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‘Digital Twin’ of the Titanic Shows the Shipwreck in Stunning Detail

Researchers hope new 3-D images will provide clues about what happened to the ocean liner when it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

Production of the legendary Boeing 747 has ended 54 years after the first model's maiden flight. Have you ever taken a flight on a jumbo jet?

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Jumbo jet era ends as Boeing delivers last 747 plane
US aircraft maker Boeing has ended production of its famous 747 jumb

Dating apps are taking off in China, including Blued, which is allowing the gay scene to grow

China’s equivalent to Grindr is making it easier to step out of the closet

Plus, how other countries around the world are hooking up

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BOOK REVIEW

Sext and the Single Girl

By CINDI LEIVE

In “Girls and Sex,” Peggy Orenstein investigates the effects of hookups, pornography, alcohol, celebrities and social media on the intimate lives of young women.

AT&T-DirecTV Deal Spurs Speculation

The market is wondering if AT&T's decision to hook up with DirecTV and drop Dish Network is a prelude to a bigger deal.

maidenhead 1 

Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhɛd/ 

NOUN[MASS NOUN] archaic

1Virginity:she had lost her maidenhead some two years earlier

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1.1[COUNT NOUN] The hymen.

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hymen 

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɪmən/ 

NOUN

處女膜  A membrane which partially closes the opening of the vagina and whose presence is traditionally taken to be a mark of virginity.

Maidenhead 2 

Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhɛd/ 

A town in Berkshire, southern England to the west of London on the River Thames; population 53,900 (est. 2009).

hook up

1. recieved a good or service as a favor
2. to make out with someone
3. to have sex with someone

1. Jerry gave me the hook up with those backstage passes.
2. Sandra and I hooked up last night and her adams apple was kinda big
3. Hooking up with Derick last night was the biggest mistake in my life.

hook-up Show phonetics
noun [C]
a connection between two or more things, places or people using electronic equipment:
We hope to bring you a live report from Ouagadougou via our satellite hook-up.