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A few cool photos of a Typhoon (941 Akula) sub, the largest ever built, as it made a pass near a beach. When you look at the photo, just think of the 20 ICBMs it’s carrying onboard. That’s 10 nuclear warheads per ICBM, 200 total! Those beachgoers have no idea of what’s sailing by them.
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“I wanted to crawl into my fire helmet.” Firefighter Mickey Kross describes a fierce wind lifting him up amid the collapse of the North Tower, in a podcast from the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.
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So far during the second quarter, the No. 1 cable news channel
�s primetime schedule has dropped 22% in its core 25-54 demo and 8% in total viewers. The first quarter was even worse.
Could it have to with a parallel loss in presidential approval?
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They come from the furthest depths of space and are born out of some of the most violent events imaginable – from the explosions of stars to the collisions of black holes. Yet they are one of the most elusive phenomena in the Universe, so elusive that there is every chance that they have passed straight through your body without your realising it.
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With 5% of the world’s population and 30% of the world’s cars, the US emits 45% of the CO2 produced by cars. This is according to a report by the advocacy group: Environmental Defense.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Bush administration does not have the authority to try terrorism suspects by military tribunal. In a landmark decision, the court upheld the challenge of Osama Bin Laden’s ex-driver against his trial at the US facility at Guantanamo.
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Israel, which has moved troops into the Gaza Strip, has the right to defend itself, but should ensure innocent civilians are not harmed, White House spokesman Tony Snow said on Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce he will resign as early as next May, The Telegraph reports, citing members of Parliament.
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George Bush and Dick Cheney are calling The New York Times a disgrace. Republican congressmen say it is guilty of treason and demand the prosecution of the Editor, while a right-wing radio presenter suggests most of its readers must be �jihadists�.
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Buffet suggested that inheritance is luck of the draw, and not consistent with American values of equal opportunity. It’s not surprising that a man who worked his way to the top would feel this way. Especially considering most who inherit fortunes squander them away, never quite understanding the value of a dollar.
