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Congressional aide survives lightning strike in New York

A staffer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) miraculously survived after being struck by lightning in New York last week just steps from his car. Thomas Fahmy told NBC that he was walking along Todt Hill in Staten Island when he was struck just 15 to 25 feet from his vehicle.

Africa: Africa Must Fund Its Peace - NNN

[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Africa must stop depending heavily on outside funding to deal with conflicts on the continent, calling for stronger contributions from African countries and the private sector to finance peace efforts.

Cassandra Wilson Dead At 70

American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died. The two-time Grammy winning vocalist, known for her distinctive, smoky contralto, passed away in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi today. She was 70. The post Cassandra Wilson Dead At 70 appeared first on Stereogum .

Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world

An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental principle at the heart of Einstein's theory of gravity

Trump Proposes New Name for Yet Another Body of Water

President Donald Trump wants to rename the Strait of Hormuz, which the U.S. doesn’t control, after himself. “Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before! Thank

Perceptions of government corruption at record high: Gallup

A new poll released Wednesday showed that Americans' perception of corruption in the U.S. government has hit a record high. The survey, conducted by Gallup, found that 89 percent of respondents answered affirmatively to the question, “Is corruption widespread throughout the