patron of all universities and of students. His feast day is January 28th. He was born toward the end of the year 1226. He was the son of … continue reading
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Charlemagne wasn’t actually a saint at all; he was an emperor and the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, crowned in 800 by Pope Leo III. Although he was never able to read and write himself, Charlemagne, whose name means “Charles the Great,” founded the University of Paris. In fact, his reign was marked by a huge cultural revival, including significant advances in scholarship, literature, and philosophy. He died on January 28, 814. More… Discuss
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Seventy-three seconds into its launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated, killing everyone on board. Investigators concluded that an O-ring—a rubber seal located in the right booster engine—had failed due to cold weather at the time of launch, causing a chain reaction that led to the orbiter’s ultimate disintegration. The tragic event was captured on film, and many children viewed the launch live because schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe was on board. Why was she on the shuttle? More… Discuss
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Studies have already suggested that babies born prematurely often grow up to be cautious individuals, and now, Finnish scientists have linked that tendency directly to love and sex. By comparing questionnaires from “preemies” now in their twenties with those filled out by peers born at full-term, the researchers found that preemies were 20 percent less likely to have ever lived with a significant other, and 24 percent less likely to be sexually active. Neonatologists, however, maintain that other factors, such as maternal income and education, are the best predictor of children’s future health and welfare. More… Discuss
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Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed when
grains of sand have been cemented together by a material such as silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate. It usually consists mainly of quartz and can vary in color from yellow or red to gray or brown. Sandstone’s porous nature makes it ideal for aquifers, and it is also widely used in construction and industry. Why is sandstone commonly used for decorative features in buildings? More… Discuss