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AOL.com 

Cassini captured mysterious 'glitch' on Saturn's rings before death dive

Filed under: News, Space, Science & Tech

Cassini sent home one last batch of photos from Saturn before plunging to its death Friday and among them was an attempt to record a mysterious object embedded in the planet's rings, otherwise known as "Peggy."

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Yonhap News Agency (en) 

(3rd LD) Vice president of scandal-ridden KAI found dead

(ATTN: UPDATES in last 2 paras with prosectors seeking arrest warrant for former KAI chief) SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A senior official at Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, police said, amid a wide

BusinessInsider.com 

Here's why Donald Trump wants his nukes to be smaller

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So President Donald Trump wants a mini-nuke. At least that is what Politico’s Bryan Bender reports is under consideration in the government’s ongoing Nuclear Posture Review, which may propose “smaller, more tactical nuclear weapons that would cause less damage than traditional thermonuclear bombs — a move that would give military commanders more options but could also make the use of atomic arms more likely.”

This is hardly surprising. As I wrote in February... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Public clashes over future of Detroit Grand Prix

DETROIT (AP) — State officials are deciding whether to continue hosting the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle, a state park and island that opponents say is negatively impacted by the annual event. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering whether to allow the race to continue after its current five-year contract expires after the 2018 race. The department held a public meeting Wednesday at the Belle Isle Nature Center to gather feedback. Dozens of residents attended. Opponents voiced... Читать дальше...

MaxBoxing.com 

Andre Ward Retires aged 33

Pound for pound top 10 boxer Andre Ward has surprisingly announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 33.

New York Post 

Most Americans don’t know these basic science facts

We don’t have this down to a science. Americans are ignorant about what’s going on in the scientific world, be it new health studies, climate change news or information on genetically modified foods. Indeed, about two-thirds of Americans admit that they read, watch or listen to science news only a few times a month or...

New York Post 

Fake ‘special agent’ arrested with small arsenal at sushi spot

A man tried to woo a sushi joint cashier by showing off his “huge gun” — a .45 caliber pistol — but ended up with a court date instead, police and witnesses said. Kai Ting Yin, 36, went to Snowfox on Wednesday afternoon to flirt with the cashier after their date the night before didn’t...

BBC Sport (Football) 

Speed among Hall of Fame inductees

Late Wales midfielder and manager Gary Speed is inducted into the National Football Museum Hall Of Fame.