Showing posts with label Half. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Half. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Matter: More Than Half of Entire Species of Saigas Gone in Mysterious Die-Off

Matter: More Than Half of Entire Species of Saigas Gone in Mysterious Die-Off


Scientists now estimate that at least 211,000 of the antelopes — more than half of the species — died in May and suspect that rough weather was a trigger.










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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Police pull over speeding hearse, find half a ton of caviar

Police pull over speeding hearse, find half a ton of caviar













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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Revealing Riis’s Other Half of New York

Revealing Riis’s Other Half of New York


Jacob Riis considered himself a writer, but he knew his stark images of poverty could convey a hard-to-shake truth.


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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Half the Kids in This Part of India Are Stunted

Half the Kids in This Part of India Are Stunted


In a remarkable failure of democracy, the country is the epicenter of global malnutrition.


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Monday, October 12, 2015

Keeping Score: Match for Jake Arrieta’s Second Half: A Giant’s Forgotten Season of 1916

Keeping Score: Match for Jake Arrieta’s Second Half: A Giant’s Forgotten Season of 1916


Arrieta was reported to have set a record when he compiled a 0.75 E.R.A. in the second half of the season, after the All-Star break. But in 1916, there was no All-Star break, and Ferdie Schupp’s 0.71 E.R.A. was better than Arrieta’s.










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Thursday, October 1, 2015

After Years of Declines, MLB Offense Perks Up in 2nd Half

After Years of Declines, MLB Offense Perks Up in 2nd Half


As fresh-faced rookies cleared fences right along with the reliable sluggers into late September, hitters perked up in the second half this season and stopped an eight-year slide in the big league batting average.










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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Half a Tunnel Is a Good Start

Half a Tunnel Is a Good Start


A new Hudson River tunnel hinges not only on New York and New Jersey, but on Washington’s ability to mobilize its share of the cost.


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