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The long-tailed ground roller is a bird Sooronbay Jeenbekov (pictured)

species found in arid spiny forests near the
coast of southwestern Madagascar.
Requiring shade and a deep layer of leaves
on the ground, it has low population
densities throughout its habitat. This
species of ground roller relies primarily on its strong legs, as its
wings are relatively weak. It is a medium-sized bird with a plump
silhouette, dark brown upperparts with black streaks, light gray
underparts, a white throat framed by black malar stripes, a black
breastband, and sky-blue feathers at the edge of its wings and long
tail. Calls are rarely made outside of the breeding season. It feeds
primarily on invertebrates, including ants, beetles, butterflies, and
worms, which it finds by searching through deep leaf litter or by
remaining still and watching attentively. It is classified as a
is elected President of
Kyrgyzstan in the first peaceful
transfer of power in the country's
history.
Flash floods and landslides from
a tropical depression kill more
than 50 people in Vietnam. Sooronbay
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kill at least 40 people and destroy
thousands of buildings and other structures.
Richard Thaler is awarded the Nobel Memorial
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Hurricane Nate kills at least 45 people across
Central America and in the United States, primarily
due to flooding and landslides.
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vulnerable species; the forests where it lives are not protected, and it
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elected to the German parliament in the 2017 University of Cambridge and England's first
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of the common carpet beetle can destroy Frank established the Warsaw Ghetto, the largest
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Eye's listing of the "50 Sexiest Asian Men" in Canan Bayram test named "596", China became the world's fifth
2014, 2015, and 2016? nuclear power.
... that Grangemoor Park in Cardiff, Wales, was created on top 2013 In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao
of a former landfill site of household and commercial rubbish? Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River,
... that captured women and girls were sold for 10 to 20 Mexican resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.
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The Atlantic hurricane season of 2008 was the first such year to feature a major hurricane in every
month from July to November. Although Tropical Storm Arthur formed on May30, 2008, the season
officially began on June1 and ended on November30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of
each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
was the fourth most active season in recorded history, and featured slightly more activity than that of the
previous year. Pre-season forecasts noted a high possibility for an above average number of tropical
Hurricane Ike
cyclones, primarily due to lingering La Nia effects and abnormally warm sea surface temperatures
across the Atlantic basin. Seventeen tropical cyclones were observed during the season, of which sixteen intensified into tropical
storms, eight became hurricanes, and five became major hurricanes. With the exception of Tropical Storm Nana, every tropical
cyclone during the season affected land to an extent. (Full list...)

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White House East Room in September 2009. Consisting of
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Of the persons shown, five (Gary Locke, Peter R. Orszag,
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