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Scads of Scooters
Not just for kids anymore by Holly Hartman A San Francisco "scooter-commuter"[ Take our Transportation Quiz!! ] New York businessmen depend on them, Japanese teenagers can't live without them, and…Patty Hearst
The granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Patricia "Patty" Hearst was a college student in Berkeley, California when she was kidnapped in February of 1974 by a neo-…April 2005 Disasters
April, Uige, Angola the deadliest outbreak of Marburg, a hemorrhagic fever similar to the deadly Ebola virus, killed more than 280 people since December. Marburg is spread by bodily fluids…Chelsea Manning
Name at birth: Bradley Edward ManningChelsea Manning -- formerly known as Private First Class Bradley Manning -- is the United States Army soldier convicted in 2013 of exposing secret government…Earth Day by the Numbers
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary of Earth Day—a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Organizers started Earth Day in response to a…July 2006 Disasters
July 9, Siberia, Russia: a Russian airline S7 Airbus A-310 slid off the end of the runway just after landing in Irkutsk, killing at least 122 people. Initial accounts indicate there may have…Airline Pilot--Commercial
Tim Tell us about your work -- what do you do? I'm a pilot, a DC-9 First Officer for a commercial airline . What skills are needed…2014 Science News: Cold Weather
Cold Snap, polar vortex, and snow, oh my! Polar Vortex, NASA/JPL Related Links 2014 Year in Review Record Lowest Temperatures by State…Sochi: the Host City
The port city and subtropical resort was established in 1902 Sochi Seaport Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…January 2003
WorldBritain Arrests Terror Suspects (Jan. 5): Six arrested when police find traces of the toxic agent ricin in a London apartment. (Jan. 14): Three more arrested in Manchester. (Jan. 21):…