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Saturday, 14 June 2014

Hidden 'Ocean' Discovered Deep Underground Near Earth's Core

We may have another "ocean" to add to the world map -- only this one is hidden hundreds of miles beneath our planet's surface. A new study suggests that a hidden "ocean" is nestled in the Earth's mantle some 400 miles beneath North America. The hidden reservoir, apparently locked in a blue crystalline mineral called ringwoodite, may hold three times as much water that exists in all the world's surface oceans. This discovery may help explain where Earth's water supply came from, and how...

Full Story: Huffington Post

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President Obama pledges to improve the plight of poverty-stricken Native Americans during visit to Indian reservation The Independent

President Barack Obama has made his first visit to an American Indian reservation since taking office as part of a push to improve the rights of Native Americans. Mr Obama and his wife Michelle greeted tribal leaders in full feathered headdresses and posed for pictures with tribal children during...

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl 'looked good' and saluted a commanding officer after arriving back in US The Independent

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl “looked good” and saluted a commanding officer when he arrived back in the United States after being held captive by the Taliban for five years, military officials said. The US soldier arrived at Brooke Army Medical Centre in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday morning, after...

New commandant takes charge at US Army War College Stars and Stripes

CARLISLE — The 113-year-old U.S. Army War College’s mission of developing strategic leadership is more critical than ever in an era of army budget cuts and ongoing threats worldwide, Maj. Gen. William Rapp said Friday morning during ceremonies installing him as the college’s 50th commandant. “We’re...

Cuba ballplayers chase dreams, big bucks, overseas The Miami Herald

HAVANA -- Yulieski Gourriel's cellphone rang again and again as he strode, family in tow, through Havana's international airport. Friends calling to wish him well, he said. Travelers and airport workers approached to ask for autographs and have their picture taken with one of Cuba's biggest baseball...

Scott AFB gets new general to lead cargo command Stars and Stripes

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Army Brig. Gen. Susan A. Davidson took command of the Army's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command during a ceremony Friday morning that featured...

Grad student charged with trying to smuggle military secrets to China Stars and Stripes

A graduate student at Iowa State University is one of two people arrested on allegations they tried to sell military secrets to China. Wentong Cai is charged in federal court in New Mexico with allegedly violating the Arms Export Control Act, according to a story first reported by KOB-TV in...

‘O say’ you can see the flag, ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ manuscript in 1 place Stars and Stripes

WASHINGTON — It’s hard to sing and sometimes hard to remember. “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a challenge for even professional singers, who have stumbled over it at venues like the Super Bowl. But it is also the national anthem, the patriotic musical symbol of the United States sung before every...

VA official: Average wait times in VA audit had caveats Stars and Stripes

NEW YORK — Data released by Veterans Affairs officials earlier this week appeared to confirm that new patients at the agency's medical centers were routinely waiting 30, 50 or even more than 90 days to see a doctor. It turns out those statistics came with some big caveats. Average wait times at many...

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