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The 81-year-old's face lights up as he recalls memories of his playing days and of managing Pele, Carlos Alberto et al to the 1970 World Cup with arguably the greatest side of them all.There is passion too in his voice when the conversation turns to 1994 and the day Brazil finally won it again. Read More →

President Barack Obama heads to Africa on a long awaited first major tour Wednesday, but a trip meant to make up for lost time is instead being overshadowed by Nelson Mandela's fading health.Obama will leave Andrews Air Force base outside Washington for a weeklong trip that is scheduled to include stops in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Read More →

The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge of vocabulary. Read More →

Nature magazine reports that the Aurornis xui specimen was technically discovered by a Chinese farmer several years ago.But it had remained unidentified until paleontologist Pascal Godefroit stumbled across the fossil last year in the museum at the Fossil and Geology Park in Yizhou. Read More →

The Curiosity rover snapped pictures of several areas with densely packed pebbles, and by closely analyzing the rock images, researchers discovered that the shapes and sizes of the individual pebbles indicate that they traveled long distances in water, likely as part of an ancient riverbed. Read More →

Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week’s tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins.Some children carried thank-you cards.A first-grader was eager to see her favorite gym teacher and for a chance to say goodbye for the school year. Read More →

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Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers.Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Read More →

Terho is a ceiling lamp series designed for homes and public spaces.The lamps are inspired by natural and sympathetic shapes of acorns. Read More →

It's no longer about tight, tighter tightest.Clothing's new relaxed proportions are a breath of fresh air. Read More →

Showstopping diamonds are the ultimate investment.The heirlooms of the future include a Leviev scarf made from 732 sparkling stones and a Graff ring featuring a 33-karat, emerald-cut gem. Read More →