Article Published by: bbc.com By Cecilia Barría 4 July 2019 This article originally appeared in Spanish on BBC Mundo. Nightmarish traffic jams and skyrocketing rents in big Latin American cities have created a new, profitable business opportunity for building contractors: tiny apartments in central areas, mostly aimed at students...
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Article Published by: fieldandstream.com Ranked by a guy who let a spider-hunting wasp sting him––in the name of science By Steven Hill Snakes aren't the only critters with poison potential. Insects also evolved to use venom as a weapon for warding off attackers or immobilizing prey. But instead...
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Article Published by: cnbc.com With the U.S. women’s national soccer team defeating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday to take the 2019 Women’s World Cup, Nike is also winning, with jerseys selling out on its website and buzz around its latest ad campaign taking over the internet. The brand...
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Article Published by: npr.com A drone called Dragonfly will be buzzing around Saturn's largest moon in 2034, if all goes according to plan. That's because NASA has picked a mission to the icy moon Titan for its next major foray out into the solar system. "Dragonfly will be...
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Article Published by: uproxxx.com While Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, and Cris Cyborg were fighting for MMA championship gold, Amanda Nunes was splitting wins and losses in Strikeforce and Invicta. So when Nunes made her UFC debut in 2013, few could have predicted her path to glory....
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Article Published by: forbes.com Bitcoin prices fell to less than $10,000 today, down close to 30% from their recent high of nearly $14,000 reached on Wednesday, June 26th. The digital currency dropped to $9,986.26 at roughly 11:40 EDT, CoinDesk data shows. At this point, the cryptocurrency had declined...
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Article Published by: bbc.com Over-tourism is suffocating cities around the world. Here’s what you can do to avoid being part of the problem – short of staying home. “More people are travelling – which is great! – but there are no hidden gems anymore.” That’s a comment I...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov NASA has selected three finalists among a dozen concepts for future small satellites. The finalists include a 2022 robotic mission to study two asteroid systems, twin spacecraft to study the effects of energetic particles around Mars, and a lunar orbiter to study...
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Article Published by: cnbc.com Wall Street analysts are eagerly anticipating Facebook’s possible unveil of its long awaited cryptocurrency payments plan on Tuesday. According to various reports the company is preparing to finally reveal what it calls, Project Libra, with partners including companies like Visa and Mastercard. Facebook...
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Article Published by: espn.com MANCHESTER, England -- I woke up this morning to the sound of drums. Many times, this Old Trafford neighborhood has hosted wild, important games, and Sunday's madness felt equal to the biggest of those days. India and Pakistan were playing for the seventh...
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