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A look at the significant elections held around the world in 2014 Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Related Links 2014 News of the Nation 2014 News of the World 2014 People in the News 2014 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles… Read more
Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Related Links Egypt Country Profile 2014 Year in Review 2014 News of the Nation 2014 People in the News 2014 Places in the News Quiz Country… Read more
The herbivores have their say Dreadnoughtus schrani, courtesy of Lacovara Lab, Drexel University, plus detailed citations and license Related Links 2014 Year in Review Ebola Outbreak Enterovirus Where the Wind Bloweth: The Challenge of Climate Change Cold… Read more
Cold Snap, polar vortex, and snow, oh my! Polar Vortex, NASA/JPL Related Links 2014 Year in Review Record Lowest Temperatures by State Global Lowest Temperatures Where the Wind Bloweth: The Challenge of Climate Change Mudslide in Oso, Wash… Read more
Major World News Stories of 2013 By Beth Rowen Edward SnowdenRelated Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the NationScience News of 2013 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles The bloody,… Read more
In 2013, the Whitey Bulger trial captured national attention.
Whitey Bulger in 1959
Bulger in 2011
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How this yellow rose of Texas went from gutsy filibuster to a run for governor.
Wendy Davis, 2013
Photo Credit: Kevin Sutherland
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Stats and facts about U.S. demographics The Fifty StatesState Maps & Flags • State Trivia • Population & Geography • Economic & Social Comparisons U.S. Population by StateState population from the year 1790, including population rank and number of people per square mile in the U.S. Top 50… Read more
Major National News Stories of 2013 by Jennie Wood Wendy DavisRelated Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the WorldScience News of 2013 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the News Quiz 2013… Read more
President's Rejection of Trade Deal with European Union Sparks Massive Protests Flag of North KoreaRelated Links Ukraine Country Profile 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the Nation 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the… Read more
Anti-government Protests Prompt Prime Minister to Dissolve Parliament Yingluck ShinawatraRelated Links Thailand Country Profile 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the Nation 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the News… Read more
Diplomacy Trumps Force Over Chemical Weapons Bashar AssadRelated Links Syria Country Profile 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the Nation 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles… Read more
Automatic spending cuts began in March 2013, impacting government spending in all areas. Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the WorldScience News of 2013 2013 Month-By-Month 2013 People in the News 2013 People in the… Read more
Resorts to nuclear option when Republicans refuse to allow votes on judicial nominees Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the WorldScience News of 2013 2013 Month-By-Month 2013 People in the News 2013 People in the News… Read more
Major science news stories, from a Nobel Prize for the tiniest particle to a meteor streaking through the Russian sky
by Catherine McNiff
NASA depiction of the orbit of the Russian Meteor
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In 2013, the Supreme Court and several states weigh in on same-sex marriage.
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Russian meteor causes shock, awe, and injury
Meteor trace over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Source: Nikita Plekhanov via Wikimedia Commons
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Pakistan elected a prime minister and president in 2013; Taliban leader killed in a drone strike
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Nuclear Weapons Testing Rachets Up Tension with U.S., South Korea Flag of North KoreaRelated Links North Korea Country Profile 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the Nation 2013 People in the News 2013 Places in the News Quiz… Read more
Islamic Militants to Expand Their Control Over Mali; Presidential Election Mostly Peaceful
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