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I’m not big on jewelry, but even I think these new bedazzled fitness trackers are pretty neat. The Swarovski Shine is a device that tracks your activity and sleep. It has a fancy crystal face, and you can get different bracelet accessories…
A Japanese magnetic levitation (maglev) train has broken its own world speed record. In a test run near Tokyo's Mount Fuji, the train hit 374 mph (603 km/h). The train's previous speed record was 367 mph (590 km/h). Central Japan Railway, which owns…
A warm “blob” in the ocean is causing some weird weather throughout the world. This might sound like it comes from a storybook, but this extremely large patch of warm water is very real. The blob (a nickname given by one of…
Matt Harvey is giving New York Mets fans something to cheer about. The star pitcher, who missed all of last season with injury, is back and healthy this season. During his breakout 2013 season, attendance at Mets home games rose 7.9…
Research has recently shown that less than half of Americans are investing in the stock market. Most people say that they cannot afford to invest. Others say that they do not want to take a risk in the market. The U.S. stock…
A court found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts for his role in the April 2013 bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The attack killed three people and wounded 260 others. A police officer was also killed during the search for…
Since joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009, Andrew McCutcheon has been easy to spot in center field with his long, black dreadlocks. No more. The 2013 National League MVP cut them off during spring training. He filmed the haircut for YouTube, and…
On March 20, the Obama administration released a new set of federal regulations concerning hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the United States. The rules require oil companies to release a list of chemicals used in the fracking process and make the list available…
U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko left on March 28 for one year aboard the International Space Station. Kelly's identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, was an astronaut, too. He is now retired, but he'll have a very special role to play on…
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