Object in Earth orbit seen by NASA debates debris danger
NASA scientists downplayed a newly spotted space object that would pass 290,000 miles from Earth, noting that thousands of such debris pieces pass near Earth annually. Don Kessler warned that far more peril comes from the 7,000 items four inches or larger in near Earth orbit, with shielding plans for Space Station Freedom under study.
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NASA
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University of Arizona
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Twin Falls brothers jailed for cat cruelty and drinking
In southern Idaho, brothers Jeffrey Herbert Thomas and Rodney Thomas, both pleading guilty to misdemeanor cruelty to an animal, received the maximum six month jail term as Magistrate Melvin Edwards ordered punishment for the death of a stray cat tossed from a bridge over the Snake River. They also admitted illegal alcohol use.
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Atomic priesthood proposed to warn future generations
Communications experts argue for multi language warnings and a so called atomic priesthood to persistently relay safety messages about nuclear waste. Semiotician Thomas Sebeok suggests a panel of scientists and scholars as shamans to guard the deterrent across millennia while DOE plans isolate waste for 10,000 years.
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Indiana University
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Nose drop flu vaccine tests in children at St Louis
St Louis University Medical School doctors test an oral nose drop vaccine aimed at preventing influenza in children. If effective, it could boost vaccination rates among kids and adults, with full public availability in three to four years.
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St. Louis University
Anti bullet amulets trigger deadly clashes in Togo
In Guerin Kouka, Mossi and Konkomba youths tested bulletproof amulets, sparking deadly fighting that killed seven teens and left nearly 1,000 homeless. The days long clashes have left at least 31 dead and 114 injured across rival villages in northern Togo.
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