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COVID-19 & Mask Myths DEBUNKED!
Bottom line: Masks work. They are safe for almost everyone to wear, and the more people that wear them along with adhering to physical distancing and other strategies, then that's more lives we'll save. But there's still a lot of...
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7 Scientific Urban Legends Debunked!
It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists, so I believed it without question. I...
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Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy
Energy too cheap to meter - that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. That promise has not come to pass - but with some incredible new technologies,...
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Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?
Black holes are a paradox. They are paradoxical because they simultaneously must exist but can’t, and so they break physics as we know it. Many physicists will tell you that the best way to fix broken physics is with string. String...
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Courtyard of Paris house where Kardashian robbery happened
COURTYARD OF PARIS HOUSE WHERE KARDASHIAN ROBBERY HAPPENEDKim Kardashian West was unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint of more than 10 million US dollars worth of jewellery inside a private Paris residence Sunday night (2 OCT. 2016),...
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World War Two
Story 8 111 ADC 498 b&w muteWorld War Two - Various 1941-194513:14:26 British soldiers billeted in ancient Roman Amphitheatre13:16:28 Demonstration of British PIAT Gun (Rocket launcher) on Bisley Ranges13:18:23 British General Harold...
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Police ready for presidential debate protesters
Police are preparing for the presidential debate at Hofstra University where Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time Monday night. Demonstrators are expected, but police are keeping them at a...
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CAN296 DONALD CAMPBELL BREAKS LAND SPEED RECORD IN BLUEBIRD
1. ms Bluebird prepares for run2. ms Bluebird fires up and takes off3. mcu Australian outback police watching 4. vs Bluebird running across the flats5. mcu spectator points6. ws car on run 7. mcu Campbell kisses wife Tonia8. ms Campbell...
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Whitman expert Bob Hass on 'Leaves of Grass'
San Francisco’s Arion Press is one of the country’s last fine book printers creating limited edition, handmade books. To celebrate the 40th anniversary and the printing of their 100th book, Arion is publishing Walt Whitman’s "Leaves of...
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Turning Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ into a work of art
In an old industrial building in San Francisco, the lines of American poet Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” are being printed exactly as they were when the first edition was published in 1855. Jeffrey Brown visits Arion Press, one of the...
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Can ‘cultural proficiency’ among teachers help close student achievement gap?
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns....
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How Texas gun owners feel about background checks, red flag laws
In the aftermath of recent mass shootings, calls for expanding gun safety regulations have increased. Although some of these ideas are popular among Americans overall, how do gun owners specifically feel about them? William Brangham...
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JP Morgan agrees $13 billion settlement with government - said to be biggest ever
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay 13 billion dollars in a landmark settlement after it acknowledged that it misled investors about the quality of risky mortgage-backed securities ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.
The...
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USA: NASA GAMMA RAYS DISCOVERY
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NASA scientists have discovered a new class of gamma ray sources in the Milky Way galaxy.
Gamma rays, although invisible to the human eye, are the most powerful form of light - more than a hundred million times more powerful...
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Abuse of mentally disturbed children in Kenya
VNR - Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped
Kiserian, Kenya - 5 April 2006,
1. Wide shot of child being removed from a house for the first time during an intervention by the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped.
2. Mid...
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WRAP Truck drivers comments; de-mining, Iraqi politician; border; ADDS Bazani
Diyarbakir, Turkey
1. Wide of F-16 taking off from Diyarbakir Air Base
2. Wide of F-16 landing at the base with parachute brake being deployed. UPSOUND: (Music)
3. Various of military helicopter taking off from a separate airbase in...
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UNUSED 16 06 1982 US PRESIDENT VISITS THE MAYOR OF PARIS, JACQUES CHIRAC
1. ms tower with US flag flying, pull back to ls exterior Paris Town Hall2. cu people gathered at barries to watch3. various shots, gendarme in p[osition outside town hall 4. various shots, police cars and state vehicles arrive at town...
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USA: WHITE HOUSE: NO DECISION REACHED OVER DEPLOYMENT IN BOSNIA
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President Clinton is expected to agree to a longer-term troop deployment in Bosnia before he starts an Asian trip Friday.
Nato's secretary general may have let the cat out of the bag Thursday, saying up to ten- thousand U-S...
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USA: BILL CLINTON MIDDLE EAST PRESS CONFERENCE
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U-S President Bill Clinton appears to be ruling out a quick Mideast summit, saying his most important priority is to stop the violence between Israelis and Palestinians and get the peace process back on track.
"My goal is to...
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills at least 69
Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad
1. Thick smoke billowing from blast site (++shot through windshield of moving car++)
2. Various of smoke billowing from buildings (++shot from nearby building++)
3. Various of damage and broken glass in...
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One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface Wednesday, greeted by the embraces of loved ones, cheered by joyous Chileans and watched by a captivated world.
HEADLINE: Chilean miners emerge in problem-free rescue
CAPTION: One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface. (Oct. 13)
One...
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GM restores worker pay and offers consumers a new guarantee, inventories drop in July while FedEx says business is improving. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports
HEADLINE: Money Minute: GM restores pay
CAPTION: GM restores worker pay and offers consumers a new guarantee, inventories drop in July while FedEx says business is improving. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports. (Sept. 11)
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON'S REACTION TO RUSSIA/IMF DEAL
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U-S President Bill Clinton is welcoming the deal struck between Moscow and the International Monetary Fund.
In a speech in Washington on Tuesday, Clinton insisted that a stable, democratic Russia was critical to U-S...
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Tiny cermanics by international artists go on show
Rovinj - March 14, 2008
1. Wide of the town Rovinj
2. Wide of Multimedial Centre
3. Medium of the exhibition sign
4. Wide of curators arranging sculptures
5. Close up of an egg-shaped sculpture
6. Close up of blue monster sculpture
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