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This article lists aircraft accidents and incidents which resulted in at least 50 fatalities in a single occurrence involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision with either a commercial or mil...
Was he the pilot?
1,010
1,025
as a passenger
No
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do no...
how big is the AHL
38
null
30-team
30 teams
Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. The western two-thirds of Syria′s Golan Heights are since 1967 occupied by Israel and were ...
Can you name another one?
693
699
Greeks
Greeks
(CNN) -- A five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month has been found safe and is back with his relatives, the British High Commission said Tuesday. Sahil Saeed was released at a school in the Punjab province of Pakistan, said Assistant Chief Constable David Thompson of the Greater Manc...
Where?
419
null
a field
A field.
The nickelodeon was the first type of indoor exhibition space dedicated to showing projected motion pictures. Usually set up in converted storefronts, these small, simple theaters charged five cents for admission and flourished from about 1905 to 1915. "Nickelodeon" was concocted from "nickel", the name of the U.S. f...
How long did the simpler shows last?
228
251
from about 1905 to 1915
from about 1905 to 1915
CHAPTER XXXV. THE RETURN. And now the glorious artist, ere he yet Had reached the Lemnian Isle, limping, returned; With aching heart he sought his home. _Odyssey_--COWPER. How were they to get the slumbering maiden home? That was the next question. Loveday advised carrying her direct to her old prison, where she wo...
what was she wanting to avoid?
803
884
, Betty thought this the best chance of taking her sister home without a shock.
Shocking her sister.
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A lawyer for Amanda Knox said Thursday the only option for the jury considering her murder appeal in Italy is to clear her of guilt. Knox's lawyers gave their final arguments in Perugia Thursday in an effort to counter prosecutors' portrayal of her as a cunning "femme fatale." Lawyer Carlo D...
What was Amanda Knox accused of?
null
704
null
murder
(PEOPLE.com) -- Theodore "Teddy" Forstmann, a veteran business leader and philanthropist who was romantically linked to Padma Lakshmi, died Sunday. He was 71. Forstmann suffered from brain cancer, his spokesman tells The New York Times. Although the famed billionaire never married, he dated "Top Chef" host Lakshmi,...
Did he have any children?
null
1,010
is survived by his two sons, Siya and Everest, brothers Anthony and John, and sisters Marina Forstmann Day and Elissa Forstmann Moran.
Yes
(CNN) -- Real Madrid will name Jose Mourinho as their new coach on Monday after the Spanish giants confirmed they had agreed a compensation package with his current club Inter Milan. Mourinho, who led the Italian Serie A side to an unprecedented treble this season, will now be released from his San Siro contract -- w...
Was he free to look for a new job?
610
625
release clause
free with clause
A gramophone record (phonograph record in American English) or vinyl record, commonly known as a "record", is an analogue sound storage medium in the form of a flat polyvinyl chloride (previously shellac) disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the cen...
Is "phonograph record" a British term?
21
58
null
No
The Austronesian languages are a language family that is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with a few members in continental Asia. Austronesian languages are spoken by about 386 million people, making it the fifth-largest language family by number of s...
How many languages does the family contain?
725
730
1,257
1,257
Appointments to the Order of the British Empire were at first made on the nomination of the self-governing Dominions of the Empire, the Viceroy of India, and the colonial governors, as well as on nominations from within the United Kingdom. As the Empire evolved into the Commonwealth, nominations continued to come from ...
Where is he from?
136
153
Viceroy of India,
India
(CNN) -- A federal grand jury Thursday charged two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with obstructing justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice, the U.S. attorney's office in Boston said. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev -- 19-year-old roommates and Kazakh nationals who began attendin...
WHO WERE THEY HELPING BY HIDING EVIDENCE?
94
111
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
CHAPTER XXIV. OUTBREAK OF THE CREW THE purpose of Bembo had been made known to the men generally by the watch; and now that our salvation was certain, by an instinctive impulse they raised a cry, and rushed toward him. Just before liberated by Dunk and the steward, he was standing doggedly by the mizzen-mast; and...
what was trembling in the fight?
1,511
1,565
the bulwarks, which shook with his frantic struggles.
the bulwarks
CHAPTER VI. THE BEGINNING OF PERSECUTION. When Mary Masters got up on the morning after her arrival she knew that she would have to endure much on that day. Everybody had smiled on her the preceding evening, but the smiles were of a nature which declared themselves to be preparatory to some coming event. The people...
Who had written a check?
1,474
1,493
Mr. Morton's cheque
Mr. Morton
CHAPTER XXIII Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back. The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest. Fischer threw hi...
What was he the first passenger to reach?
451
461
the street
the street
CHAPTER III They had dinner in the open-air, tree-walled dining-room, and Saxon noted that it was Billy who paid the reckoning for the four. They knew many of the young men and women at the other tables, and greetings and fun flew back and forth. Bert was very possessive with Mary, almost roughly so, resting his hand...
How did Bert show his possessiveness towards Mary?
81
85
resting his hand on hers
resting his hand on hers
(CNN) -- Barcelona moved five points clear in Spain as manager Pep Guardiola celebrated his 100th match in charge with a 4-0 victory at home to Racing Santander on Saturday. The injury-hit defending champions brushed off the pre-match loss of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to romp into a 3-0 halftime lead as they pu...
What is the status of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's swollen ankle?
110
122
in doubt for tuesday ' s champions league trip to german club stuttgart
in doubt for tuesday ' s champions league trip to german club stuttgart
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Spread over , it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Indian states of Karnataka, Telangana, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the Union territory of...
What dynasty used to rule
1,406
1,476
Ancient and medieval Maharashtra was ruled by the Satavahana dynasty,
Satavahana dynasty,
CHAPTER IV. STEPPING-STONES When Nat went into school on Monday morning, he quaked inwardly, for now he thought he should have to display his ignorance before them all. But Mr. Bhaer gave him a seat in the deep window, where he could turn his back on the others, and Franz heard him say his lessons there, so no one co...
Which student can't?
1,151
1,196
, and Jack, who is quick at numbers, cannot;
Jack.
Tristan da Cunha /ˈtrɪstən də ˈkuːnjə/, colloquially Tristan, is both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena, 2,400 kilomet...
How many people live there?
965
null
The island has a population of 267
267
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The story of a king overcoming a speech impediment to lead his people through World War II took top honors at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. "The King's Speech" won the best picture, best actor, best director and best original screenplay Oscars at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre Sunday night. The sa...
In what movie?
628
638
null
Black Swan
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES[b] or SNES[c], and commonly shortened to Super Nintendo[d]) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 199...
When?
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1990
Once there was a fish who had lived his whole life in his bowl. He often got bored and wished to see the rest of the world, but because he was a fish, he couldn't leave the water. So one day he made a special fish suit that would allow him to walk on land and breathe air like humans. He knew this would change his life,...
Why?
150
179
he couldn't leave the water.
he couldn't leave the water.
CHAPTER XIII AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street. Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse. "What horse is this?" Terence as...
Where did they ride to?
987
1,014
They rode to the Treasury,
the Treasury
CHAPTER III THE DOINGS OF A NIGHT As luck would have it, William Philander Tubbs just then occupied a tent alone, his two tent-mates being on guard duty for two hours as was the custom during encampment. The aristocratic cadet lay flat on his back, with his face and throat well exposed. "Now, be careful, Sam, o...
when everyone left was the tent dark?
864
942
A moment later all of the cadets withdrew, leaving the tent in total darkness.
yes
Njideka Akunyili started college planning to be a doctor, but left as an artist and is now billed as one of New York's most promising new talents. The 29-year-old Nigerian-born artist has just completed a year-long residence with the prestigious Studio Harlem in New York. All five of her works sold in the first hal...
Does her work combine Japanese and South American culture?
649
758
Her work, a combination of drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, combines Nigerian and American culture
No
(CNN) -- A former Utah policeman is a suspect in at least three of Monday's four rush-hour shootings near Dallas, Texas, including one of two fatal attacks, police said Tuesday. CNN affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided this file photo of the Dallas suspect, Brian Smith. The suspect, Brian Smith, tried to...
What condition is Smith in?
1,400
1,467
William Scott Miller, 42, of Frankfort, Kentucky, was shot to death
he died
(CNN) -- With Snoop Dogg bowing out of his feud with Iggy Azalea, it seems Eminem is more than willing to take his place. In a leaked snippet from a new Eminem song called "Vegas," the controversial rapper appears to tell Iggy to put away her "rape whistle." "Unless you're Nicki/grab you by the wrist let's ski/so w...
did they end it?
25
64
bowing out of his feud with Iggy Azalea
yes
Brigham Young University (often referred to as BYU or, colloquially, The Y) is a private research university located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and, excluding online students, is the largest of any religious university and the...
what are they doing?
912
943
serve as Mormon missionaries.
Serving as missionaries
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagree...
When did his stop serving as the King?
27
42
28 January 1547
28 January 1547
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said. Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana...
who was her campaign manager?
1,570
1,583
Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller
CHAPTER XIII THE FIGHT AT THE BOATHOUSE Inside of a week the newly-elected officers felt perfectly at home in their various positions. Captain Putnam's idea of allowing only such cadets to be candidates as could fill the positions properly had borne good fruit, and the battalion was now in better condition than eve...
Going back - who were feeling good about their surroundings?
61
137
the newly-elected officers felt perfectly at home in their various positions
the newly-elected officers
(CNN) -- A lawsuit has been filed claiming that the iconic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" was far from original. The suit, filed on May 31 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was brought by the estate of the late musician Randy California against the surviving members of Led ...
What group did that song belong to?
451
475
by the 1960s band Spirit
Spirit
The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in "16:9". For an "x":"y" aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into "x" units of equal length and the height i...
what century?
746
847
Two common videographic aspect ratios are 4:3 (1.3:1), the universal video format of the 20th century
20th
CHAPTER XI THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention! Shoulder arms! Forward march!" Boom! Boom! Boom, boom, boom! The drums rang out clearly on the morning air and the Colby Hall battalion swung into line on a march that carried it around the school buildings and then to the lake shore. Here Colonel Colby a...
of?
913
936
main hall of the schoo
of the school
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed i...
What is the purpose of the Qualifying Competition?
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32 teams progress to the first round of the competition proper , meeting the first of the 92 professional teams
32 teams progress to the first round of the competition proper , meeting the first of the 92 professional teams
(CNN) -- Henrik Stenson kept his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. The Swede, who also collected $1.44 million for winning the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier this month...
How many birdies did Jordan Spieth make during the final round?
183
183
eight
eight
The Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted by Jesus Christ during his Last Supper; giving his disciples bread and wine during th...
What did the wine symbolize?
442
463
the wine as "my blood
jesus' blood
Chapter 10: In Disguise. Chapter 11: A Useful Friend. Chapter 12: A Tiger In A Zenana. Chapter 13: Officers Of The Palace. Chapter 14: A Surprise. Chapter 15: Escape. Chapter 16: The Journey. Chapter 17: Back At Tripataly. Chapter 18: A Narrow Escape. Chapter 19: Found At Last. Chapter 20: The Escape. Chapter 21: Home....
Was he a capable leader?
850
872
He was an able leader
Yes
As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a ...
Who did he play for?
1,066
1,075
Argentina
Argentina and Spain
Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory. The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot be...
What safety groups have denounced the NHTSA's recommendation to add rear-view video systems to its list of recommended features?
59
67
null
safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory
Guyana (pronounced or ), officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America. It is, however, included in the Caribbean region due to its strong cultural, historical, and political ties with other Anglo Caribbean countries and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)....
Who took over?
865
888
nder British control in
the British
CHAPTER 22. "Young blighted Albert," said Keggs the butler, shifting his weight so that it distributed itself more comfortably over the creaking chair in which he reclined, "let this be a lesson to you, young feller me lad." The day was a week after Lord Marshmoreton's visit to London, the hour six o'clock. The hou...
What for?
1,236
1,254
improved your mind
improved your mind
(CNN) -- A conservative novelist in Saudi Arabia has triggered a firestorm on social media after one his tweets was misunderstood in Western media. The translation snafu hinged on a subtle grammatical fine point, said Abdallah al-Dawood. An article on the Financial Times online reported that he had called for women...
What does he do ffor work?
11
32
conservative novelist
conservative novelist
CHAPTER XI: THE ISLE OF ATHELNEY Edmund spent a month on his lands, moving about among his vassals and dwelling in their abodes. He inspired them by his words with fresh spirit and confidence, telling them that this state of things could not last, and that he was going to join the king, who doubtless would soon call ...
What was the name of the ship Edmund found when he visited the Dragon?
181
null
the dragon
the dragon
CHAPTER X. "Yes, friends may be kind, and vales may be green, And brooks, may sparkle along between; But it is not friendship's kindest look, Nor loveliest vale, nor clearest brook, That can tell the tale which is written for me On each old face and well known tree." R. H. FROUDE. It was a happy day for both Agne...
Who was the first person Marian and Agnes encountered when they arrived back in Devonshire?
101
104
agnes wortley
agnes wortley
CHAPTER III. ON A LUMBER RAFT. "You think you saw Arnold Baxter?" demanded Tom. "Yes, I saw Arnold Baxter, just as plain as day." "Sam, you must be--" "No, I am not dreaming. It was Arnold Baxter, true enough. As soon as he saw I had spotted him he drew out of sight." "But we thought he was dead--buried und...
Was this reasonable?
null
null
Both lads were very much disturbed, and with good reason
Yes
(CNN)Abror Habibov, 30, operated kiosks at malls along the East Coast. He sold kitchenware and repaired mobile phones, according to a complaint unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Last fall, Habibov hired Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19, to work at kiosks in Savannah, Georgia; Philadelphia and Chesapea...
What did he do for work?
null
273
Last fall, Habibov hired Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19, to work at kiosks
he worked at kiosks
CHAPTER I. ELMA'S STRANGER. It was late when Elma reached the station. Her pony had jibbed on the way downhill, and the train was just on the point of moving off as she hurried upon the platform. Old Matthews, the stout and chubby-cheeked station-master, seized her most unceremoniously by the left arm, and bund...
What does Matthews face look like?
222
246
null
stout and chubby-cheeked
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ...
What type of culture were the people?
819
831
agricultural
agricultural
SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The park bench facing Lake Washington is covered with flowers, poems, a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and graffiti. Fans leave flowers and mementos in honor of Kurt Cobain near his Seattle home. "I miss your beautiful face and voice," one dedication reads. "Thank you for inspiring m...
Where were his ashes scattered?
798
899
Cobain's ashes were reportedly scattered in a Washington state river and a New York Buddhist temple.
In a Washington state river and a New York Buddhist temple
CHAPTER XXXIV.—THE END OF PORLER. Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo. On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy. “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!” “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler. “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply. “He is no longer you...
Then what happened to him?
1,348
1,394
Scarcely had he spoken when Leo tripped him up
Leo tripped him up
C++ (pronounced "cee plus plus" ) is a general-purpose programming language. It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features, while also providing facilities for low-level memory manipulation. It was designed with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained and large system...
Was he trying to improve something?
null
1,648
he wanted an efficient and flexible language similar to C, which also provided high-level features for program organization.
yes
CHAPTER XVI JAKE GETS INTO DIFFICULTIES Day was breaking, though it was still dark at the foot of the range, when Dick returned wearily to his iron shack after a night's work at the dam. There had been a local subsidence of the foundations on the previous afternoon, and he could not leave the spot until precautions...
what tiime of day did one of the characters work at the dam?
166
178
null
night's work
CHAPTER 22. "Young blighted Albert," said Keggs the butler, shifting his weight so that it distributed itself more comfortably over the creaking chair in which he reclined, "let this be a lesson to you, young feller me lad." The day was a week after Lord Marshmoreton's visit to London, the hour six o'clock. The hou...
Who is older?
null
50
Keggs
Keggs
CHAPTER VI WORK!" said Mr. Robert Vyner, severely, as he reclined in a deck-chair on the poop of the Indian Chief and surveyed his surroundings through half-closed eyes. "Work! It’s no good sitting here idling while the world’s work awaits my attention." Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away...
Did he get out of his chair?
993
1,096
Mr. Vyner, with a noisy yawn, struggled out of his chair and stood adjusting his collar and waistcoat.
yes
A cat was watching a bird in a tree. The blue bird watched the cat as it tried to use its claws and climb up the tree. The cat reached the right branch and slowly walked towards the bird. The bird flew away and the cat was left stuck on the branch. The cat jumped down from the tall branch and didn't get hurt. He then c...
where was it?
19
35
a bird in a tree
in a tree
CHAPTER XXX FERN Mullins rushed into the house on a Saturday morning early in September and shrieked at Carol, "School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested. Let's get up a picnic down the lake for this afternoon. Won't you come, Mrs. Kennicott, and the doctor? Cy Bogart wants to go...
Why did he want to go on a final spree?
114
194
School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested.
To get in a spree before school starts and they're arrested
(CNN) -- When David Green, 22, graduated from Western Washington University in December, he applied for dozens of jobs, from fast food to secretarial positions -- sending out more than 50 resumes and scoring only two interviews in the process. The organization Reach to Teach has seen a 100 percent increase in applica...
How old is he?
14
29
David Green, 22
22
Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element of group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five ...
why was zinc burned in air?
1,206
1,249
null
o form what they called "philosopher's wool
The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the "Catholepistemiad", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the Universi...
What year was the University of Michigan founded?
54
54
1817
1817
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The death of a teenage girl in a Welsh village in an apparent copycat suicide has raised fears she may have been part of an Internet death cult already blamed for the deaths of six young men. Natasha Randall, 17, who was found hanged in her bedroom in Blaengarw, near Bridgend, south Wales, on...
Who did he speak to?
1,158
1,231
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, Liam Clarke's father, Kevin Clarke,
the newspaper,
Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more ...
What is the state fossil?
1,520
1,571
to name the Maiasaura as the state fossil in 1985.
Maiasaura
CHAPTER XI IN COMMAND OF A GALLEY William Neave, the governor of the prison, looked astonished indeed when, upon his opening the door, the grand master and the bailiff of the English langue, with the twelve knights behind them, entered. He had been puzzled when, four days before, he had received an order from the gra...
What was the plan that the grand master had learned about?
322
333
there will be a general rising of the slaves in this prison
there will be a general rising of the slaves in this prison
CHAPTER XXI. SHEWING HOW COLONEL OSBORNE WENT TO NUNCOMBE PUTNEY. Colonel Osborne was expected at Nuncombe Putney on the Friday, and it was Thursday evening before either Mrs. Stanbury or Priscilla was told of his coming. Emily had argued the matter with Nora, declaring that she would make the communication herself...
Were the women excited for the visitor?
944
null
null
no
New York (CNN) -- Longtime local news anchor Sue Simmons will no longer fill her familiar co-anchor chair at New York's NBC station, according to a company statement. Simmons, 68, who has spent more than three decades on-air for WNBC and was reportedly at one time the highest paid local television anchor in the count...
Where did she work?
17
132
Longtime local news anchor Sue Simmons will no longer fill her familiar co-anchor chair at New York's NBC station,
New York's NBC station
CHAPTER XXIII. THE TOWN ORDINANCE. The news which Dick carried to Sawyer was sufficient to create a great excitement in that naturally quiet little town. In addition to what looked like an attempted murder, was the fact that George Harnett, whom they had all respected before the conflagration, and admired after it,...
who told the news ?
null
58
Dick
Dick
(CNN)Ursula Ward kept repeating her son's name -- Odin. She steadied herself against the podium in the Fall River, Massachusetts, courtroom and occasionally paused. She was tired after more than two years of pain, punctuated Wednesday when her son's killer, Aaron Hernandez, was convicted of first degree murder and se...
what did Odins mom say when she laid her son to rest
1,386
null
I felt like I wanted to go into that hole with my son
she wanted to go into the hole with him
(CNN) -- From cyberspace to college campuses, many young conservatives are worried that Sen. John McCain is not appealing to their generation. Sen. John McCain says he knows how important young voters are. At a town hall meeting in Ohio this month, a student told McCain that Republicans were a dying breed on his ca...
And what state does he represent?
500
558
Barack Obama, the 46-year-old junior senator from Illinois
Illinois
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton's most vocal critics have long tried to tie the former secretary of state to President Barack Obama, hoping that her 2016 run would be dragged down by the somewhat unpopular president. But ahead of Tuesday's State of the Union address, critics say Clinton is making their job easy. Ti...
Is she the same party?
795
null
Clinton is signaling that she's not just from the same party as the President,
Yes she is.
Assyria was a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Near East and the Levant. It existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC in the form of the Assur city-state, until its lapse between 612 BC and 599 BC, spanning the Early to Middle Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age. From the e...
when was it a geopolitcal enitity?
null
378
From the end of the seventh century BC to the mid-seventh century AD
From the end of the seventh century BC to the mid-seventh century AD
Pesticides are substances meant for attracting, seducing, and then destroying any pest. They are a class of biocide. The most common use of pesticides is as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general protect plants from damaging influences such as weeds, fungi, or insects. This...
what are the most dangerous kinds?
1,424
1,514
9 of the 12 most dangerous and persistent organic chemicals are organochlorine pesticides.
organochlorine pesticides.
CHAPTER NINE. MR. JONES TAKES STRONG MEASURES TO SECURE HIS ENDS, AND INTRODUCES BILLY AND HIS FRIENDS TO SOME NEW SCENES AND MOMENTS. Again we are in the neighbourhood of the Goodwin sands. It is evening. The sun has just gone down. The air and sea are perfectly still. The stars are coming out one by one, and the ...
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(CNN) -- It's not often that a Nobel Peace Prize laureate gets fired, but the Bangladeshi government said Wednesday it did just that in dismissing Muhammad Yunus from a top post in the pioneering bank he founded. Grameen Bank's general manager, however, disputed the government's claim. K.M. Abdul Waddod, the genera...
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Bangladesh
CHAPTER XI DOWN IN THE CORNFIELD The other boys gathered around in curiosity as Fred brought forth from the stack of cornstalks his missing suitcase. Beside the bag were several newspapers crumpled up into a wad. "Those must be the newspapers he had the suitcase wrapped in," remarked Walt Baxter. "More than lik...
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The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; French: République centrafricaine pronounced: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique [sɑ̃tʀafʁik]) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic ...
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CHAPTER VI Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly. Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry. "So gla...
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girls in our position in life must marry
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. ANXIOUS TIMES--A SEARCH ORGANISED AND VIGOROUSLY CARRIED OUT. It is not easy to conceive the state of alarm that prevailed in the settlement of the Norsemen when it came to be known that little Snorro and Olaf were lost. The terrible fact did not of course break on them all at once. For some hou...
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The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the exact dates are unce...
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Silures
On the farm there was a little piggy named Andy. Andy was very sweet, but he was always dirty. He loved to roll around in the mud. None of the other piggies wanted to play with him. He wished they would be his friends. One day he was going on a walk on the farm. He walked by and saw his favorite big tree. He walked far...
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the other piggies
CHAPTER XX DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND Tuesday afternoon Miss Lord's big touring car stood at the door of Hillcrest Lodge, for Agatha had invited the Conant party to ride with her to Millbank. Irene was tucked into the back seat in a comfortable position and beside her sat Mrs. Conant, who was going to make a few purchases...
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(CNN) -- The ouster of Tunisia's longtime ruler has cast a shadow over the surrounding region, but few analysts were willing to predict Tuesday that the revolt would spread to other countries. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was Tunisia's president for 23 years before Friday, when weeks of protests forced him into exile in S...
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protests
The University of Melbourne (informally Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Times Higher Education ranks Melbourne as 33rd in the world, while the Academic Ranking of World Universi...
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Melbourne Law School
Stuttgart ( ; ; Swabian: ", ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of . Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the "Stuttgart Cauldron" an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest, and its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth larges...
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The movement was pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, Fernand Léger and Juan Gris. A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne. A retrospective of Cézan...
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Paul Cézanne
South Ossetia () is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian SSR. It has a population of 53,000 people who live in an area of 3,900 km, south of the Russian Caucasus, with 30,000 living in its capital city of Tskhinva...
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de facto control
CHAPTER XVII. THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages. He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm. "I must learn to fly," he cried. "I must master that. I...
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pity
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. TOUCHES ON LOVE AND ON PILCHARD FISHING. There can be no doubt that "Fortune favours the brave," and Maggot was one of those braves whom, about this time, she took special delight in favouring. Wild and apparently reckless though he was, Maggot had long cherished an ambitious hope, and had for...
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CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. CONCLUSION. Once again, and for the last time, we visit the floating light. It was a calm sunny evening, about the end of autumn, when the Trinity tender, having effected "the relief" of the old Gull, left her in order to perform the same service for her sister light-vessels. "Good-bye, Wel...
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Jack Shales
Jack Shales
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 580,000 in the urban area and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortifie...
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(CNN) -- Authorities have captured one of Colombia's last great crime bosses, President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday night. Accused drug lord Daniel "El Loco" Barrera was captured in San Cristobal, Venezuela, Santos said. Barrera is accused of alliances with paramilitaries and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Col...
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San Cristobal, Venezuela
A historian is a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is concerned wit...
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"Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt"
CHAPTER XIII. UMBELAZI THE FALLEN So I stayed on at Nodwengu, who, indeed, had no choice in the matter, and was very wretched and ill at ease. The place was almost deserted, except for a couple of regiments which were quartered there, the Sangqu and the Amawombe. This latter was the royal regiment, a kind of Househol...
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CHAPTER XI: THE ISLE OF ATHELNEY Edmund spent a month on his lands, moving about among his vassals and dwelling in their abodes. He inspired them by his words with fresh spirit and confidence, telling them that this state of things could not last, and that he was going to join the king, who doubtless would soon call ...
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messengers
Telugu is a Dravidian language native to India. It stands alongside Hindi, English, and Bengali as one of the few languages with official status in more than one Indian state; Telugu is the primary language in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and in the town of Yanam, Puducherry, and is also spoken by significa...
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Birds (Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) o...
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endothermic vertebrates
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Earlier this week, the case of Hiroki Ando, the Japanese 11-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant in Japan, highlighted the vast cultural divide in attitudes towards organ transplant and availability worldwide. Hiroki plays catch at the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital. Hi...
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managing director
Jenny was a 13 year old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She had gotten out of her last day of school and was free for the summer. Two of her friends were going to the nearby beach to do some swimming and enjoy the sun. Jenny went with them and when they got there the beach was very full and there were people everyw...
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it was setting
(CNN) -- International aid workers scrambling to get into Haiti face a series of obstacles, from an airport that is already overwhelmed to blocked roads and a lack of communication, electricity, food and water. And, as if that weren't enough, they will encounter a serious crime problem, a veteran disaster relief spec...
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