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Noah’s Ark site’s ‘fully preserved’ secrets discovered in radar scans by scientists: ‘Not what you’d expect to see’

Was this a case of life imitating Ark?
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Halle Berry forced to change Cannes dress after film festival bans nudity

Halle Berry has probably never been told to put more clothes on.
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Chael Sonnen says he never would have given Jon Jones a rematch if he won their fight

Chael Sonnen was just one broken toe away from becoming an undisputed UFC champion. Back when Sonnen fought Jon Jones, the champion incurred a gruesome compound fracture in his big toe. The UFC Hall of Famer joked he ‘never’ would have given Jones the rematch had the referee noticed and stopped the fight, which would…
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Judge seizes control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.
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House Republicans propose bill that would set aside $5 billion for private school vouchers

House Republicans look to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools.
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Elon Musk pitches Trump, Saudi royals on ‘tens of millions’ of ‘humanoid robots,’ autonomous cars

“We’re headed to a radically different world.”
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One World Trade Center hunting tenants for top floors — the highest offices in NYC: ‘Once-in-a-generation’

The building’s developers are calling it a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for tenants seeking rarefied air and even rarer space.
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Tesla’s board chair has now sold stock worth more than half-a-billion

Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla’s (TSLA) board of directors, sold nearly $200 million worth of Tesla stock in the past six months, per an New York Times analysis of recent SEC filings.
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Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent schools have ditched Honors classes in the name of equity — but it’s a terrible idea

Starting in September, freshmen at Palo Alto high schools will no longer have the option of more rigorous honors biology classes — a move to promote equity that is really an assault on meritocracy.
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Colorado Buffaloes Soccer Star Phoenix Dawn Miranda Makes Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Debut

Colorado Buffaloes soccer star and Hawaiian native Phoenix Dawn Miranda made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut alongside two Big 12 conference athletes.