Tuesday, August 9, 2016

"How Celebrity Pets Became Big Business"

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P : “People are much lonelier than they used to be,” says Gray. “So what do they do? They get a pet, or if they can’t, maybe because of th...

"Meet the Olympic handball team made up almost exclusively of well-paid foreigners"

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Y : Though most of Qatar’s players are past their primes, the nation shells out millions of dollars in salaries for a sport where scratchi...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Department of Energy's Public Affairs Employee writes about Stranger Things

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"while I really enjoyed “Stranger Things” as a mashup of Goonies and X-Files with some amazing 80s music mixed in, the show’s portrayal...

How the meaning of Hodor's name was revealed in various languages

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"A Chinese tourist who lost his wallet in Germany signed the wrong paperwork and ended up being placed in accommodation for refugees"

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TG : With help from a translation app and then from a translator at a Chinese restaurant, it became clear that the man wanted to travel on...

"A Transocean semi-submersible drilling rig is hard aground in Scotland’s Western Isles after breaking free from its tow overnight in heavy weather"

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" The rig was reportedly under tow from Norway to Malta when the incident occurred"
Sunday, August 7, 2016

"It was NFL fans being tricked into staying more than an hour inside a football stadium where no football game was going to be played"

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IS : The Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers were in their locker rooms at about 6:40 p.m. when they were told their preseason opener...