Nearly 30 Dead In Taliban Attack On Pakistan Air Base Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Nearly 30 Dead In Taliban Attack On Pakistan Air Base A mosque inside the military compound near Peshawar was also attacked and many killed in the assault were attending Friday prayers. Read this story Croatia's Army On Alert As It Tries To Slow Border Crossings Croatia has closed highways leading in from Serbia. And neighboring Hungary has started building a fence on its border with Croatia, in addition to two others along its borders. Read this story How Research On Sleepless Fruit Flies Could Help Human Insomniacs Research on fruit flies with different types of insomnia has revealed the same brain pathways that interfere with sleep in people. The result may be better sleeping pills that don't leave you groggy. Read this story Planets Transit The Desert In 7-Mile Scale Model Of The Solar System In this solar system, Jupiter is about the size of a miniature watermelon. The sun is a small weather balloon. And the orbits, traced onto a dry lakebed, are huge. Read this story Pro Leagues Embrace A Big-Payout Evolution In Fantasy Sports If you watch football this weekend, you'll see lots of ads for daily fantasy sports websites. They let fans bet real money on the performance of players, but aren't considered gambling operations. Read this story more news stories

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