Tonight on ESPN 2, sports fans across the world were treated not to the NBA playoffs or the burgeoning baseball season, but to live footage of college students playing Heroes of the Storm.
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Ford sets world record for biggest Hot Wheels track loop
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To celebrate Take Your Child to Work Day and teach children about engineering, workers at Ford built the world’s largest Hot Wheels track loop at the company’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn.
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1,400 Confirmed Dead In Nepal After Powerful Earthquake
The magnitude-7.8 temblor hit north of the capital Kathmandu, toppling buildings in the capital. Dozens were also killed in neighboring India, China and Bangladesh.
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Washington State bill would fine left-lane hogs for going too slow
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A bill in the Washington State Senate would fine left-lane hogs on a sliding scale based on how slow they are going below the speed limit. The penalties come on top of the state’s current ban on clogging up the passing lane.
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Now William Shatner’s Crowdsourcing Ideas for His Bonkers Drought Plan
Hey, we’ve all got ideas to save California from its cataclysmic drought. Stop fracking! Stop showering! Stop eating! But none of us is William Shatner: Enterprise captain, Priceline spokesperson, Twitter watchdog, and probably, definitely, most certainly not a water expert. This is not preventing him from proposing a $30 billion solution, including a crowdsourcing website to find the best way to do it.
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MIT Invention Turns Salt Water Into Drinking Water Using Solar Power
From plants to people, every living thing on this planet needs water. But getting enough to survive, and survive comfortably, that can be a little tricky. Just look at the furor around California’s new water restrictions. If a state as wealthy as California is having to get creative in order to start saving water, you can bet that governments and municipalities with less money and clout are having to turn to even more inventive methods to get clean water without breaking the bank.
Luckily, some of the brightest minds in the world are on the case. USAID recently announced the winners of the…
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Oklahomans Feel Way More Earthquakes Than Californians; Now They Know Why
Today the USGS will issue a report on earthquakes linked to oil and gas drilling, but Oklahoma has acknowledged that the industry’s wastewater disposal is the cause. What isn’t known is how to fix it.
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