Category: Points of Information
Very brief descriptions, with appropriate links, of current or recent news items.
Republicans still firmly against raising debt ceiling without big cuts
I hope they mean it: Republicans still firmly against raising debt ceiling without big cuts.
Five People Arrested in D.C. for Dancing At U.S. Monument
What would Jefferson say? Five people arrested this weekend in D.C. for dancing at the Jefferson memorial monument.
Robot exploration in the Great Pyramid at Giza
Robot exploration in the Great Pyramid at Giza.
The robot explorer that took the images is named Djedi, after the magician whom Pharaoh Khufu consulted when planning the layout of the Great Pyramid. It was designed and built by engineers at the University of Leeds, in collaboration with Scoutek UK and Dassault Systemes, France.
Pharmacist fired by Walgreens for using his gun to defend himself and customers from robbers
Let no good deed go unpunished: Walgreens has fired one of their pharmacists for using his gun to defend himself and his customers from armed robbers.
Opportunity spots an outcrop
Opportunity’s journey across the deserts of Mars continues; with pictures.
Fincke Sets New U.S. Space Endurance Record
Astronaut Mike Fincke sets a new U.S. space endurance record.
Riding a Soyuz back to Earth
Rough and fast: Riding a Soyuz back to Earth.
Court throws out Dearborn leaflet ban
A victory for freedom: The court has thrown out the ban on Christian leafleting in Dearborn, Michigan.
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New data suggests the water content of lunar magma is 100 times higher than previously thought
A new analysis of a moon rock brought back by Apollo 17 has suggested that the water content of lunar magma is 100 times higher than previously thought.
The secret lives of cats
The un-owned feral cats had larger territories than the house cats, but both had larger territories than expected. One of the male feral cats had a home range of 1,351 acres, while the pet cats had a mean home range of about 5 acres.