Sunday, 26 June 2016

Hot: Watch Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar Destroy ‘Freedom’ At The BET Awards

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Watch Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar Destroy ‘Freedom’ At The BET Awards


Sparks flew — literally — during the intense surprise performance

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Breaking: Chile wins Copa America final 4-2 on penalties; Lionel Messi still waiting for 1st major title with Argentina (ESPN)

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Hot: Texas Mom Fatally Shoots 2 Daughters Before Being Killed by Police

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Texas Mom Fatally Shoots 2 Daughters Before Being Killed by Police


"It was a family argument that turned into a shooting"

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Wikipedia article of the day for June 27, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for June 27, 2016 is 2010 Sylvania 300.
The 2010 Sylvania 300 was an American stock car racing competition held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on September 19. The 300-lap race was the twenty-seventh in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the first in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ended the season. Clint Bowyer (pictured) of the Richard Childress Racing team won the race; Denny Hamlin finished second and Jamie McMurray came in third. Brad Keselowski started at the pole position, but was quickly passed by Tony Stewart. Many participants in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, including Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin, were in the top ten for most of the race, although some encountered problems in the closing laps. Stewart was leading the race with two laps remaining but ran out of fuel, giving the lead, and the win, to Bowyer. There were twenty-one lead changes and eight cautions during the race. It was Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, ahead of Toyota and Ford. Attendance was 95,000, and the television audience was 3.68 million.

Saturday, 25 June 2016

Wikipedia article of the day for June 26, 2016

The Wikipedia article of the day for June 26, 2016 is Seacology.
Seacology is a nonprofit charity headquartered in Berkeley, California, that focuses on preserving island ecosystems and cultures. It originated with the work of ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox in the village of Falealupo in Samoa. When the villagers were being pressured to sell logging rights to their rainforest in 1988 to build a new school, Cox and his wife offered to help secure funds in return for an agreement with the villagers to protect their forest. Cox and the village chief, Fuiono Senio (both pictured), later received the Goldman Environmental Prize for their efforts. As demand increased for similar projects on other islands, Cox, along with Bill MarrĂ© and Ken Murdock, founded Seacology in 1991. By 2016, the nonprofit had initiated 200 projects globally, helping to preserve 1,116 square miles (2,890 km2) of marine habitat and 946.7 square miles (2,452 km2) of terrestrial habitat. The organization fosters ecotourism, and has helped raise emergency funds following destructive tsunamis. It was featured in the music video "What About Now" by the American rock band Daughtry.

Hot: Petition for Second Brexit Referendum Draws 2 Million Signatures

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Petition for Second Brexit Referendum Draws 2 Million Signatures


It has more signatures than any petition on the website

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Instant Awesome Video: J.J. Watt eats raw egg on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon while playing Egg Russian Roulette (ESPN)

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