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To be fair, Spain is noteworthy for hardcore surrealists like Salvador Dali and Pablo Picaso who's art looks like reality went on a bender.
Two men have taken credit for removing the mysterious Utah monolith
They removed it for environmental reasons.
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The World's First Death Attributed to Air Pollution Could Spark Change
In a groundbreaking decision, a UK court ruled that polluted air was a contributing factor to the 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah’s tragic passing in 2013. She is the first person in the world to have a death certificate that lists air pollution as the cause.
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2020 finally got me. I'm down with a kidney stone. Doc had me go in for the Sonic Blaster treatment.
Feeling sore and called off work Monday.
Feeling sore and called off work Monday.
I got one when I got into running five years ago. Hydration was low for a long time and developed one or some. Drank apple cider vinegar with the mother and it actually helped dissolve it!
Vanessa Bryant, her mother's lawsuit and the value of childcare
Vanessa Bryant's messy legal dispute with her mother has also got us talking about the value of housework.
www.bbc.co.uk
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes (Published 2021)
Bitcoin owners are getting rich because the cryptocurrency has soared. But what happens when you can’t tap that wealth because you forgot the password to your digital wallet?
Shoppers stuck at home shun new clothes in 2020
Clothing was the hardest-hit sector last year, seeing a 25% drop in sales overall.
www.bbc.co.uk
No s*** BBC. It's almost like they had to close for most of the year including Christmas
Canada puts Proud Boys on terror list, cites active security threat
Canada named the far-right Proud Boys a terrorist entity on Wednesday, saying it posed an active security threat and played a "pivotal role" in last month's attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
www.reuters.com
Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found.
apnews.com
CBS Texas - Breaking Local News, First Alert Weather & I-Team Investigations
Latest breaking news from CBS11 KTVT-TV | KTXA-TV.
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Criminal Charge Against Amy Cooper Dismissed After She Completes Racial Bias Education Program
When a Black man birdwatching in Central Park asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog last May, she called 911 and falsely claimed he was threatening her. She was charged with filing a false report after video of the incident went viral, but prosecutors asked a judge to drop the charge Tuesday...
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