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Astronomers discover a planet orbiting �11 Where Freshman.Meets Fashion
Alpha Centauri B.Alpha Centauri Bb,as Tavi Gevinson was just a 12-year-old blogger
the new planet is known,has a mass about when the fashion world scooped her up and
the same as Earth and is likely rocky and 1 made her a fixture of Fashion Week.In just
roasting at 2200°F. a few years,the 16-year-old has delivered
a TED Talk,launched Rookie magazine,
`� �/�U E E N i appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,/1 4 ,_. - ' The Colbert Report and has twice appeared
1h' on Forbes'30 under 30 in Media list.
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t To celebrate 60 years of the reign of
y Queen Elizabeth 11,Buckingham Palace
coordinates spectacles of epic proportions
all over the UK and the Commonwealth,
illustrating the public's appreciation of
her unwavering commitment during her
v' 4, — reign.Events include parties large
and small,horse races,parades,a
river pageant,and a grandiose music
concert featuring Sir Elton John,Sir
Paul McCartney,and"Sir Duke,"
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Mai, i pril Fool's Do; in December
The conclusion of the vast,5,125-year cycle in the
Mayan calendar comes to an end on December
21,2012,prompting doomsday prophecies and
I II providing an excuse to avoid doing homework
until we knew for sure the sun would rise again.
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Investors Hit"Dislike"Button
When Facebook shares go on sale in an
initial public offering,observers predict
the price per share would rise rapidly
Ivy League Classes for the Masses from the opening price of$38,but instead
Massive Open Online Courses . it falls sharply and sees continued decline
shake up the higher education through 2012.
world by offering top-tier courses
from institutions such as Stanford,
L Princeton,Duke,MIT and Harvard at no cost to
any student anywhere.Over a million people enroll
fin over 200 courses offered,and a new breed of
online education is born. i i
Oil Well That Ends Well
Thanks in part to new sources
LANCE of shale oil in North Dakota and
tLI:I1I;IlJI Texas as well as conservation
efforts to reduce oil consumption,
('rrlin 's Biggest Downhill F.r'ent the U.S.enjoys a major domestic
oil boom,producing 6.68 million
After being stripped of his seven Tour de France barrels of oil a day,the highest
titles,abandoned by his sponsors and banned for level in 18 years.
life from the sport of cycling,Lance Armstrong
resigns as chairman of his Livestrong charity.
During an interview with Oprah Winfrey,Armstrong
confesses to using banned substances throughout
his cycling career.