CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A hardy bacteria common on Earth was surprisingly adaptive to Mars-like low pressure, cold and carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, a finding that has implications in the search for extraterrestrial life.The bacteria, known as Serratia liquefaciens, is found in human skin, hair and lungs, as well as in fish, aquatic systems, plant leaves and roots.“It’s present in a...
Are gun curbs just symbolism?
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSGun violence recommendations are expected from Vice President Biden on TuesdayThe proposals are expected to contain substantive and symbolic ideas to curb gun violencePresidents use symbolism to shift public opinion or affect larger political or social changeWashington (CNN) -- The pictures told the story: Vice President Joe Biden looked solemn, patrician and in control as he sat at...
City prepared to pay $33 million in two cop misconduct cases
Labels: Health Christina Eilman, 22, at home with her parents Rick and Kathy in a suburb of Sacramento, Calif. in 2007. ...
Mali Islamists counter attack, promise France long war
Labels: BusinessBAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels launched a counteroffensive in Mali on Monday after four days of French air strikes on their northern strongholds, seizing the central town of Diabaly and promising to drag France into a brutal Afghanistan-style war. France, which has poured hundreds of troops into the capital Bamako in recent days, carried out more air strikes...
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Getting comfortable with living on the edge
Labels: WorldLONDON (Reuters) - Just as you learn to put up with a nagging toothache, this week is expected to provide fresh evidence that the U.S. economy is getting used to life on the edge of the fiscal cliff. Of course, putting off that trip to the dentist is not necessarily wise. The longer Washington delays, the more painful it will become to narrow its gaping budget deficit. But...
Vereen's TD gives Pats 7-3 first-quarter lead
Labels: TechnologyFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Shane Vereen scored on a 1-yard run and the New England Patriots overcame a 94-yard return by Danieal Manning on the opening kickoff to take a 7-3 lead over the Houston Texans after the first quarter of their AFC divisional playoff game Sunday.Manning's kickoff set up Shayne Graham's 27-yard field goal just 1:03 into the game.The Patriots had two players injured with running...
Venus and Moon Shine Bright in Stargazers’ Photos
Labels: WorldThe serene glow of the pre-dawn sky Thursday (Jan. 10) proved the perfect setting for two stargazers to capture dazzling images of the crescent moon and Venus.Venus and the moon shined close together before sunrise Thursday, with the dazzlingly bright planet appearing to the lower right of the slender crescent of the moon low in the southeastern sky. With Venus moving out of the morning...
Quest: U.S. economy to dominate Davos
Labels: LifestyleThe United States and the sorry state of its political and budgetary process will be the center of attention at Davos, writes QuestSTORY HIGHLIGHTSQuest: Davos is a chance to see where the political and economic landmines are in 2013Quest: People will be speculating about how dysfunctional the U.S. political process has becomeQuest: Davos has been consumed by eurozone sovereign debt crises for three...
Grounded 787 Dreamliner leaks fuel in tests by Japanese airline
Labels: HealthThe FAA stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly. The AP spoke with Kevin Hiatt, Flight Safety Foundation CEO & President, who says mechanical issues with new aircrafts are not uncommon. (Jan. 11) ...
France bombs Islamist strongholds in north Mali
Labels: BusinessBAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north. The attacks on Islamist positions near the ancient desert trading town of Timbuktu and Gao, the largest city in the north, marked a decisive...
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