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Fire Severely Damages Ottoman Mosque in Greece
Local authorities report that a fire badly damaged a 15th century Ottoman mosque overnight. The mosque, located in the town of Didymoteicho in Greece had been undergoing renovations at the time. There was no work in progress at the time of the fire; however, officials suspect that the fire broke out in connection to a…
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UK Political Parties at Serious Risk of Russian Cyber Attacks, According to GCHQ
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have warned UK political party leaders of the serious threat that Russian hacking poses to democratic processes. As a result, political leaders have called an emergency summit to brief parties on cyber security threats that may affect the next election. The emergency summit comes after multiple accounts of Kremlin spies…
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Controversial New Theory on Titanic Disaster Officially Debunked
There is a new theory surrounding the infamous doomed ocean liner, the RMS Titanic. The ship, known to be “indestructible,” went down in the middle of the Atlantic halfway through its maiden voyage back in 1912. For more than a century historians (not to mention James Cameron) have believed that the captain traveled too quickly…
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Infant Brain Changes Can Be Responsible for Early Diagnosis of Autism
Brain development, especially in children, has been the topic surrounding many different studies and experiments within the past few years. The birth-to-three period is the fastest rate of brain development across the entire lifespan, but researchers have been trying to figure out if different developmental rates can have an impact on a child’s mental functioning…
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Toys”R”Us Warns Rewards Members of Attempted Data Breach
No matter the size of the organization, businesses now have to go to great pains to prevent malicious cyber attacks. Astoundingly, around 87% of small businesses experienced a security breach in 2012, so every company could potentially be a target. When data breaches occur in large chains or websites like Target and Yahoo, millions of…
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Argentinian Woman Finds Out She Was Adopted Through a Facebook Post
While over 90% of adopted children over the age of five have positive feelings about their adoption process, one woman wasn’t so lucky. Silvina Martinez Pintos had to find out via social media the truth about her family history, all thanks to an oversight on a picture posted to Facebook. The Argentinian woman was scrolling…
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SEC Opens Investigation Into Yahoo Data Breach
From small, locally owned businesses to big organizations, malicious cyberattacks are on the rise; unfortunately, the costs associated with these cyberattacks are rising, too. Between 2013 and 2014, the cost of a corporate data breach rose by 15% to a whopping $3.5 million. Organizations have a responsibility to keep their customers’ information safe — and…
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Major Changes Coming to the EPA as Trump Administration Takes Over
President Donald Trump has nominated Scott Pruitt to lead the agency charged with protecting the environment. The nomination of Pruitt, who has sued the EPA a total of 13 times, has caused many Democrat officials to speak out because of his trivializing of climate change. In addition, Pruitt has referred to himself as the “leading…
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A Heartbroken Vladimir Putin Attends Slain Russian Diplomat’s Funeral Clutching Red Roses
While a red rose held in the hand traditionally is a symbol of socialism or social democracy, it means something a little bit different for social democratic Russian president Vladimir Putin. This past week, the typically austere and stoic Putin was seen clutching a bouquet of red roses looking completely crestfallen at the funeral of…
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Supreme Court to Decide What Level of Education Public Schools Should Give to Disabled Students
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday, January 11 regarding the level of education that U.S. public schools should provide to students with disabilities. Reports have called this particular case one of the most significant special-education issues to reach the Supreme Court in almost 30 years. The most prominent question being…