ISIS Claims Beheading Of American Aid Worker Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News ISIS Claims Beheading Of American Aid Worker The so-called Islamic State released a new video Sunday purporting to show the beheading of hostage Peter Kassig, who was kidnapped in Syria last year. Read this story 'Twinkle' Sparks Fireworks As Fiddler Guts Violin Method Fiddler Mark O'Connor claims Shinichi Suzuki, creator of the popular Suzuki Method of violin instruction, was a fraud. O'Connor has created his own teaching system. Read this story Yes, The Weather Is Polar. No, It's Not The Vortex Meteorologists are annoyed by the hype around the phrase "polar vortex." This week's frigid snap, they say, was just a regular old cold front. Read this story Marvel's 'Black Panther' Isn't Just Another Black Superhero The recently announced feature, scheduled for November 2017, may be the first Afrofuturist film with a shot of blockbuster success. Read this story For Best-Selling Truck, Ford Bets Big On Aluminum Ford is about to sell an aluminum-sided version of its F-150 pickup, setting the industry atwitter with expectation. Some hope that after 40 years on top, the truck will finally fall on its tailgate. Read this story more news stories

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