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CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — At 9 months old, baby Alyona has lived through nothing but war.Such is the threat of constant Russian bombing; she can rarely get out of the cramped, dark basement in the small town of Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine, which she, her parents, and five other adults call home. As long as they have enough food and water, their lives are on hold, their exhausted minds on constant alert. The street next to hers was recently hit by a bomb, shrapnel ricocheting off her building. Windows are flying all over the city, glass is scattered all…

Science BBC World, @bbc_ciencia15 September 2014image source, BBC World ServiceIt will reach 325 meters high, but your goal will not be to enjoy the impressive views over the Amazon jungle.The tower that has already begun to be erected in the heart of the Amazon is a joint project between Brazilian and German scientists and will be a privileged point of observation of the weather.The instruments of the Torre Alta Amazon Observatory (ATTO, for its acronym in English) will obtain data on greenhouse gases, atmospheric aerosols (solid or liquid particles suspended in a gas) and the climate in the largest tropical…

New Mexico State University announced Friday night that its men's basketball program has been suspended indefinitely, according to The Associated Press. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on paid administrative leave for "violations of college policy."Although no reason was given behind the moves, the university said the decision is not related to a fatal shooting involving NMSU power forward Mike Peake on November 19. Peake, 21, was shot in the leg at the University of New Mexico hours earlier. a rivalry game between the two schools. He was reportedly lured onto campus by 19-year-old Brandon…

LAS CRUCES, NM - New Mexico State University suspended operations of its men's basketball program indefinitely Friday night and placed its coaching staff on paid administrative leave due to allegations the school says are not related to a fatal shooting involving one of its players last year.The school said the new allegations involved possible violations of university policy and were separate from the Nov. 19 shooting of a student at the rival University of New Mexico. Aggies power forward Mike Peake was suspended in early December as an outside investigator investigates his involvement in the Albuquerque shooting.After the shooting, New…