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NEWS/POP CULTURE
1. 3D PRINTING EVOLVES
Demand for 3D printers climbs as the technology advances to accommodate metals, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and biological materials.
2. APPLE WATCH
Although sales of $1.7 billion are modest compared to the iPhone®, the Apple Watch® ushers wearable tech into the consumer market.
3. MCGARRY’S KITCHEN
Flynn McGarry, 15, helped build a gourmet kitchen in his bedroom and continued to run his restaurant from the comfort of his room. At $160 a meal, Flynn cooked his way onto the cover of
The New York Times Magazine and The Today Show.
4. SOUTH CAROLINA DELUGE
Record-breaking rainfall amounts of up to 24 inches cause catastrophic flooding in the central and eastern regions of the state. Residents of Columbia are evacuated as the Overcreek Dam fails.
5. IPHONE 6S
The new iPhone® 6s features more durable aluminum construction, a rose gold color option, 3D Touch access to apps, and a 12MP camera.
6. SUPERB SPELLERS
For the second year, two students were crowned National Spelling Bee champions. Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam won by correctly spelling “scherenschnitte” and “nunatak” respectively.
7. TOP-RANKED YOUTUBE GAMER
With more than 10 billion video views, Swedish gamer PewDiePie tops the leaderboard of most popular YouTube channels.
8. NEW GAME, NEW STAR
Rory Mcllroy succeeds Tiger Woods as the new face of EA Sports’ PGA Tour golf game.
9. TIME FOR KIDS PERSON OF THE YEAR Malala Yousafzai’s road to education in her hometown of Mingora,
Pakistan, led her on an unexpected path to win Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize (2011) and then the Nobel Peace Prize (2014).
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