Charlie Hebdo attack: French values challenged in schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31027152
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How deadly was the poison gas of WW1? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31042472
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Google profits up nearly 30% http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31047843
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Bill Gates insists AI is a threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/31047780
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Philippine mourning for slain police http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31052676
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Balloonists set new world record http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31052066
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Deadly attacks hit Egypt’s Sinai http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31052064
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Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says http://n.pr/1yFYTD5
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Pentagon: Bergdahl detainee returned to fight
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Tran: Unvaccinated? Don’t come near my kids
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What France can teach Obama about civilian drones
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English: Leonard Bernstein, conductor and musical director of New York City Symphony Español: Leonard Bernstein, director de orquesta y director musical de la New York City Symphony (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
January 29
1813 | Jane Austin publishes Pride and Prejudice. | |
1861 | Kansas is admitted into the Union as the 34th state. | |
1865 | William Quantrill and his Confederate raiders attack Danville, Kentucky. | |
1918 | The Supreme Allied Council meets at Versailles. | |
1926 | Violette Neatley Anderson becomes the first African-American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. | |
1929 | The Seeing Eye, America’s first school for training dogs to guide the blind, founded in Nashville, Tennessee. | |
1931 | Winston Churchill resigns as Stanley Baldwin’s aide. | |
1942 | German and Italian troops take Benghazi in North Africa. | |
1944 | The world’s greatest warship, Missouri, is launched. | |
1950 | Riots break out in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the policy of Apartheid. | |
1967 | Thirty-seven civilians are killed by a U.S. helicopter attack in Vietnam. | |
1979 | President Jimmy Carter commutes the sentence of Patty Hearst. | |
1984 | President Ronald Reagan announces that he will run for a second term. | |
1984 | The Soviets issue a formal complaint against alleged U.S. arms treaty violations. | |
1991 | Iraqi forces attack into Saudi Arabian town of Kafji, but are turned back by Coalition forces. | |
Born on January 29 | ||
1737 | Thomas Paine, political essayist (The Rights of Man, The Age of Reason). | |
1843 | William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. | |
1880 | W.C. Fields, comedian and actor (David Copperfield, My Little Chickadee). |
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NASA established the Day of Remembrance to honor those who have died in America‘s space program. The day focuses on those who died in three NASA space tragedies: the Apollo 1 fire on January 27, 1967; the Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986; and the Shuttle Columbia tragedy of February 1, 2003. The day also remembers NASA employees who died in training and maintenance accidents. NASA headquarters observes the day with a roll call of all those who have died. At Cape Canaveral in Florida, a moment of silence is observed at noon. More… Discuss
The grand dame of television talk shows, Winfrey is a highly respected television host, actress, billionaire media magnate, and philanthropist. Early in her career, she hosted AM Chicago, which, following its early success, was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show and expanded to a full-hour format. In the mid-1990s, Winfrey adopted a less tabloid-oriented format and began covering important social issues like abuse, addiction, and depression. Why did Texas cattlemen sue Oprah in 1998? More… Discuss
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Like Poe’s other works, “The Raven” conveys the dreamlike and often macabre forces that pervaded the author’s sensibility. While his wife suffered from a protracted illness, Poe composed this poem, which became an instant sensation when it appeared in the Evening Mirror in 1845. In the poem, the speaker, who is mourning the death of his love, Lenore, is mysteriously visited by a talking raven and asks the bird a series of questions. What is the raven’s one-word response to each query? More… Discuss
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The San Francisco Zoo has come up with a special way for the brokenhearted to mark Valentine’s Day: by adopting a giant hairy scorpion or a Madagascar hissing cockroach and naming it after a former sweetheart. Jilted lovers who take advantage of this opportunity can even send a notification to their exes, informing them of their cuddly new namesakes. Although the scorpions and cockroaches will be named in vengeance, it is ultimately all for a good cause—the money donated for naming rights will be used in conservation and research efforts. More… Discuss
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Tandy was a noted British-American theater, film, and TV actress. She made her London stage debut in 1927 and soon became a leading lady, appearing as Katherine opposite Laurence Olivier’s Henry V, and Ophelia opposite John Gielgud‘s Hamlet. She became known for her incisive portrayals of diverse characters and won a Tony Award playing Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. Tandy often took the stage with her husband, actor Hume Cronyn. In 1989, she won an Academy Award for what film? More… Discuss
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Definition: | (noun) A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy. |
Synonyms: | mercy |
Usage: | He was willing to show clemency, promising not to report the theft if his property was returned. Discuss. |
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Office puts chips under staff’s skin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31042477
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Bulgaria extradites terror suspect http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31047020
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Greece to seek ‘common ground’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31037592
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UK jets intercept Russian bombers
http://www.cnn.com//2015/01/29/world/uk-russia-bombers-intercepted/index.html
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McCain boots ‘low-life scum’ from hearing
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Poverty, health crisis among battles for Greece’s Syriza
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Tensions high in Golan Heights after deadly clashes
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Raul Castro lists demands ahead of restoring US ties
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Lessons from 1953: The debt write-off behind Germany’s ‘economic miracle’
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Angoulême comics festival: The power of the pencil
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New round of Ukraine peace talks to be held in Belarus
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Check out @FRANCE24’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/FRANCE24/status/560864476795133952?s=09
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Disneyland employees infected with measles in outbreak
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1,000 possibly exposed to measles in Ariz.
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Obama to call for end of sequestration
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French Police Question 8-Year-Old Over Alleged Support For Paris Gunmen http://n.pr/1y9GxLK
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Insurance Choices Dwindle In Rural California As Blue Shield Pulls Back http://n.pr/1C7ZXn2
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Man killed on Scorsese film set http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31036857
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Sharks take the fun out of Western Australia’s beach culture http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-30790864
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What does your fridge reveal about you? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30720662
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Coder creates smallest chess game http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31028787
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US firms object to source code rules http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31039227
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Ebola virus mutating, scientists say http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31019097
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