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Boeing 777 in Asiana Crash Considered a Very Safe Aircraft

The Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash earlier today potentially sullies the record of an aircraft considered to be one of the safest in the world. Reports following the crash have not yet been confirmed, but it is believed that the... More of this article »
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President Mohammed Morsi Overthrown by Army in Egyptian Coup

Mohammed Morsi, who was Egypt’s first President to be elected democratically, was overthrown from power yesterday, as a coup took over Cairo and the Egyptian army announced the naming of an interim government. Morsi was informed... More of this article »
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Study – High School Test Scores Remain The Same as They Were in Early ‘70s

Though technology has advanced rapidly over the past four decades, high school seniors in the United States are not much better in reading and mathematics than they were in the early 1970s.  According to education officials, the... More of this article »
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Animal Parts Smuggling Still Rampant Across the Globe

The smuggling of rare and endangered animals for anything from collecting to food delicacies is not a new story.  The past several decades have seen a slow and even occasionally effective crackdown on live smuggling.  Unfortunately,... More of this article »
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Lawsuits and Controversy Result from Order to Release Phone Data

Within the past week, US citizens have been shocked by information that apparently supports some previously dismissed conspiracy theorists’ views that claim our government is not to be trusted when it comes to our private phone conversations. ... More of this article »