| FASHION |
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 Gitmo-Themed
Fashion Show Raising Eyebrows
Though both supermodels, Gitmo detainees on
hunger strikes. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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National Spelling Bee to Add Definitions
And eventually phase out spelling. |
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| EDUCATION |
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Airlines Ponder Installing
Scales, Charging Passengers
According to Weight
Move hailed by jockeys, deplored by sumo wrestlers. |
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| POLL |
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Poll: 92% Favor Universal
Background Checks
NRA: that's hardly unanimous. |
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| KIDZ KORNER |
| Vocabulary
Builders |
| Credible ability noun phrase,
1: the ability to do something that is somewhat less certain
than using the verb “can,” as in the assertion from a top
U.S. Admiral that “we have a credible ability to
defend the homeland” against North Korean missiles. |
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| FEATURE |
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| What is this? |
| A ) | Map of counties that
voted for Obama (blue) and Romney (red). |
| B ) | Map of rural counties
with highest poverty rates (red) and lowest poverty rates (blue). |
| C ) | Map of counties with
substantial reduction in mortality rates for women (blue) and
increasing mortality rates for women (red). |
| Hint: while technically the answer is C,
if you chose A, B, or “all of the above,” you get
full credit. |
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| ODDS 'N' ENDS |
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 Navy's New Laser
Weapon Shoots Down Drones
No background check required to purchase
hot-selling sport version. |
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