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The night sky will sparkle with “falling stars” on Tuesday and Wednesday as Earth passes through a trail of dusty debris from the Swift-Tuttle Comet, say scientists.

The light show, called the Perseid meteor shower, kicks off each year in late-July and increases in intensity, peaking a couple of weeks later.

On a clear night in a dark sky “you should see dozens of meteors per hour,” notes Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office.

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Nissan’s upcoming all-electric car could outsell hybrids like Toyota’s Prius even though it can’t drive more than about 100 miles (160 kilometers) without stopping to recharge, a senior executive said.

That’s because, unlike more expensive hybrids, owners of the zero-emission Leaf will be able to save money while saving the environment, said Larry Dominique, Nissan North America’s vice president for product planning.

“Hybrids won’t get you there, range extended (plug-in hybrids) won’t get you there,” Dominique told reporters on the sidelines of an automotive conference in Traverse City, Michigan.

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Tianjin is usually defined in relation to Beijing. For good or bad, its proximity to the capital city – 137 km from both cities’ downtown railway stations – has determined that it will forever be in the capital’s shadow, the relatively neglected younger sibling of a high-profile brother, so to speak.

Tianjin was China’s third municipality under the central government, after Beijing and Shanghai. It got that status in 1927, but lost it temporarily from 1958 to 1967. Tianjin’s awkward position is not just the result of its geographical location.

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