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  • A wounded Syrian, suffering skull, stomach and pancreas injuries from an explosion, in intensive care at Ziv Medical Center in Israel. Hospital staff asked that faces and names not be included to protect the safety of the Syrian patients who could get in trouble with Syrian authorities if it were discovered that they were in Israel.
    An Unlikely Refuge: Some Wounded Syrians Treated In Israel
    Many Syrians have fled their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries. But Israel and Syria are enemies, and Israel hasn't opened its gates to Syrians fleeing the violence. But it has helped about 200 injured Syrians get medical attention. The Syrians come to Israel at great personal risk.
  • Nicholas Negroponte at an early TED conference in 1984.
    What Predictions From 1984 Came True?
    Back in 1984, technology leader Nicholas Negroponte was able to predict, with surprising accuracy, e-readers, face to face teleconferencing and the touchscreen interface of the iPhone.
  • What Does The Future Of Crime Look Like?
    Marc Goodman works to prevent future crimes and acts of terrorism, even those not yet invented.
  • How Do You Predict The Future?
    Back in 1984, technology leader Nicholas Negroponte was able to predict, with surprising accuracy, e-readers, face to face teleconferencing and the touchscreen interface of the iPhone.
  • A Bangladeshi woman holds a photograph of a relative missing in the Rana Plaza building collapse, as she participates in a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday. Protesters demanded a minimum monthly salary of $103 and compensation for the victims and injured in the building collapse in April that killed more than 1,000 people.
    No Deal On Bangladesh Garment Factory Compensation Fund
    At a meeting in Geneva, companies failed to set up a compensation fund for victims of the April disaster — the worst in the industry's history. Only one company announced compensation, and of the 20 invited for the meeting, nine turned up. One critic said the meeting lacked "clarity around objectives."
  • Mount McKinley. There's a bit less of it than we thought.
    Mount McKinley's Gotten Shorter Again
    Twice in recent decades more accurate measurements have led experts to say North America's tallest peak is shorter than they thought. It's still No. 1 on the continent, though.
  • Firefighters battle a blaze on the Seaside Park boardwalk Thursday in New Jersey. The fire began in the vicinity of an ice cream stand and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights.
    New Jersey Governor Vows To Rebuild Fire-Ravaged Boardwalk
    The blaze that swept through the state's iconic shore-side on Thursday destroyed 32 businesses along four blocks.
  • Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez are at the center of one of the biggest sports events of the year, but you wouldn't know it by looking at mainstream sports media.
    'Money' And 'Canelo' Punch It Out For Black And Latino Fans
    Saturday's big fight will be one of the biggest American sports events of the year, but you might not know it by looking at mainstream sports media.
  • NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
    NPR To Offer Voluntary Buyouts In Bid To Balance Budget
    According to a message sent to NPR's staff, the organization aims to reduce its number of employees by about 10 percent. There are currently 840 staffers. The board says it has a plan to balance NPR's budget in fiscal year 2015.
  • "Beer goggles" supposedly make the wearer look better too. Hmmm.
    An 'Ig Nobel' For Proving 'Beer Goggles' Work Both Ways
    The Ig Nobel awards celebrate work that makes people think and laugh. Among this year's other winners are researchers who discovered that if a cow lies down it will likely soon stand up.
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