Gene scientists have found proof that the Welsh are the “real” English, despite the fact that the English have always been prejudiced towards them. The people who think of themselves as English are actually descended from Anglo-Saxons who invaded Britain following the Roman withdrawal in the fifth century. Between 50% and 100% of the population at that time was wiped out, but natural land barriers protected people who lived in the area now known as Wales.
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Hunters are out in the woods in southwestern Wisconsin, trying to kill every single deer in order to halt the outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease, which is related to Mad Cow Disease. The Department of Natural Resources has asked hunters to kill all the 25,000 deer in a 361-square-mile area, where 18 deer with chronic wasting disease have been found. There?s no evidence that CWD can infect humans, but hunters are advised not to eat any of the deer, unless they get them tested first.
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Hundreds of meat eating fish that are usually only found in China are living in a pond in Maryland, where a pet owner dumped them. There?s concern these will continue to multiply until they wipe out the native species of fish. The Snakehead grows to be 3 feet long and has a big appetite. If they can?t find enough other fish to eat, they can climb out of the water and walk short distances on land using their fins in order to find food.
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During the Cold War, authors would sometimes discover that their books were being published underground and distributed clandestinely to interested readers in the Soviet Union. No one in the West ever saw these books, or got any royalties from them, but it was heartening to be part of the spread of art and information in a controlled society.

There is still media censorship in China, as well as some other Asian and Middle Eastern countries. And we also have something new: the internet.

A group of hackers called Hacktivismo is using their skills to do good things, for a change. They?re creating tools to help people get around internet censorship in countries where information is controlled by the government.
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