Turkish Airliner Hijacked on Way from Cyprus to Istanbul

"STANBUL, Turkey — Hijackers claiming to have bombs and to be members of Al Qaeda hijacked a Turkish passenger plane on Saturday as it was heading from northern Cyprus to Istanbul, officials and passengers...

Endeavour astronauts won't repair shuttle

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNASA has determined the gouge in Space Shuttle Endeavour is not a safety concern for the Astronauts.Somehow, NASA experts track record in giving opinions is not...

Space Shuttle Endeavour & Columbia: Similar Heat Shield Problem

The uneasiness the Astronauts must feel knowing Space Shuttle Columbia experienced almost the exact same problem when it's heat shield failed 4 years ago and tragically breaking up over the skies must weigh...

Canadian Astronauts To Repair Shuttle Endeavour From Space

It will certainly be a feather in Canada's cap if Canadian Astronaut Hadfield on the ground and currently in Space Canadian Astronaut Williams pull off this patchwork repair of the Shuttle Endeavour successfully....

Shuttle on alert

 The Astronauts can thank their lucky stars there is a space station to dock into, as they would be rolling the dice with their lives with little recourse otherwise as they tried to re enter the earths...

Nasa space shuttle docks with ISS

After a successfull launch, the mission continues."Space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station, after performing a backflip so that its underside could be photographed. The slow-motion...

Fair Dinkum Harassment

I read stuff like this and do a bit of a lizard laugh in my mouth: "AN Australian woman was branded a criminal by airline officials after "swearing" on an American flight - with a classic, and utterly inoffensive,...

Britons injured by Arctic glacier

A Russian research vessel converted into a luxury sightseeing boat, came unstuck after getting closer to the towering Horn glacier at Svalbard for a better look."A group of British holidaymakers were injured on a...

Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off on mission

"The U.S. space shuttle, Endeavour, blasted off on Wednesday for a construction mission to the International Space Station, carrying a former teacher who first trained for space flight with the ill-fated...

Russian Subs Find Bottom on Arctic Endeavor

Perhaps Now Public Readers should read Russia's spin on their flag planting ceremony on the Arctic floor, nothing like balanced reporting I always say.A Russian flag was planted on the North Pole seabed Thursday...

Canadian researchers identify remains of young Titanic victim

"OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian researchers on Wednesday said they positively identified the remains of a young child who died when the RMS Titanic sank in 1912. (Advertisement) The remains belong to a 19-month-old...

Bees, Rotting Chicken Cause Wildfire

A fire near San Diego's Wild Animal Park closed part of Route 78. The cause of the fire? The driver of a truck full of rotting chicken was reportedly attacked by a swarm of bees, causing him to crash the truck, which started a grass fire (and spread decaying meat all over the...

Chromeo Announces Nationwide Tour Dates

check it y'all:"Chromeo bring their self-proclaimed Sexjam Crusade across North America this summer in support of their sophomore release Fancy Footwork. The Montreal-based duo of Dave 1 and Pee Thug will begin their month-long trek at New York's Hiro Ballroom on July 5,...

Largest Cruise Ship For Holyhead

"Bad weather prevented passengers on a cruise ship carrying more than 2,500 passengers from going ashore for more than four hours at Holyhead the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the northwest of Wales on...

Did Texas Congressman Michael Burgess break the rules? No, the rules just suck!

UPDATE - Originally, both houses of Congress applied the rules of postal franking to the distribution of emailed newsletters. That prevented the emailing of newsletters within 60 days of an election in which a senator was running and 90 days prior to an election where a...

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