Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, announced plans on Tuesday for a lottery which would send its winner into space in a bid to spread the dream of extraterrestrial travel beyond the super-wealthy.
Aldrin, who followed U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong onto the moon in July 1969, said the lottery would be run [...]
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Astronaut Aldrin plans space travel lottery
Fortune tellers seek signs to predict French poll
With France’s presidential elections just days away, the nation’s fortune tellers are urgently shuffling tarot cards and staring into crystal balls as they try to predict the result ahead of time.
Most opinion polls put right wing former interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy in the lead for Sunday’s first round vote, ahead of Socialist Segolene Royal and [...]
Woman: Bowel caused alleged shoplifting
A woman arrested for shoplifting has blamed the crime on irritable bowel syndrome, authorities said. Helen Gallo, 61, of Clearwater, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shoplifting from a Cape Coral grocery store, The Daily Breeze of Cape Coral reported. Gallo reportedly told authorities that she could not wait in line because she has irritable bowel [...]
Seattle man charged in bizarre duck case
A Seattle man has been charged with a slew of crimes that involved an alleged shoplifting, assaults and a pet duck named Mr. Peepers. Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Stern on Thursday charged Kenneth Blaine Quinlan, 35, with two counts of third-degree assault and one count each of vehicular assault and hit-and-run.
Authorities say that on [...]
Chomp came before stomp for early amphibians
They developed their chomp before they developed their stomp.
Even before fully emerging as land dwellers, Earth’s first amphibious four-legged animals attained a biting feeding style that distinguished them from their fishy ancestors and prepared them for a terrestrial existence, scientists said on Monday.
Thus, these primordial amphibians were better at eating like a land beast than [...]
Police: Bank robbery suspect ran errands
A suspected bank robber took a cab to and from an afternoon heist and rounded out his day running errands, including visiting an elementary school, before being caught, police said.
Randy Benka, 55, who has previous robbery convictions in New York City, was charged with bank robbery and faces up to life in prison if convicted. [...]
U.S. woman first to run Boston marathon in orbit
An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles (42.16 km) on a treadmill in the orbiting International Space Station.
Suni Williams, who was an official entrant in the race, took four hours 23 minutes 46 seconds, said John Yembrick, a spokesman for the National [...]