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Ted Nugent's wife could face felony charge for airport gun bust | | AUSTIN, Texas, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The wife of rock guitarist Ted Nugent could face a felony weapons charge in North Texas after airport police caught her going through a security line at a Dallas-area airport with a loaded pistol, according to a police report released on Friday. |
Line up for the red planet | | More than 100,000 people are eager to make themselves at home on another planet. They've applied for a one-way trip to Mars, hoping to be chosen to spend the rest of their lives on uncharted territory, according to an organization planning the manned missions. |
Marijuana The Uruguayan model | | Views on marijuana are shifting, but nearly everywhere, it is too early to talk about substantive changes to drug policies. |
An end to rhino slaughter? | | D-Day for rhinos is 2026, according to South African officials -- the year the majestic mammals will near extinction if current poaching rates continue. |
Out There Stars, Gold, Dung Beetles and Us | | Its hard to imagine a more humbling connection between the microscopic and the massive than that of a bug who navigates its carefully wrought investment by the light of the Milky Way. |
Brother's joyride kills sis, 6 | | A 6-year-old girl in Phoenix is dead after her 8-year-old brother took her on a joyride that went horribly wrong, police said. |
The tech-driven city of the future | | It is a bright cold day in April, and the walls are gently throbbing. You open your eyes in time to see the Wall Smart paint of your brand new apartment slowly brightening from black to white as nano-particles rearrange themselves to absorb a different part of the spectrum. |
Pampering cows the Wagyu way | | Japanese Wagyu beef is considered to be one of the best meats in the world; tender and succulent. Its cuts can sell for more than 250 -- and I haven't had the chance, or the cash, to try it. |
UPDATE 6-America Movil threatens to scrap KPN takeover bid | | BRUSSELS/MEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - America Movil threatened to abandon its bid for Dutch telecom KPN on Friday, saying it has no plans to raise the 7.2 billion euro ($9.5 billion) offer, after a foundation representing KPN told the Mexican firm to improve its proposal or face a veto. |
American Defeats Kvitova, No. 7 Seed | | A 23-year-old from Pittsburgh upset seventh-seeded Petra Kvitova and reached the fourth round of a major tournament for the first time in her young career. |
Most Brazil IPOs have lost money since 2005 -Credit Suisse | | CAMPOS DO JORDO, Brazil, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Many initial public offerings in Brazil have led to investor losses over the past eight years, a senior Credit Suisse Group fund manager said on Friday, with the worst results coming from oil and gas - a sector that for years was seen as the nation's most promising. |
Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denied allegations earlier this year that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, casually admitted on Wednesday that he has smoked "a lot of"... |
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