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HEADLINE EXERCISE
STORY 1

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Discovery of a ritualistic monument from Maya civilization.

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Giant 3,000-year-old Mayan ancient monument has discovered in Mexico.

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using an aerial remote-sensing method have

discovered the largest and oldest-known structure built by the ancient Maya civilization –
a colossal rectangular elevated platform built between 1,000 and 800 BC in Mexico’s
Tabasco state.

The structure, unlike the soaring Maya pyramids at cities like Tikal in Guatemala and
Palenque in Mexico erected some 1,500 years later, was not built of stone but rather of
clay and earth, and likely was used for mass rituals, researchers said on Wednesday.

Located at a site called AguadaFenix near the Guatemalan border, the structure measured
nearly a quarter mile (400 meters) wide and nine-tenths of a mile (1,400 meters) long and
stood 33 to 50 feet (10 to 15 meters) high. In total volume, it exceeded ancient Egypt’s
Great Pyramid of Giza built 1,500 years earlier.

There were no signs of sculptures depicting high-status individuals, suggesting Maya

culture at this early stage was more communal and only later developed social inequality
and a hierarchical society led by royalty, the researchers said.

“Because it is so large horizontally, if you walk on it, it just looks like natural landscape,”
said University of Arizona archaeologist Takeshi Inomata, who led the research
published in the journal Nature. “But its form comes out nicely in lidar.”

Lidar, short for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote-sensing technique that employs
a pulsed laser and other data obtained flying over a site to generate three-dimensional
information about the shape of surface characteristics.

Nine large causeways and a series of reservoirs were linked to the structure. Some parts
of the rural AguadaFenix site today are covered with cattle ranches. Other parts are
wooded.
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“It is probable that many people from surrounding areas gathered for special occasions,
possibly tied to calendrical cycles,” Inomata said. “The rituals probably involved
processions along the causeways and within the rectangular plaza. The people also
deposited symbolic objects such as jade axes in the center of the plateau.”

STORY 2

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NASA released a new study on “Potential Habitat” place.

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Jupiter’s Moon Europa might have sustained life earlier.

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have formed and determined that this vast expanse of water
may have been able to support microbial life in the past.

Europa, with an ocean hidden beneath a thick shell of ice, long has been viewed as a
potential habitat for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, alongside other candidates
such as Mars and Saturn’s moon Enceladus. A new study presented on Wednesday at a
geoscience conference underscores its potential.

Europa’s ocean may have formed after water-rich minerals ejected their water thanks to
heating caused by the decay of radioactive elements in its interior early in its history, the
researchers found.

The effect of tides caused by Europa’s gravitational interactions with Jupiter - the solar
system’s largest planet - and two other large Jovian moons, Io and Ganymede, also may
have played a role.

“We think Europa’s ocean may have been habitable early when it formed because our
models show that the ocean’s composition may have been only mildly acidic, containing
carbon dioxide and some sulfate salts,” said planetary scientist MohitMelwaniDaswani of
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the study’s leader.

“The availability of liquid water is the first step to habitability. In addition, chemical
exchange between the ocean and the rocky interior may have been significant in the past
so potential life may have been able to use chemical energy to survive.”
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Daswani said microbes akin to certain Earth bacteria that use carbon dioxide for energy
could have survived using ingredients available in Europa’s early ocean.

Europa is slightly smaller than Earth’s moon. Europa’s ocean, perhaps 40 to 100 miles
(65 to 160 km) deep, may contain double the water of Earth’s oceans.

The study evaluated whether Europa was previously habitable and did not examine its
present habitability, a question the researchers are now exploring.

“A word of caution,” MelwaniDaswani said. “If a place is habitable, it does not mean that
it is actually inhabited, just that the conditions could allow for the survival of some
extremely hardy forms of life that we know of on Earth.”

STORY 3

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EU can impose tariffs around $4 billion worth on U.S. products.

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EU responded to 16-year battle by imposing tariffs on U.S. goods

GENEVA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday ruled
that the European Union (EU) can impose tariffs on U.S. products worth around 4 billion
U.S. dollars, in retaliation for government subsidies given to the aircraft manufacturer
Boeing.

The WTO said in an arbitration decision that the level of countermeasures, amounting to
3.99 billion dollars, is commensurate with the adverse effects suffered by Boeing's
European rival Airbus in terms of lost sales and impeded imports and exports of its
aircraft.

In reaction, the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a press release that
"the EU has no valid basis to retaliate against any U.S. products," noting that the WTO
arbitrator "did not authorize any retaliation for subsidies other than the Washington State
tax break," which was "repealed earlier this year."
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"The EU will immediately re-engage with the U.S. in a positive and constructive manner
to decide on next steps," tweeted ValdisDombrovskis, the European Commission's
Executive Vice President in charge of trade.

"Our strong preference is for a negotiated settlement. Otherwise, we will be forced to

defend our interests & respond in a proportionate way," he added.

The long-standing issue between the EU and the U.S. began in 2004, when the U.S.
accused France, Spain and Germany -- also known as the "Airbus member states" -- of
providing illegal subsidies and grants to support the production of a range of Airbus
products.

Following prolonged legal proceedings, the WTO allowed the U.S. to take
countermeasures against European exports worth up to 7.5 billion dollars in October
2019. The basis for this was a 2018 decision that found that the EU and the “Airbus
member states" had not fully complied with previous WTO rulings with regard to
Repayable Launch Investment for the A350 and A380 programs.

STORY 4

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U.S. woman arrested on importing drug charges.

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Narcotics valued $1,962,137, has found in a U.S. citizens vehicle.

By César Rodriguez
Laredo Morning Times

A woman caught with $1.9 million in narcotics claimed she was returning from a
vacation in Nuevo Laredo, according to an arrest affidavit filed on Thursday.
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Kathleen Ann Standley, a U.S. citizen from Georgia, was arrested and charged with
importing, attempting to import and conspiring to import a controlled substance.

A 2011 Chevrolet Traverse arrived at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge on

Wednesday. Authorities identified the driver as Standley, a 54-year-old U.S. citizen. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officers referred her to secondary inspection.

An X-ray of the Chevrolet yielded several anomalies in the cargo area. CBP officers then
discovered an aftermarket compartment with multiple packages that tested positive for
94.35 pounds of methamphetamine.

Homeland Security Investigations special agents responded to investigate further.

Standley allegedly agreed to talk to authorities without an attorney present.

Standley resided in Georgia and departed on Oct. 2 to Nuevo Laredo for a vacation. She
stated that while at her hotel, she provided her vehicle keys to someone who returned the
keys four days later. Standley then drove to the bridge, where she was eventually
arrested.

“Standley stated she knew the vehicle contained something illegal but was unsure what.
Standley stated she knew this because she was being paid a few thousand dollars and was
going to be able to keep the vehicle. Standley was aware that transporting narcotics into
the United States was illegal and had knowledge that the vehicle she was operating
contained contraband,” states the affidavit.

CBP released a statement on Friday saying that they had also seized 3.30 pounds of
heroin from the Chevrolet. The combined narcotics had an estimated street value of
$1,962,137, CBP said.

STORY 5

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A Texas teen broke double Guinness World Record.

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Double world record has been achieved by 17-year Maci Currin.

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By ShaCamreeGowdy
Houston Chronicle

Apparently, everything is taller in Texas too.

MaciCurrin, 17, has officially broken the Guinness World Record for having the longest
legs.

Currin "is strutting into the brand new Guinness World Records 2021 book after being
confirmed as having the world’s longest legs (female) and the longest legs on a
teenager," according to Guinness World Records' Kristen Stephenson.

Currin's legs make up about 60 percent of her six-feet-10-inches height, with her left leg
measuring at 135.267 cm (53.255 in) and her right leg at 134.3 cm (52.874 in), as
reported by Stephenson.

"I was never bullied for my legs, I was bullied because I was taller than everyone," Maci
shared with Stephenson. "Around sophomore year I just stopped caring what people
thought of me and once I just stopped caring, I wasn't affected by anything."

The Texas teen said she didn't realize her legs were unusually long until about two years
ago, when someone asked her if she wanted a custom pair of leggings because standard
leggings didn't fit her.

She went on to research whether she could hold the Guinness title, and now wants to
encourage other tall women to "see that height is a gift," adding that "you shouldn't be
ashamed that you're tall, you should really embrace it."

Since officially making history, Currin has also achieved TikTok fame, and enjoys
making videos that show off her record-breaking legs.