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The star Sirius is high in the sky, and comet Catalina is at its brightest
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The world is bracing for record rains and droughts
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A global surplus of coffee is causing bean prices to bottom out
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But proper burials for indigent individuals remain few and far between
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A surviving archway from Palmyra will be recreated as a symbol of defiance
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Coloring books made fun of corporate culture, conspiracy theorists and Communist fears
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And public health officials are scared of what comes next
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A leak is spewing millions of tons of the invisible gas into the skies above Los Angeles
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The tiny biological clocks ticking away inside the body stop when life ends, leaving a timestamp of sorts
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The “Grand Pompeii Project” helps to preserve the dwellings
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Archives regarding the Vichy regime’s collaboration with the Nazis made “freely accessible”
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These denizens of the deep usually lurk between 2,000 to 3,000 feet below the surface
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Even with this agreement in place, many are still seeking a better resolution
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Russia's federal space agency will soon be no more
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For recent migrants to the country's booming megacities, nothing says nostalgia like a pile of cow poo
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People have been leaving a mess out in Earth's orbit
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Participants make around $1,100 a month—just for being alive
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Artisanal beverages are so popular that makers face a can shortage
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