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This US Teen Has Been Accepted At 20 Colleges, All 8 Ivy League Schools
Malena Galletto, 17, has received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League Schools. Not just that, the young sensation, from Washington Heights, has also received positive outcomes from the other 20 colleges and universities she applied to.
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Is Everest Shrinking? Nepal's Mission To Measure World's Tallest Mountain
When Khim Lal Gautam reached the top of Mount Everest at 3 a.m. on May 22, it was dark, windy and lethally cold. Gautam carried some unusual baggage - a ground-penetrating radar and a top-of-the-line satellite navigation device. Unlike most climbers, he and his team remained at the summit for nearly two hours so they could take the measurements the...
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Two Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting On Streets Of Washington, D.C.: Police
Two shootings in Washington, D.C. left two people dead and seven injured late on Thursday, reports by police and several media outlets said, as authorities on Friday hunted for a pair of suspects from one of the attacks likely armed with an assault rifle.
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The Most Inspiring World Cup Story This Month Isn't Football
The team's rise to the heights of the World Cup tells a moving story about how cricket can become a tool for unity and hope - a story that echoes a much longer history.
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Netanyahu Inaugurates 'Trump Heights', Israel's Newest Town On Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his first steps Sunday to express his gratitude to President Donald Trump, unveiling, at a specially convened cabinet meeting, a plaque marking the spot where Israel's newest town - "Trump Heights" - will sit.
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1,000 Wine Bottles For A Penny Apiece: US Liquor Store Surprises Patrons
The word spread on a Reddit thread, in texts between friends, and on street corners in northwest Washington, D.C.: In honor of International Women's Day, a liquor store in Columbia Heights would be giving out 1,000 bottles of wine to women who walked in the door on Friday.
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NASA Wants To Get To The Moon. But China And India Are Racing There, Too
During the height of the Space Age, the United States and the Soviet Union bushwhacked a frantic path to the lunar surface, landing nearly 20 spacecraft softly on the moon between 1966 and 1976, including the six carrying NASA's Apollo astronauts.
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"I Am Who I Am": Kamala Harris Defines Herself As "American"
In early 2010, an Indian American couple hosted a fundraiser in their elegant Pacific Heights home for Kamala Harris, then a Democratic candidate for California attorney general.
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Teachers Dressed As 'Mexicans', The Wall On Halloween. It Didn't Go Well
An Idaho superintendent has issued a public apology to students and their parents after staff at a public elementary school dressed up as Mexicans and the border wall for Halloween.
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Majestic Sausages, Crown Jewels Condoms: Royal Wedding Fever In UK Shops
As anticipation for this weekend's royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reaches astonishing new heights, Brits may want to take a step back and ponder whether, perhaps, it has all gone too far. Or, as one royal condom company suggests, lie back and think of England.
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Israel Launches Massive Military Strike Against Iranian Targets In Syria
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iran-linked military targets in Syria on Thursday in response to rocket fire, marking a significant escalation in regional hostilities a little more than a day after the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Why A South Korean Newspaper Asked Experts To Look At Photos Of Kim Jong Un's Shoes
Last week's summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un produced an official declaration that is now being studied by experts all around the world. But more mundane-seeming details are also being devoured.
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Volcano Spews Ash Thousands Of Feet Into Sky, Grounding Flights Nearby
A column of volcanic ash spewed skyward and blanketed a city in southern Japan on Tuesday, grounding flights at a nearby airport as the ash reached a height of 7,500 feet in Mount Shinmoedake's most violent eruption since 2011.
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The Mystery Behind The Fate Of A Top Secret Satellite Comes At The Height Of One Of Elon Musk's Biggest Rivalries
The United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing created more than a decade ago to launch sensitive satellites for the Pentagon and intelligence community, has long been under fire from Elon Musk's SpaceX, the tenacious upstart that plowed its way into the market by waging war inside the Beltway.
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Melania Trump Tells Students Not To 'Copy', Internet Isn't Having It
It's been widely noted that first lady Melania Trump's visit Monday to Michigan schoolchildren, in which she urged an end to bullying, was slightly off her husband's brand. (Why, he tweeted mean things about a senator's height just this morning!)
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This US Teen Has Been Accepted At 20 Colleges, All 8 Ivy League Schools
Malena Galletto, 17, has received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League Schools. Not just that, the young sensation, from Washington Heights, has also received positive outcomes from the other 20 colleges and universities she applied to.
-
Is Everest Shrinking? Nepal's Mission To Measure World's Tallest Mountain
When Khim Lal Gautam reached the top of Mount Everest at 3 a.m. on May 22, it was dark, windy and lethally cold. Gautam carried some unusual baggage - a ground-penetrating radar and a top-of-the-line satellite navigation device. Unlike most climbers, he and his team remained at the summit for nearly two hours so they could take the measurements the...
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Two Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting On Streets Of Washington, D.C.: Police
Two shootings in Washington, D.C. left two people dead and seven injured late on Thursday, reports by police and several media outlets said, as authorities on Friday hunted for a pair of suspects from one of the attacks likely armed with an assault rifle.
-
The Most Inspiring World Cup Story This Month Isn't Football
The team's rise to the heights of the World Cup tells a moving story about how cricket can become a tool for unity and hope - a story that echoes a much longer history.
-
Netanyahu Inaugurates 'Trump Heights', Israel's Newest Town On Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his first steps Sunday to express his gratitude to President Donald Trump, unveiling, at a specially convened cabinet meeting, a plaque marking the spot where Israel's newest town - "Trump Heights" - will sit.
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1,000 Wine Bottles For A Penny Apiece: US Liquor Store Surprises Patrons
The word spread on a Reddit thread, in texts between friends, and on street corners in northwest Washington, D.C.: In honor of International Women's Day, a liquor store in Columbia Heights would be giving out 1,000 bottles of wine to women who walked in the door on Friday.
-
NASA Wants To Get To The Moon. But China And India Are Racing There, Too
During the height of the Space Age, the United States and the Soviet Union bushwhacked a frantic path to the lunar surface, landing nearly 20 spacecraft softly on the moon between 1966 and 1976, including the six carrying NASA's Apollo astronauts.
-
"I Am Who I Am": Kamala Harris Defines Herself As "American"
In early 2010, an Indian American couple hosted a fundraiser in their elegant Pacific Heights home for Kamala Harris, then a Democratic candidate for California attorney general.
-
Teachers Dressed As 'Mexicans', The Wall On Halloween. It Didn't Go Well
An Idaho superintendent has issued a public apology to students and their parents after staff at a public elementary school dressed up as Mexicans and the border wall for Halloween.
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Majestic Sausages, Crown Jewels Condoms: Royal Wedding Fever In UK Shops
As anticipation for this weekend's royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reaches astonishing new heights, Brits may want to take a step back and ponder whether, perhaps, it has all gone too far. Or, as one royal condom company suggests, lie back and think of England.
-
Israel Launches Massive Military Strike Against Iranian Targets In Syria
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iran-linked military targets in Syria on Thursday in response to rocket fire, marking a significant escalation in regional hostilities a little more than a day after the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Why A South Korean Newspaper Asked Experts To Look At Photos Of Kim Jong Un's Shoes
Last week's summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un produced an official declaration that is now being studied by experts all around the world. But more mundane-seeming details are also being devoured.
-
Volcano Spews Ash Thousands Of Feet Into Sky, Grounding Flights Nearby
A column of volcanic ash spewed skyward and blanketed a city in southern Japan on Tuesday, grounding flights at a nearby airport as the ash reached a height of 7,500 feet in Mount Shinmoedake's most violent eruption since 2011.
-
The Mystery Behind The Fate Of A Top Secret Satellite Comes At The Height Of One Of Elon Musk's Biggest Rivalries
The United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing created more than a decade ago to launch sensitive satellites for the Pentagon and intelligence community, has long been under fire from Elon Musk's SpaceX, the tenacious upstart that plowed its way into the market by waging war inside the Beltway.
-
Melania Trump Tells Students Not To 'Copy', Internet Isn't Having It
It's been widely noted that first lady Melania Trump's visit Monday to Michigan schoolchildren, in which she urged an end to bullying, was slightly off her husband's brand. (Why, he tweeted mean things about a senator's height just this morning!)
