Rare megamouth shark found dead in Pio Duran, Philippines

Saturday, January 31, 2015 A megamouth shark was found dead in the Philippines on Wednesday. There have been only fifteen confirmed sightings in the nation and around 60 worldwide. The fifteen-foot male was found after reportedly becoming entangled with a […]

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New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban

Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider […]

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Four Romanian ambassadors recalled

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Romanian President Traian B?sescu signed an order yesterday recalling Romania’s ambassadors to three European Union countries – Austria, Lithuania and Greece, as well as Croatia. The Romanian embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, is also accredited to represent […]

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Floods in midwest and plains kill over 20

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 The powerful storm system that flooded parts of the Midwest and the Plains moved through Ohio today. Six people were killed in Oklahoma, eight were killed in Texas, and one person was killed in Missouri due […]

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Dorothy’s dress from Wizard of Oz sells for £140,000

Wednesday, April 27, 2005 The auction hammer came down Wednesday, in London, on Judy Garland’s blue gingham dress, worn in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It sold for £140,000 (about US$262,157.40). The identity of the buyer, who sealed […]

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Reus to miss Euro 16 due to injury

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Today, Joachim Löw, manager of the German national football team, dropped Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus from the UEFA Euro 2016 squad. Marco Reus, who turned 27 years old today, is suffering from a groin injury. […]

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Palestinian protester killed by Israeli soldiers

Saturday, June 6, 2009 A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces today while protesting the separation wall in the West Bank village of Nilin. Another protester, who is 15, was wounded. Aqel Srur, who was 35, died in […]

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