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The New York Times

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The New York Times A powerful explosion went off on near Manhattan's Chelsea Neighborhood around 8:30 pm on Saturday, injuring 29 people, shattering windows and prompting widespread street closures. Here's what we know and don't know.

Article of the day for September 19, 2016

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Article of the day is Battle of Dürenstein. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

arr: Word of the day for September 19, 2016

arr , interj : (Britain, West Country, West Midlands) Yes. Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur (‘Ol’ Chumbucket’) and Mark Summers (‘Cap’n Slappy’), of Albany, Oregon, USA.

The New York Times

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The New York Times

arr: Word of the day for September 19, 2016

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Word of the day is arr : (Britain, West Country, West Midlands) Yes. Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur (‘Ol’ Chumbucket’) and Mark Summers (‘Cap’n Slappy’), of Albany, Oregon, USA.

Picture of the day for September 19, 2016

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Picture of the day on September 19, 2016: Dortmund-Ems Canal and the bridge of the railway line from Dortmund to Enschede (Netherlands) in the hamlet Berenbrock in Lüdinghausen in the Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Ohio State Football Player Uses His Opponents Body To Complete An Amazing Catch

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Ohio State Football Player Uses His Opponents Body To Complete An Amazing Catch Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown needed a little extra grip to help secure the football in the end zone, so he decided to sandwich it between his hand and his Oklahoma University opponent's back, basically giving him the most embarrassing bear hug in college football history. September 18, 2016 at 08:25PM

Ohio State Football Player Uses His Opponents Body To Complete An Amazing Catch

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Ohio State Football Player Uses His Opponents Body To Complete An Amazing Catch

Article of the day for September 19, 2016

The Article of the day for September 19, 2016 is Battle of Dürenstein . The Battle of Dürenstein (11 November 1805) was an engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition, fought in the Wachau Valley of the Danube, 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna, Austria. A combined force of Russian and Austrian troops trapped a French division commanded by Théodore Maxime Gazan, part of the VIII Corps under Édouard Mortier. Pursuing the Austrian retreat from Bavaria, Mortier had overextended his three divisions. Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, commander of the Coalition force, enticed Mortier to send Gazan's division into a trap, and the French troops were caught in a valley between two Russian columns. They were rescued by the timely arrival of a second division, under Pierre Dupont de l'Étang. The battle extended well into the night. Both sides had losses of around 4,000 wounded or dead, and both claimed victory. Austria lost Johann Heinrich von Schmitt, o...

Picture of the day for September 19, 2016

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Dortmund-Ems Canal and the bridge of the railway line from Dortmund to Enschede (Netherlands) in the hamlet Berenbrock in Lüdinghausen in the Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.