V-E Day Is Celebrated - HISTORY

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“Great Britain, the United States and several other countries celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the...”

75th Anniversary of VE day, May 78th, 1945

V-E Day Is Celebrated - HISTORY

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“Great Britain, the United States and several other countries celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the...”

Another May 8th, 75 years later.

Italy's Fincantieri will build newest class of US Navy warships

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“CNBC spent a day aboard the Italian Navy's Fincantieri-built Alpino warship in 2018 while the vessel toured the U.S. East Coast.”

In my brief times at sea I can attest to the fact that the frigate USS George Phillip (FFG-12) looks nothing like the pictures below, especially the pictures of the Italian passageways which are reminiscent of CVN-72, the Stinkin Lincoln, (the Bad Penny) a "modern" US aircraft carrier. When I...

How Does a Caterpillar Turn into a Butterfly?

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“To become a butterfly, a caterpillar first digests itself. But certain groups of cells survive, turning the soup into eyes, wings, antennae and...”

Where Did Bats Come From? |Science | Smithsonian Magazine

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“Paleontologists seek the ancestors that could explain how bats became the only flying mammals.”

Here’s What You Do With Two-Thirds of the World’s Jets When They Can’t Fly

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“Just finding space to park can be a problem, and idle planes require a surprising amount of work, from maintaining hydraulics to stopping birds...”

Anger Is Temporary Madness: The Stoics Knew How to Curb It

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“Anger is a complicated emotion, but one you can learn to control. Here’s how.”

Fiat Chrysler in talks with unions for production restart in Italy

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“Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and unions are discussing plans for beefed-up health measures at Italian plants to pave the way for most profitable production...”

FCA owns or controls Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Lancia, Teksid, and Maserati. FCA and PSA are still in the merger -process which will bring Peugeot, Opel, Vauxhall and Citroen into the fold creating the world 4th largest auto maker.

'Tiger King' Is a Wild Ride. And Largely Misleading.

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“The hugely popular Netflix docuseries leaves out crucial facts about America's big-cat industry and the people trying to stop it”

These choices add up to a show that becomes propaganda for its own binge-worthy thesis: the whole industry is petty and shallow, to the point that none of these people who have devoted their lives to big cats actually care about animals. It’s good TV. It’s just not true.

Feline coronavirus treatment could stop spread of COVID-19 in humans, doctor says

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“Cats could hold the answer to treating coronavirus Dr. Joette Giovinco reports from Fox News Tampa”