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Police are searching for University of Georgia Professor George Zinkhan in connection with the off-campus shooting deaths of three people. The University of Georgia website refers Zinkhan as a suspect. The school urges students to use caution if the

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When you picture ancient Egyptian beauties such as Queen Nefertiti or Cleopatra, theyre probably wearing dramatic black eyeliner. Ancient Egyptians believed that eye makeup had properties bestowed by the gods that protected the wearers from illness.

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