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A comet even brighter than Hale-Bopp was in 1995 can now be seen in the night sky. Comet McNaught became visible on January 12 and can be seen through Monday, January 15.

Chinaview.cn reports that McNaught is the brightest comet in 30 years. The comet, which has the official name of C/2006 P1, was discovered by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught on August 7th. It can currently be seen in both the morning and the evening, visible very low near the east-southeast horizon about 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise and very low near the west-southwest horizon about 30 to 40 minutes after sunset.
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Firearms are used to kill two out of every three homicide victims in America.. Researchers have found that homicide rates among children, and among women and men of all ages, are higher in states where more households have guns. And in Australia, a big gun “buyback” lowered homicide?and suicide?rates considerably.

Researchers Matthew Miller, David Hemenway and Deborah Azrael did a telephone survey of over 200,000 respondents nationwide, from all 50 states, asking whether any firearms were kept in or around their home. The survey found that approximately one in three American households reported firearm ownership.
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In her newest diary, Anne Strieber asks a sobering question: “Are people who repeatedly have encounters with Visitors victims of the Stockholm Syndrome? This would mean that they are being contacted, and maybe even controlled by, beings who want to exploit them, but who have convinced them that they have their welfare in mind.” Don’t miss her important new diary!

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Due to global warming, many lakes in the Northeast and Midwest may freeze later than usual this year. This is also due to a particularly strong El Nino.

Kenton Stewart, an expert on inland lakes, says, “The initial predictions for this fall and early winter were for a relatively mild El Nino, but it’s looking like a very strong El Nino year, similar to the winter of 1997-98.” The El Nino phenomenon is unusual warming in the waters of the Pacific Ocean that occurs every three to seven years. Stewart says, “?Strong El Ninos?such as the one that moderated the winter of 1997-98?may have a significant influence on many regions of the US.”
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