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FAA to test if smaller plane seats are safe

(CNN) – The FAA will soon start testing if shrinking seat sizes are safe. The agency will run 12 days of live testing in November with 720 volunteers simulating emergency evacuations to see if different amounts of legroom impact evacuation time. By federal mandate, an evacuation should take no longer than 90 seconds. The FAA will then use the test…

Scientist discover new species of worm that has three different sexes

Image: CNN (CNN)—- There’s a new species of worm, and this one has three different sexes, can survive 500 times the dose of arsenic it would take to kill a human and keeps its young in a pouch, not unlike a kangaroo. Researchers think humans might have something to learn from the worm’s resilience. Caltech researchers discovered eight species of worms that…

Forever 21 clothing store to close more than 150 shops after filing bankruptcy

Image:CNN Forever 21 New York(CNN Business)Forever 21, the teenage clothing emporium that rode America’s mall boom and bust, said on Sunday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain said it will file a motion to close up to 178 of its more than 800 stores, though it said in a letter to customers that “the decisions as to which domestic stores…

Emaciated elephant in Sri Lanka that sparked outrage globally has now died

(CNN)  An elephant from Sri Lanka whose skeletal appearance led to a global outcry has died, the animal rights charity that exposed its condition says. Images of the emaciated elephant were shared in August by the Thai-based Save Elephant Foundation (SEF) to raise awareness of the exploitation of elephants in captivity. Tikiri, a 70-year-old female, was used in a parade…