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Total eclipse provides rare delight
source: CNN
A total solar eclipse was sweeping across Earth Friday, providing a rare sight for people in the upper Northern Hemisphere. The eclipse will be visible in parts of Canada, northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. It will move across the planet in a narrow path that begins in Canada's northern territory of Nunavut and ends in northern China's Silk Road region at sunset, according to NASA.
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97-Year-Old Woman Says Cat's Yowling Saved Her from Fire
source: Fox News
A 97-year-old woman says her cat's loud, early morning cries saved her from a house fire. Grace George, of Independence, Mo., said her cat Boo Boo's yowling from an open bedroom window early Wednesday woke her up from a sound sleep. "I got so aggravated," George said. "I didn't know why she was doing that."
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Futuristic fashions will fight our health scares
source: CNN News
From sensors in workout gear that monitor sweating while you run at the gym, to underwear that aims to detect cancer cells, the contents of our wardrobes have been quietly undergoing a revolution. Over the past decade, there has been a rise in the number of ways that technology is being incorporated into items of our clothing. Trials of smart clothes that can repel insects and mask nasty odours such as cigarette smoke have proved successful and are already being marketed. Last year, a design student at Cornell University designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and, crucially, never needs washing.
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4 panda cubs born at Chinese breeding center
source: Yahoo! News
Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a
breeding center in southwest China, a mini baby boom for
the rare animals, a state news agency reported Sunday.
The births began Saturday at the Chengdu Panda Breeding
Research Center when 9-year-old Qiyuan, or Magic Luck,
gave birth to female twins at 5:24 p.m. and 6:16 p.m.,
Xinhua News Agency reported, citing center expert Yang
Feifei.
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Gossage, Dick Williams Inducted into Hall of Fame: 'Goose' Gossage and Dick Williams among 6 enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
source: ABC News
Even after his induction was complete and the crowd
had wandered off, Rich "Goose" Gossage was still trying
to come to grips with his new status as a Hall of Famer.
"I still have to pinch myself to realize that I've had
the type of career I've had," said Gossage, after
becoming just the fifth reliever enshrined at
Cooperstown. "My whole career is kind of a storybook. If
I had to write a script, I wouldn't change a thing,"
said Gossage, who spent 22 years as one of baseball's
most menacing and dominating relief pitchers.
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U.S., China lead way in tapping wind power
source: CNN
From Dallas, Texas to Dabancheng, China, energy
companies are staking fortunes on harnessing wind power.
Several Texan transmission companies announced Monday
they were forming a consortium to invest in the $5
billion cost of building new power lines to take
advantage of the state's vast wind power. The
consortium, comprised of existing transmission
operators, includes Dallas-based Oncor, the state's
largest power delivery company, Electric Transmission
Texas (ETT) and units of American Electric Power Co.
among others.
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Bloomberg, Gates Join to Fight Smoking: NYC Mayor and Microsoft Founder Will Donate $375 Million to Discourage Smoking in Low and Middle-Income Countries
source: CBS News
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to
pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined
worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the
money will help efforts in developing countries where
tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion
smokers worldwide.
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Lost & Hound In Queens: Returns 5 Yrs., 850 Miles Later
source: NY Post
When her beagle, Rocco, squeezed himself under the backyard gate and disappeared into the streets of Queens, 5-year-old Natalie Villacis refused to believe - as her parents reluctantly told her - that she would never see the puppy again. That was in 2003. Last weekend, Rocco came home - after being found in Georgia.
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