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July Fourth: When Earth will be farthest from Sun

On Fourth of July, 2011, as United States commemorates the adoption of Declaration of Independence, Earth reaches a point called Aphelion on its orbit and will be farthest from Sun than on any other day in 2011.

World’s longest cross-sea bridge opens in China (PHOTOS)

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, China, which was opened on Thursday, is now the world’s longest sea bridge. Spanning Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao City in Shandong Province, the bridge is 22 miles (36 kilometers) long, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Six new natural landmarks of United States named

The new national natural landmarks are Barfoot Park (Arizona), Golden Fossil Areas (Colorado), Hanging Lake (Colorado), Kahlotus Ridgetop (Washington), Round Top Butte (Medford, Oregon), and The Island (east-central Oregon).

Pollution continues to choke America’s beaches

Beaches in America saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in 2010, highest in more than two decades, as pollution continues to plague beach waters across the country, a report released on Wednesday said.

'Aliens will be found by 2031'

Human civilization may come in contact with the extraterrestrial civilizations within the next two decades, according to a top Russian astronomer.

TSA forces elderly woman to remove her diaper

TSA pat-down security checks at US airports has flared up yet another passenger, after her 95 years old mother was asked to remove her adult diaper at Northwest Florida Regional Airport.

Mexico Drug War: Top cartel leader arrested

The Mexican Federal Police captured Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, leader and founder of the criminal organization The Family (La Familia) in the state of Aguascalientes on Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Security said.

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