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BusinessInsider.com 

Incredible footage of a Russian Tu-95 bomber exploding on the runway

АСН24 Амурская служба новостей via Youtube

As we reported last year, the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended all the Russian Air Force Tu-95 Bear flights after a strategic bomber suffered an incident in Russia’s Far East on Jun. 8, 2015: the +60-year old Russian four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform skidded off the runway and exploded after the left wing caught fire during the take off run at Ukrainka airfield.

As a consequence of the incident, the second involving a Bear in two years (followed... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

2nd phase of $14M IU Kokomo renovation nearly complete

KOKOMO, Indiana - Indiana University Kokomo officials say the second phase of a $14 million renovation of a more than 50-year-old campus building is nearly complete and students are already using several brand-new classrooms.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

2nd phase of $14M IU Kokomo renovation nearly complete

IU Kokomo students who recently returned from winter break found 11 new classrooms, laboratories, tutoring spaces and other improvements at the campus' Main Building. The Kokomo Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/20gE55I ) that those improvements also include gathering spaces with chairs, sofas and tables and a video production room.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

ECB keeps interest rate level, weighs change in March

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Mario Draghi let rattled investors know Thursday that the European Central Bank is ready to take action if plunging oil prices and weaker growth in China hurt the economy.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

ECB keeps interest rate level, weighs change in March

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Mario Draghi let rattled investors know Thursday that the European Central Bank is ready to take action if plunging oil prices and weaker growth in China hurt the economy.

TheRepublic.com 

11-year-old boy killed by falling hay bale in Pennsylvania

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - Authorities say an 11-year-old boy was killed after being crushed by a hay bale in Pennsylvania, a day after an 8-year-old in the area was seriously hurt in a farm equipment accident.

Stars and Stripes 

Bend: Oregon's craft-brewery mecca

Last year, the lifestyle website Livability named Bend the No. 1 Beer City in the country, writing that it has one of the highest concentrations of craft breweries per capita in the country. Within the city limits there are about 81,000 people and 21 breweries.

NBCSports.com 

PFT’s conference championship game picks

I’m waving the white flag. As if I had a choice. Through eight games of the postseason, MDS is a perfect 8-0. With three games to go and yours truly three games behind him, the fact that we agree on both conference championship games means there’s no way I can catch him. Sure, I could…

Stars and Stripes 

Discovery of prehistoric massacre may point to origins of human warfare

The 10,000-year-old bones bear the blunt marks of a violent death. The prehistoric massacre unearthed in Kenya, is the first sign of intergroup violence to have been discovered in a nomadic hunter-gatherer society, according to researchers from Cambridge University and the Turkana Basin Institute who published their findings in the journal Nature Wednesday.

International Business Times 

Danish Prince Frederik And Princess Mary To Visit Saudi Arabia? Denmark Slammed Over Human Rights Concerns

The Danish Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, have come under fire over a planned trip to Saudi Arabia as part of a delegation of some 40 representatives, the Local reported Thursday. Human rights groups and left-wing politicians have lambasted the travel plans, set for late February, citing concerns over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. Now those plans could be canceled.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Difficult to have more trains: Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it was not possible to increase the frequency of train services as it would involve a huge expenditure.

BusinessInsider.com 

Ghostery accused Adblock Plus of extorting money from advertisers

Adblock Plus

The popular anti-tracking extension Ghostery has accused rival Adblock Plus of using a program which "extorts money" from advertisers.

Adblock Plus denied the allegation.

Ghostery was responding to Adblock Plus' claims that the two companies are "in the same realm" and "offer a similar service." The comparison came about after Adblock Plus was disinvited from the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) annual leadership summit, which runs from January 24-26. Ghostery CEO... Читать дальше...