Probe flies within 15 miles of asteroid Braille
NASA's Deep Space 1 completed the closest flyby of an asteroid in spaceflight history, passing within about 15 miles of Braille as part of a technology test mission. The probe used autonomous navigation and an ion engine to demonstrate future deep space capabilities, with data awaiting analysis and potential extension to comet encounters.
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NASA
Detroit casino opens as city lands first state license
Mayor Dennis Archer rolled a pair of fuzzy dice at the MGM Grand Detroit Casino as the Michigan Gaming Control Board granted the state’s first casino license. The temporary facility in a former IRS building near Joe Louis Arena will run 24 hours, house 2,370 slot machines and 83 table games, and employ about 2,700 people while drawing more than 10,000 visitors daily.
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Detroit
Dennis Archer
Archer
Michigan Gaming Control Board
MGM Grand
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Joe Louis Arena
Lyn Baxter
MIT researchers create a cancerous cell to study genetic flaws
Scientists at MIT's Whitehead Institute engineered a cancerous human cell by inserting a bad gene, disabling tumor suppressors, and adding a telomerase catalyst to model genetic pathways of cancer. The breakthrough enables targeted drug testing, guiding future therapies to repair faulty genes and curb tumor growth.
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Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research
MIT
Robert Weinberg
Nature
Curt Harris
National Cancer Institute
Moshe Yaniv
France
Pasteur Institute
Weinberg
Yaniv
NCI
Harris
Bill Hahn
Walking boosts memory and judgment in older adults
A University of Illinois study reported in Nature finds six months of walking improves executive control in sedentary seniors aged 60 to 75, boosting task switching by 25 percent while anaerobic training showed little cognitive benefit. Researchers note benefits may extend to Alzheimer's risk reduction but mechanisms remain unclear.
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University of Illinois
Nature
Arthur Kramer
Harry S. Truman
John Glenn
Orbit
University
Urbana- Champaign
Kramer
Weather Service unveils high tech forecast upgrades
The National Weather Service showcased its 12 year 4.5 billion modernization completing AWIPS systems across offices. Forecasters can view multiple radar feeds and data on one terminal, issuing earlier warnings that saved lives during the May Oklahoma Kansas tornadoes. The goal is to make Weather Service America's no surprise weather service.
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Benjamin Franklin
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Dennis McCarthy
Oklahoma
Kansas
Weather Service
Jack Kelly
America
Teens rescued from Nutty Putty Cave in Utah
Two 17 year old boys were trapped for about ten hours in Nutty Putty Cave near Elberta Utah after entering at 9 a.m. They became stuck in a narrow Birth Canal passage about 90 minutes after entry. Chris Hale was rescued at 10:30 p.m. and Chris Marrow followed a couple hours later. Both sustained minor abrasions.
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Utah
Chris Hale
Nutty Putty Cave
Chris Marrow
Ron Fernstedt
Fernstedt
The Simonson Mystery at Burntside Lake Ends
Marshall Simonson vanished in November 1953 after entering Burntside Lake in his 16 foot craft. The second boat surfaced this month with bones found beside it, and the St. Louis County Sheriff's Department confirmed the remains are Simonson. Local residents recall past divers echoing his name during underwater searches.
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Marshall
Moe” Simonson
Burntside Lake
Marshall Simonson
Emily Wahlberg
Simonson
St. Louis County
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