BEN BARRES, Neuroscientist, Info, Dec 28, 2017

Neuroscientist Ben Barres, who identified crucial roles of glial cells ...

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The Stanford neuroscientist's research focused on the cells in the brain that aren't nerve cells. Collectively called glia, these “other” cells play a central role in sculpting and maintaining the brain's wiring diagram. Dec 27 2017. Acclaimed Stanford neuroscientist Ben Barres, MD, PhD, died on Dec. 27, 20 months after being ...

RAMON REGALADO, Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March, Info, Dec 28, 2017

Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March dies at 100 | SunStar

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14 hours ago - SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos who fought alongside American forces during World War II has died. He was 100. Ramon Regalado died December 16 in El Cerrito, California, ...

LATEST World News, Dec 27, 2017

Russia test-fires new ballistic missile designed to 'overcome defence ...

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RUSSIA has tested new intercontinental ballistic missile technology as tensions rise following Navy standoff in North Sea. By Sam Sholli. PUBLISHED: 01:51, Wed, Dec 27, 2017 | UPDATED: 03:21, Wed, Dec 27, 2017. 0. Vladimir Putin, Russia GETTY. Russia has tested new intercontinental ballistic missile technology.

TRUMP & PUTIN News, Dec 27, 2017

Trump foreign policy 2017: 9 bizarre things you forgot Trump did - Vox

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Trump's foreign policy in 2017 had some bizarre moments. ... By Jennifer Williams@jenn_ruthjennifer@vox.com Dec 27, 2017, 2:30pm EST .... Put even more simply, Trump said he had a better time talking on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose country has been one of America's most prominent ...

WEATHER News, Dec 27, 2017

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New Year's Travel Forecast. Dec 27, 2017, 1:15 pm EDT. If you are planning on traveling over the New Year's Weekend, Mother Nature could cause some problems.

ST. PETERSBURG News, Dec 27, 2017

Blast in Saint Petersburg, four injured, say officials - Times of India

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3 hours ago - MOSCOW: Russian news reports say at least four people have been injured by an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg . Russian news agencies quoted St. Petersburg 's branch of the Emergencies Ministry as saying that a device containing 200 grams of explosives went off on Wednesday at a ...

DISCOVERIES News, Dec 27, 2017

Physics Breakthrough: New Form of Matter, Excitonium, Finally Proved ...

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Dec 9, 2017 - The never-before-detected condensate is called excitonium, a name first coined in the 1960s by Harvard theoretical physicist Bert Halperin, who is now 76. Peter Abbamonte, the physicist responsible for the discovery, recently saw him at a party; Halperin was, apparently, excited. “It's as close to 'proved' as ...

INDIA Space News, Dec 27, 2017

ISRO: Latest News, Videos and Photos | Times of India

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Latest ISRO News, Photos, Blogposts, Videos and Wallpapers. Explore ISRO profile at Times of India.

ALFIE CURTIS, British Actor, Info, Dec 27, 2017

 

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Alfie Curtis (28 July 1930 - 26 December 2017) was a British actor. He was best known for a small role as Dr. Evazan, the drunk man in the cantina at Mos Eisley in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), who speaks the line "You just watch yourself - I have the death sentence on 12 systems," and attacks Luke Skywalker, after ...

Alfie Curtis, Dr. Evazan in 'Star Wars' dead at 87 | Fox News

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4 hours ago - The London-born actor, who played Dr. Evazan in "Star Wars: A New Hope," passed away on Tuesday. Alfie's character in "Star Wars" famously threatened Luke Skywalker at Mos Eisley Cantina in the first of the original trilogy, telling him: "I have the death sentence on 12 systems". Mark Hamill, who played ...

SIMONETTA PUCCINI, Keeper of the Composer's Flame, Info, Dec 27, 2017

Simonetta Puccini, Keeper of the Composer's Flame, Dies at 89 - The ...

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21 hours ago - Simonetta Puccini, who went to court to prove that she was a descendant of the composer Giacomo Puccini and, after she won that case, worked to further Puccini's legacy, died on Dec. 16 in Milan. She was 89 by most accounts. Her death was confirmed by her friend Herbert Handt, the conductor, who did ...

LATEST World News, Dec 26, 2017

US warns Russia over Ukraine as OSCE meets - The Nation

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Dec 8, 2017 - At a news conference with OSCE host Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, Tillerson recalled that US President Donald Trump had been clear during his campaign last year that he wanted better relations with Russia . “But the issue that stands in the way is Ukraine ,” he stressed, after a morning ...

US Snow News, Dec 26, 2017

Winter weather: Wintry mess of snow and ice to linger across U.S.

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8 hours ago - Kathy B (@ChattyKathy715) December 26, 2017. Snow continued falling on Tuesday, bringing the total since late Christmas Eve to 55 inches in under 36 hours, with more on the way Wednesday, forecasters said — up to a foot more. Erie's 92 inches of snow this December make this the snowiest single ...

RUSSIA News, Dec 26, 2017

More areas to be placed under storm signal as 'Urduja' moves closer ...

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Dec 16, 2017 - More areas in southern Luzon are expected to be placed under storm signal No. 1 as Tropical Storm 'Urduja' moved closer to Northern and Eastern Samar and is estimated to make landfall Saturday afternoon or evening, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

FASHION News, Dec 26, 2017

 2017 Clothing Trends - Latest Trendy Outfit Ideas & Pairings | InStyle ...

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Discover the latest 2017 clothing trends from InStyle, including inspiration from celebrities and trendy outfit ideas from experts in fashion. ... trends from fashion's top designers—and see how your favorite celebrities are wearing and pairing their perfectly chosen mix of trendy and classic clothes. ... Dec 26, 2017 @ 1:00 AM ...

ASEAN News, Dec 26, 2017

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ROBOTICS News, Dec 26, 2017

World's 1st robot citizen wants her own family, career & AI - RT.com

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Nov 25, 2017 - Sophia, the first robot to be awarded citizenship in the world, has said she not only wants to start a family but also have her own career, in addition to developing human emotions in the future. In an interview with The Khaleej Times at the recent Knowledge Summit, Sophia shared ...

NASA News, Dec 26, 2017

NASA Rocket Launch to International Space Station Delayed by Stray ...

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Nov 11, 2017 - NASA Rocket Launch to International Space Station Delayed by Stray Plane ... "We'll be flying into the sunrise, so it may make it a little harder to view it far down range," Kurt Eberly, Antares deputy program manager at Orbital ATK, said during a news conference, according to Space.com. "But near range, it ...

CELEBRITIES News, Dec 26, 2017

Entertainment News and Celebrity Gossip 2017 - Cosmopolitan.com

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Dec 26, 2017. Sound of Music Actress Heather Menzies-Urich Dies At 68. Menzies-Urich played Louisa, the girl with all the frogs. By Associated Press. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Celebrities & Entertainment. Dec 25, 2017. The 2017 Kardashian Kristmas Card Is Here ... and Kylie Jenner Isn't In It. WHAT DID ...

CERN News, Dec 26, 2017

 

Positive energy pulses through Cern - The Irish Times

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At Cern in Switzerland, home to the Large Hadron Collider, the excitement is palpable – a sense of anticipation that something big is about to happen. Thu, May 29, 2014, 01:00. Dick Ahlstrom. A worker rides by on his bicycle in Cern's Large Hadron Collider tunnel during maintenance works, near Geneva. Photograph: ...

DON Hogan Charles, Lauded Photographer of Civil Rights Era, Info, Dec 26, 2017

Don Hogan Charles, Lauded Photographer of Civil Rights Era, Dies at ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/obituaries/don-hogan-charles-dead.html

18 hours ago - Don Hogan Charles, who was the first black photographer to be hired by The New York Times, and who drew acclaim for his evocative shots of the civil rights movement and everyday life in New York, died on Dec. 15 in East Harlem. He was 79. His niece Cherylann O'Garro, who announced the death, said ...

HEATHER Menzies Urich. Actress, Info, Dec 26, 2017

'Sound of Music' star Heather Menzies Urich dies at 68 - CNN

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3 hours ago - Menzies Urich played Louisa von Trapp in the classic 1965 movie, alongside six other "von Trapp children." She was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme about a month ago, and her health declined rapidly, her son Ryan Urich said. He said his mother died Sunday, surrounded by loved ones at a family home in Canada.

FAMILY Skier News, Dec 26, 2017

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LATEST World News, Dec 25, 2017

World news — RT International - RT.com

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A disturbing video has emerged online showing the moment a bus crashed into an underground passage in western Moscow. At least five people died and over a dozen were left injured, according to preliminary reports. Dec 25, 2017 12:53. 'Stench of countless decaying bodies everywhere': RT reports from Mosul months ...

FEMEN Activist Tries to Kidnap Baby Jesus from Vatican, Dec 25, 2017

Topless FEMEN activist tries to kidnap baby Jesus from Vatican ...

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9 hours ago - A topless FEMEN activist has attempted to kidnap Baby Jesus from the Nativity scene at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Christmas Day. ... On Christmas Eve, FEMEN activists staged another protest near the Vatican’s Nativity scene. ... In 2014 a topless FEMEN activist managed to ...

GERMANY News: Man Rams Car Into Party HQ in Berlin, Dec 25, 2017

 

Man Rams Car Into Party HQ in Berlin, No One Else Hurt - The New ...

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/12/25/world/.../ap-eu-germany-car-crash.html

10 hours ago - FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Berlin say a man crashed a car into the entrance area of the country's Social Democratic Party at midnight on Christmas Eve. A police statement Monday says the man described the act as a suicide attempt. A fire broke out in the car but was extinguished by the building's ...

SANTA Over the World, News, Dec 25, 2017

DNA Special: "Santa-nomics",the economy of Christmas all over the ...

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TEMBIN Tropical Storm, Philippines, News, Dec 25, 2017

TROPICAL STORM TEMBIN (O3-OT) ending at 18:00 25 Dec 2017 ...

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MORIA, Lesvos, News, Dec 25, 2017

 

Appalling Conditions at Moria Refugee Camp on Lesvos (videos ...

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6 days ago - Videos shot by refugees themselves at the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos island describe in detail the squalid living conditions. ... A former military prison, the Moria camp was to host 2,000 refugees and migrants. Today, an estimated 7,000 people stay there, with most of them waiting for their asylum ...

MOSCOW Bus Crash News, Dec 25, 2017

Moscow bus crash kills five - YouTube

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Bus veers down underpass killing five injuring at least 15… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/12 ...

MOSUL Christmas News, Dec 25, 2017

Iraq: Church bells ring again for Christmas in Mosul - YouTube

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On the eve of Christmas, church bells have rung out again at Saint Paul's Church in Mosul for the first time ...