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Jerry Taft earned a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Chicago’s WLS-TV chief meteorologist Jerry Taft was born on March 14, 1943. Jerry Taft earned a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from the...
The 1,000 drawings carved in the walls of the Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, or Grotte Chauvet, are 36,000 years old and include mammoths and hand prints

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A prehistoric cave in southern France dubbed Sistine Chapel has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list. The 1,000 drawings carved in the walls of...
Casey Kasem had suffered from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia

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A memorial for the late DJ Casey Kasem has been held in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Mourners at the small, private ceremony in Bel Air...
Alexander Borodai is known as one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

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Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced that they will observe a ceasefire until Friday morning, responding to the Ukrainian forces' unilateral ceasefire. The rebel...
Michael Schumacher was placed in a coma after a skiing accident in December but has now left hospital

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Michael Schumacher’s medical files are being offered for sale, his management team has warned. Manager Sabine Kehm said it was unclear whether the documents were...
Zia ul-Haq Amarkhail’s resignation comes after audio tapes were released allegedly revealing that he was trying to influence the outcome of the vote

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Senior Afghan election official Zia ul-Haq Amarkhail at the centre of fraud claims in the presidential run-off vote has resigned. Zia ul-Haq Amarkhail said he...
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was held captive for five years by Taliban-linked militants

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has moved to outpatient care on a Texas military base. The soldier held captive for five years by Taliban-linked militants will no...
Two people are feared dead after a civilian Learjet plane has crashed in western Germany after a mid-air collision with an air force Eurofighter jet

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Two people are feared dead after a civilian Learjet plane has crashed in western Germany after a mid-air collision with a German air force...
Mariam Ibrahim was sentenced to death in Sudan for abandoning her Islamic faith

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Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has announced. Mariam Yahia Ibrahim...
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called his country's ties with the US worthless

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Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called his country's ties with the US "worthless", Wprost news magazine reports, giving excerpts of a secretly recorded conversation. Wprost...
Honda is adding 2 million vehicles to the recall they issued last year over a defect in passenger airbags

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Honda and Nissan have added 2.8 million cars to the recall they issued last year over a defect in passenger airbags. Honda is recalling two...
Henri Soule refused to return to France in the autumn of 1940, preferring to remain in New York

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French cooking methods and traditions have a strong presence in US eating culture. The very words Americans use to describe most eateries are borrowed...
Infrastructure continues to be improved and Internet speeds get faster every day

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Just a few decades ago dial-up was the norm and broadband was practically nonexistent. Today five megabit per second connections are the normal minimum almost...
Think Like A Man Too topped the US box office chart with $30 million

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Kevin Hart comedy Think Like A Man Too topped the US box office chart with $30 million. Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of hit musical Jersey...
Katie Couric and John Molner married in a small ceremony in East Hampton

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Katie Couric and John Molner married in a small ceremony in East Hampton, New York, Saturday. After nearly two years of dating, Katie Couric and...
The 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on Sunday, June 22

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The 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on Sunday, June 22. Here’s the full list of winners: SUPPORTING ACTOR,...
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has won its eighth award for outstanding entertainment talk show at this year’s Daytime Emmys

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show has won its eighth award for outstanding entertainment talk show at this year’s Daytime Emmys. CBS soap The Young and the...
Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word "Allah" to refer to God

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Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a highly divisive...
Sgt. Im’s capture ends a tense stand-off in a forest near his outpost by the border with North Korea

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The South Korean soldier who killed five members of his unit in Goseong has been captured after a failed suicide attempt, defense officials say. The...
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