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    newsweek: Scientists have created a “tree of life” that shows how 2.3 million species of plants, animals and other organisms are related. It is the first effort of its kind, combining nearly 500 smaller taxonomic trees of subgroups of species. The researchers who created it have published their results online in an open-source format and…

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    newsweek: “These falsifiers are in fact murderers—they are causing death. And you’re more likely to get prosecuted for counterfeiting a Gucci purse than a drug.” Our cover this week: Task forces are finding more fake drugs every year. Interpol’s flagship pharmaceutical investigation says it seized 2.4 million fake and illicit pills in 2011; in 2015,…

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    awwww-cute: This sums up my experience with rescuing and training a stray dog (Source: http://ift.tt/1Jnrzq1)

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    awwww-cute: A different kind of family (Source: http://ift.tt/1OPloC5)

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    whitehouse: From the top of the Washington Monument: Here’s what the South Lawn of the White House looked like as President Obama and thousands of Catholics and guests from across the country greeted Pope Francis.

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    whitehouse: “Yogi Berra was an American original—a Hall of Famer and humble veteran; prolific jokester and jovial prophet. He epitomized what it meant to be a sportsman and a citizen, with a big heart, competitive spirit, and a selfless desire to open baseball to everyone, no matter their background. Michelle and I offer our deepest…

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