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Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2016: Peak Monday Morning

The Quadrantid meteor shower — the first of 2016 — has the same blazing glory of the August Perseid and December Geminid showers, but seeing the shooting stars that can come at a rate of 50 per hour is a bit more difficult.

For one thing, the peak is short-lived, says earthsky.org. The shower is best seen from northerly latitudes, and between midnight and dawn on Jan. 4. It’s speculative, experts say, but the best time to view the shower in North America may be around 4 a.m. >>>read more.

Brave Girl, 5, Saves Family of Four

Gabby Mushahwar, 5, is being lauded for her work saving her family during a house fire in October. And her story reinforces the importance of teaching children what to do in an emergency.

Gabby woke up to the sound of the smoke alarm beeping and quickly crawled to her parents’ room to alert them of the fire. Her parents say the brave girl applied lessons she learned at the Dulles Plane Pull. >>>read more.

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