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Saturday July 28th, 2018 morning edition

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Liam Neeson has had a long and storied career, and if you just know him from the Taken movies or even Schindler’s List, you don’t know half of it.

Most people obviously know that he tragically lost his wife, Natasha Richardson, after she suffered a skiing accident in 2009.

But did you know that he lived with Helen Mirren for much of the 1980s?

Or that he left college — where he was a physics and computer science student — to go work for the Guinness Brewery (I like the man’s priorities)?.

Thankfully, Neeson hasn’t put those boxing skills to use in the real world, except for once.

And this particular kid just didn’t want to settle down, and he wanted to disrupt the whole class, you know?

Why he was fired for punching a kid who pointed a knife at him, however, makes no sense at all. »

Wiping out malaria mosquitoes does NOT have a negative impact on other native species

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Wiping out mosquitoes from countries ravaged by malaria would not have a negative impact on any other native species, scientists have suggested.

Wiping out mosquitoes from countries ravaged by malaria does not have a negative impact on other native species, scientists have revealed (stock image).

In sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of malaria cases occur, only a handful of the hundreds of native mosquito species can carry malaria. »

Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced

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Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII.”.

Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin. »

Entire class of medical students at University of Houston to get free tuition, thanks to anonymous donor

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The university announced that a generous donor gave $3 million to the brand new UH College of Medicine Wednesday.

"Student debt is the number one deterrent for students when applying to medical school," said Renu Khator, president of the University of Houston said in a press release.

"This generous gift will allow such students an opportunity to attend and ultimately lead the future medical workforce.". »

'It had to be very simple': The EU reportedly used colorful flash cards to explain trade policy to Trump

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly used colorful cue cards to explain issues of global-trade policy to President Donald Trump during their meeting earlier this week.

"We knew this wasn't an academic seminar," a senior EU official who was at the meeting told the Wall Street Journal.

"This was a very big day for free and fair trade," Trump said at a press conference after the pair's meeting. »