Yet there is life in this extreme landscape. For instance, bacteria living under Taylor Glacier stain its snout a deep blood red. The rust-colored brine, called Blood Falls, pours into Lake Bonney in the southernmost of the three largest Dry Valleys. The dramatic colors offer shocking relief to senses overwhelmed by the glaring white ice and dull brown rocks. [The 10 Driest Places on Earth]
Is this blood on Antarctica?Source : Christian Science Monitor
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A Pakistani court Thursday sentenced 10 men to life in prison for their involvement in a 2012 assassination attempt on teenage education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, lawyers and government officials said.
Men sentenced for attack on Malala.
Source : WSJ
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200 years ago, we debated whether or not slaves should be allowed to marry. 150 years ago, we debated whether married women should remain their husband's property under the principle of coverture (the principle of two-becoming-one-flesh), or whether women should be regarded as their own persons, with full rights and responsibilities. 47 years ago, we debated whether or not interracial marriages should be legal.
Marriage in the Bible.Source : The Huffington Post
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Jeb Bush, a likely Republican US presidential candidate, said Thursday that Islam has been hijacked by “barbarians” who seek to “destroy Western civilization.”
Islam hijacked by barbarians.Source : Times of Israel
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A 15-year-old French Muslim girl has been banned from her classroom for wearing a long black skirt, seen as going against France’s law guaranteeing secularism.
Source : The Toronto Star
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