Monday, August 26, 2013

In the news, Saturday, August 24, 2013


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from Daily Mail

Backstage at the Holocaust survivor beauty pageant: Israel hosts beauty contest for 16 women who survived the Nazi genocide
Event in Haifa celebrates courage of remaining Holocaust survivors
93-year-old woman branded with number from Auschwitz crowned winner

Powerful tidal wave catches hundreds of Chinese spectators off-guard as it surges past bank barrier and sweeps them away
Bystanders on the banks of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province were swept off their feet by tidal bore
Unusual phenomenon was worsened by the arrival of Typhoon Trami which has devastated the Philippines

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from The Farmacy

Government Funded Study on Cannabis, Proves Government Wrong

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Delta warns ObamaCare will drive $100 million spike in health care costs

Team involved in tracking Benghazi suspects pulling out, sources say

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from iFIBER ONE News

Eastern Washington wildfires affecting air quality in Grant County

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from The Jerusalem Post

ADL director Foxman pens open letter to BDS advocate Roger Waters

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from KREM 2 News

Delbert Belton murder suspect transferred, second suspect wanted

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales sentenced to life without parole for Afghan massacre

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from KXLY 4 News

Double Eagle standoff suspect in custody

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from Money Talks News

Are You a Lousy Tenant? 7 Ways It Can Cost You

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from NPR

To Reduce Prejudice, Try Sharing Passions And Cultures
Travelers can tell you that getting a glimpse into another person's culture can help erase ethnic prejudices. A laboratory experiment found that to be true, but only if people feel that they have a choice in the matter.

At 16, Making A Trek To Make The '63 March On Washington
Lawrence Cumberbatch's parents thought their 16-year-old son was too young to walk from Brooklyn to the March on Washington in 1963. And enlisting Lawrence's uncle to dissuade him didn't have quite the effect they had hoped for, Lawrence tells his son, Simeon.

U.S. Soldier Sentenced To Life In Afghan Village Attacks

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from POLITICO

The holy war over Obamacare
Sympathetic faith organizations that see an opportunity to live up to their God-given mission to aid the poor are stepping up to White House efforts to get people covered. Evangelicals and conservative congregations view Obamacare as an affront to their values and personal freedoms.

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from Space.com

Red Giant Stars: Facts, Definition & the Future of the Sun

NASA Moon Dust Probe Ready to Launch from Virginia Coast


Reusable Rocket Launch Systems: How They Work (Infographic)

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from The Spokesman-Review



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