Sao Paulo hosts Campus Party for hackers and geeks, heavy snow hits Kiev, French troops and relative calm in Timbuktu, art of reflection, a home made ventilator keeps man alive for years in China and more in today’s daily brief.
Forest Hill resident Matt Andrews has been a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan since the team came in 1996. He now has a fan bus filled with paraphernalia and mementos, as well as a group of men and women who join him at rallies, parties, charity events and anywhere else the Fan Man will go. Check out these photos from The Aegis and The Baltimore Sun, and the video below.
On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts died when the U.S. space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere. Columbia disappeared from radar screens while it was over Texas, 16 minutes before it was due to land at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Several white trails of smoke were seen coming from shuttle.
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The Syrian cities of Aleppo and Homs remain under siege as government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad try to route out Syrian rebels. Record numbers of refugees are fleeing the violence and bombings in Syria, overwhelming refugee camps in neighboring Turkey and Jordan.
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Giggle doctors, a gaggle of Gandhis, a tiger by the tail, Gabby Giffords, canned air for China and more in today’s daily brief.
Grand Central Terminal in New York City turns 100. Take a look at photos of the historial landmark which had its grand beginnings in 1913. Photos taken by Brendan McDermid of Reuters.
Malians loot shops in Timbuktu as French troops arrive, more smog problems in Beijing, Vikings in Scotland, devils in Spain, big waves, bad hair and more in today’s daily brief.
Hilco Trading held the first of several auctions at Sparrows Point Steel Mill on Jan. 23, selling off equipment and tools that once helped run the steel mill. Inside the carpenter’s shop, woodworking equipment, machinery, and hand and power tools were arranged to be sold. At the back of the shop stood lockers scattered with uniforms, cans of soup, school photos of kids and posters of playmates from a different time — remnants of a former life. Here’s a look at some of the personal items left behind at Sparrows Point.
Iran successfully launches a live monkey into space, relatives mourn victims in nightclub fire in Brazil, an 18-inch holy man in India, violence continues in Egypt and more in today’s daily brief.
Nightclub fire kills 245 in Brazil, Indonesian Zombie Club, Pigs Carvers Festival, 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and more in today’s daily brief.
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