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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Obeese, Followed by a Reception At Sbarroand Cutting Scents.

A customer tests an eyebrow pencil in the mirror at the New York City flagship store for the beauty startup Glossier. It's one of the latest companies to become a unicorn, with a market value of $1 billion as of March.

With So Many Startups Growing Into Unicorns, Can They Still Be Magical?

Six years ago, "unicorn" became the name for startup tech companies valued at $1 billion or more. At the time, only 39 companies had earned the title. Since then, the club has grown to 484 members.

While Brussels Mourns, Investigation Of Attacks Progresses

Brussels continues to mourn its more than 30 dead, as authorities continue to hunt for one more assailant in the blasts. Three attackers have now been identified.

Police patrol outside the council chamber of Brussels on Thursday during ongoing investigations into the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks. More than 30 people have been identified as being involved in a network behind the Paris attacks on Nov. 13, with links now established to this week's bombings in Brussels.

Brussels Unites In Grief As Search For Attacker — Or Attackers — Continues

Police are still determining the number of suspects involved. Meanwhile, Salah Abdeslam, the suspect in the Paris attacks who was arrested last week, now says he is not fighting extradition to France.

A protester carries a sign in front of the Supreme Court during a protest about President Trump's recent executive orders on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Trump Set To Announce Supreme Court Nominee

The president has moved up his Supreme Court nominee announcement to Tuesday. He is expected to choose from one of three judges, any of whom would be a socially conservative voice on the court.

Frederick Douglass' Descendants Read From 'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?'

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 169 years ago.

Atlantic cod, like this one caught near Gloucester, Mass., used to be plentiful until overfishing depleted their stocks. Fishermen are as eager as biologists to find ways to bring the population back to healthy numbers.

Scientists, Fishing Fleet Team Up To Save Cod — By Listening

Atlantic cod have become scarce along the coast, though catch limits have been reduced by 80 percent. Researchers are now tracking the sound of mating cod, hoping to help fishing boats avoid them.

How Quentin Tarantino And His Team Re-Created 1969 Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood has garnered multiple prizes and Oscar nominations. The costume designer, production designer and director set out to re-create Hollywood, 1969.

The radical Islamic State has ordered shop owners to cover the faces of mannequins in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, shop owners say. The Islamic State has begun enforcing its strict interpretation of Islamic law in the city and other places it controls. There are mounting signs that its relationship with former members of Saddam Hussein's regime is fraying.

Common Ground Between Iraq's Rebels May Be Crumbling

The radical Islamic State and former associates of Saddam Hussein have fought together against Iraq's government. But the fault lines between the unlikely partners are beginning to show.

One source of increased dust in the atmosphere is the popularity of motorized desert recreation. ATVs, like these in Utah, tear up ground cover that helps keep dust close to the ground.

Stirring Up Dust in the Desert

In the Southwestern United States, dust storms are largely the result of tires and hooves, which are destroying natural biological barriers that once kept dust on the ground.

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