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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3275: A Sister in Science

Catherine Patterson

Posted on June 28, 2022 · Episode: 3275 Katherine Boyle Jones, a Sister of the Scientific Revolution. Today, a sister of the Scientific Revolution.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2846: Coffee Houses

Catherine Patterson

Posted on March 23, 2022 · Episode: 2846 Coffeehouses and the Birth of a Public Sphere. Today, let's share a cup of coffee.

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Houston Massage Therapist Convicted of Exploiting Boys

Associated Press

Posted on August 1, 2018 · The Chronicle reports the victim testified he expected to be hired out for sexually explicit massages during the Olympics

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Trump Says He’s Canceling U.K. Visit, Citing ‘Bad Deal’ On New London Embassy

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on January 12, 2018 · The president says his decision is because the old embassy was sold for "peanuts." Meanwhile, British media speculate that Trump is concerned about a likely negative reception in the U.K.

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Uber To Lose Its License To Operate In London

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Posted on September 22, 2017 · For its part, Uber accused the city of caving in to special interests "who want to restrict consumer choice."

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POLL: How Do You Feel About Alternative Transportation Companies?

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 22, 2017 · Let us now your thoughts on "alternative transportation" companies like Uber and Lyft in our poll below.

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UPDATE: ISIS Claims London Attack Was Carried Out By Affiliate Unit

Associated Press

Posted on September 15, 2017 · The New York Police Department says it's moved extra officers, bomb-detection dogs and heavy weapons teams into the city's transit system as a precaution following the London subway bombing.

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UPDATE: World Jewish Congress Condemns Mosque Attack

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Posted on June 19, 2017 · British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attack "on innocent people" and declared that Britain would stop at nothing to defeat extremism.

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London Firefighters Battle High-Rise Inferno; At Least 6 Fatalities Reported

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on June 14, 2017 · London's Metropolitan Police say they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.

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UK Police Name Third Attacker As New Search Gets Underway

Associated Press

Posted on June 6, 2017 · Police said 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba lived in east London and that his family has been notified.

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UPDATED: British Police Name 2 Attackers From Terrorist Attack In London

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on June 5, 2017 · The attack began when a van crossing London Bridge veered into pedestrians. Three men exited the vehicle and began a stabbing rampage in which hundreds fled for their lives.

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IS Claims Responsibility For London Attack; UK’s May Defiant

Associated Press

Posted on March 23, 2017 · British officials named the attacker as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old with criminal convictions who was living in the West Midlands.

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British Police Arrest 8 In Investigation Into London Attack That Left 4 Dead

Camila Domonoske, NPR / Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on March 22, 2017 · Police believe the attacker who killed three people before being shot to death acted alone and was "inspired by international terrorism."

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2287: Fritz Haber

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Posted on August 13, 2022 · Episode: 2287 The ceremony of innocence is drowned: Fritz Haber swallowed by wars. Today, innocence is drowned.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2846: Coffee Houses

Catherine Patterson

Posted on March 23, 2022 · Episode: 2846 Coffeehouses and the Birth of a Public Sphere. Today, let's share a cup of coffee.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks

Karen Fang

Posted on February 8, 2022 · Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.

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Houston Massage Therapist Convicted of Exploiting Boys

Associated Press

Posted on August 1, 2018 · The Chronicle reports the victim testified he expected to be hired out for sexually explicit massages during the Olympics

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