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• Germany: Refugees going on repeated holidays in their home countries risk deportation

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• New state of matter discovered by scientist
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• Scientists discover a cure for the deadliest strain of tuberculosis
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• How Does a Religious Studies Professor Become a Darwinian Skeptic?
• Read's Rule: Researchers map symbiotic relationships between trees and microbes worldwide
• Fluctuating fields: Russian scientists develop new composites for microelectronics

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• Why there is 'shock and distrust' among US farmers
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• Hailstorm kills thousands of birds near Billings, Montana
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• More than 3,000 lightning bolts strike Greece on August 15
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• Floods leave at least 46 dead and 10,000 homes damaged in Sudan
• Integrity does not exist any more at The Washington Post
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• Thunderous mystery boom rattles central Maryland
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• Flashback: Back in 1944, large daytime meteor turned many heads in eastern Midwest US
• Meteor lights up sky, shakes homes in southwest Missouri
• Bizarre fireball seen flying around the sky over Northampton, UK
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• Meteor fireball seen by several Southeast US coastal residents
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• Another asteroid impact on Jupiter as astronomers capture footage of flash
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• Spectacular Delta Aquariids meteor shower set to light up skies tonight
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• Suspected meteorite crashes into rice field in India
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• Incredible video shows meteor fireball streaking across Canadian sky

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