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World (9)

M 5.5 earthquake, northern Mid-Atlantic RidgeStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Drought, Aruba, Brazil, Colombia and 6 moreHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
Blizzard Warning, Northern Arctic CoastMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
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US proposed Ukraine cedes Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, Zelensky saysMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Some Microsoft services back online as global outage disrupts businesses and governmentsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Netanyahu urges Eisenkot to hold unity talks without preconditions, citing Iran nuclear threatMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Philippines’ Carmelle storms to victory in Eurovision Asia debut in BangkokMost listed this week · Wikipedia
Presidential Determination Concerning Wildfire Suppression Activities in the United StatesNewest official record · Federal Register

Space (5)

Amazon Leo (LV-01)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Kp 4.67 forecastStrongest forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Money (2)

South African rand (ZAR)Biggest move · European Central Bank
MonacoLongest life expectancy at birth · World Bank

History (9)

Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.On this day, 2012 · Wikipedia, On this day
Edoardo Agnelli, son of the industrialist patriarch Gianni Agnelli, was found dead under a bridge on the outskirts of Turin, Italy.On this day, 2000 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Soviet spacecraft Buran (pictured), a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.On this day, 1988 · Wikipedia, On this day
Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre.On this day, 1959 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Holocaust: In the Romani Holocaust, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler ordered that the Romani were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".On this day, 1943 · Wikipedia, On this day
Fountain of Time, in Chicago's Washington Park, was dedicated as a tribute to 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.On this day, 1922 · Wikipedia, On this day
During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people.On this day, 1922 · Wikipedia, On this day
After numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo.On this day, 1908 · Wikipedia, On this day
Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America

Culture (2)

You Can See EverythingNew film this week · Wikidata
Sonic Pico ParkNew video game this week · Wikidata

Curious (10)

Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)Featured today · Wikipedia
... that opponents of the 1972 Mead wildcat strike unsuccessfully tried to "red-bait" the communist strikers?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that the Indefatigable Galápagos mouse succumbed due to rats, mice, and cats introduced to its native habitat?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Tanita Tikaram responded to criticism of her "sixth-form" lyrics by pointing out that she was in fact a sixth-former when she wrote them?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that over 10% of all black holes and neutron stars in the universe were once part of high-mass X-ray binaries, stealing gas from a massive star and converting it into high-energy radiation?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Hans Henkes co-developed a new technique to treat strokes, which according to CIRSE "saved thousands of lives", when no available treatment worked?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a well-performing racehorse inspired an Australian slang term for "slow-witted"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
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