Dallas Zoo Gorilla Escapes Raids Kitchen Injuring Keeper
A 340 pound gorilla named Hercules escaped his room at the Dallas Zoo on Saturday and raided the kitchen. He bit primate keeper Jennifer McClurg and dragged her down a hallway before a veterinarian tranquilized him. Hercules, described as gentle, was loaded onto a tarp and returned to his room to recover. the bite wounds were to the arm and side. The incident occurred in the building housing nine gorillas, with no outside escape.
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Michigan students raise funds for teacher battling cancer
Science teacher Sandy Mills at West Junior High in Traverse City received a $11,000 check after students held a bowl-a-thon and fundraisers to cover medical costs for her breast cancer treatment. Students organized teams, sold postcards and pins, while police and sheriff staff supported the effort.
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China developing satellite killing laser study warns
A Pentagon study says China may be building an anti-satellite laser to disable the U S reconnaissance network. The weapon could fire into space to cripple U S spy satellites used for logistics, communications, and navigation by allied forces.
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Waiting on the space station's crew to launch
Astronaut Bill Shepherd and his two cosmonaut teammates await full residency as the first blocks of the international space station move toward completion. Delays loom over the service module and the program faces a heavy launch plan of 44 more missions and 162 spacewalks to assemble the giant complex.
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