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Person of interest in shooting of Jets CB Kris Boyd caught in Buffalo: sources

A person of interest in the shooting of Jets cornerback Kris Boyd outside a Midtown eatery was busted in Buffalo Monday morning, law enforcement sources said. The 20-year-old man is on his way back to the Big Apple to face charges in the pre-dawn Nov. 16 violence that left 29-year-old Boyd shot in the stomach...

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Did you solve it? The forgotten Dutch invention that created the modern world

The answer to today’s engineering challenge

Earlier today I asked you to reinvent a component of the sixteenth century Dutch sawmill, which – according to a new book – was the world’s first industrial machine. You can read that post here, along with some great BTL discussion about the world’s greatest inventions. (Spoon or spear? Plough or spectacles? Transistor or trousers?)

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© Photograph: JacobH/Getty Images/iStockphoto

© Photograph: JacobH/Getty Images/iStockphoto

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