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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Is Trained Assassin, Security Experts Claim

While a massive manhunt is underway for the gunman, who has not been identified, Turkish media on Tuesday ran a "selfie video" of a man they say is the gunman.
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Trump Says North Korean Intercontinental Missile ‘Won’t Happen’

Trump’s words were received favorably by South Korea as an indication of his administration taking a serious view of the threat from the North.
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SpaceX Announces Plan To Resume Launches

The company said it had identified the cause of the Sept. 1 Falcon 9 explosion, and that it seeks to resume launches Jan. 8 — pending approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Finland, Scotland Experiment With Universal Basic Income

Apart from poverty and unemployment, reports about the disruptive impact of automation are also encouraging the idea of Universal Basic Income.
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Many Lack Faith In Trump Presidency

A new Gallup poll showed less than half of U.S. citizens believed President-elect Donald Trump possessed the necessary skills to lead the nation in critical categories.
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Only 22% Guns Sold Without Background Checks: Report

Nearly half of all guns that were privately sold in all 52 states in the past two years were obtained without any screening, the report found.
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China Debuts World's Highest Bridge

Following a three-year construction project, the new Beipanjiang Bridge in the southern province of Guizhou opened with a traffic jam.

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Our Big Brains Did Not Shrink Our Teeth

A new study has debunked the traditionally accepted belief that reduction of tooth size in humans was linked to the increase in brain size.
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Slow-Hatching Eggs May Have Contributed To Dinosaurs’ Extinction

A new study suggests that prolonged incubation periods may have hampered dinosaurs’ ability to compete with the other survivors of the extinction-level event 66 million years ago.

Free Trade Lobbyists May Be Trump’s Top Trade Negotiator

Even though Donald Trump railed against free trade deals during the 2016 campaign, a corporate lobbyist who worked on those deals may become his top trade negotiator.
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Oldest Man Turns 146, Records Show

An Indonesian man, whose age local officials say is 146, celebrated his birthday just before New Year's.
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Rosie O'Donnell Slams Donald Trump On Twitter

This is not the first time the comedian has targeted the president-elect. In November, she had raised the possibility of Trump's youngest son Barron being autistic.