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Mars Exploration Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only two countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: Viking 1 and Viking 2 (both 1976), Pathfinder (1997), Spirit and Opportunity (both 2004), Phoenix (2008),

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George Soros Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An active philanthropist, Soros has donated more than $30 billion to various causes over the years. Personal: Birth date: August 12, 1930 Birth place: Budapest, Hungary Birth name: György Soros Father:

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Unprecedented ocean heat is changing the way sharks eat, breathe and behave

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Sharks have been made villains in most stories, whether it’s fact or fiction. But as the planet’s climate and oceans rapidly change, these boneless, aquatic, apex predators are also misunderstood victims — under severe environmental pressure yet historically capable of incredible adaptation. Sharks are among the most endangered marine

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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley recorded audio saying ‘I’m gonna have so much fun’ the night before the carnage, evidence shows

By Lauren del Valle, Ray Sanchez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Pontiac, Michigan (CNN) — Ethan Crumbley recorded audio saying, “I am going to be the next school shooter,” the night before killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Prosecutors played the audio of two

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