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Wednesday: Learning

Reincarnation aside, exiled Tibetans worry about next Dalai Lama

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death. But as he has celebrated his 90th birthday, that news hasn't eased the worries of Tibetan Buddhists who wonder: ...

NASA: New interstellar comet no threat to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile last week, and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. It's officially the third known ...

Roll over Beethoven — on highway rumble strips

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab Emirates. For nearly a half-mile along the E84 highway — ...