The red supergiant star Betelgeuse in the famed constellation Orion is on a collision course with a strange wall of interstellar dust, with the clock ticking down to a cataclysmic cosmic smashup in 5,000 years, scientists say.A new image of Betelgeuse by the European Space Agency’s infrared Herschel space observatory, shows that the star will crash headlong into a trail of space dust while speeding...
Can sanctions deter North Korea?
Labels: LifestyleKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong Un and his militaryKim Jong...
3 dead, 2 wounded in pair of early morning shootings
Labels: Health Photo: Three men were shot outside of a diner in the Bridgeport neighborhood ...
At least 22 die in Egyptian clashes over death sentences
Labels: BusinessPORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 22 people died on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, adding to bloody street turmoil confronting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said after the violence. The state news agency quoted a general...
Jan
25
S&P 500 eyes best winning streak in eight years
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by sturdy corporate earnings from Procter & Gamble and Honeywell, with the S&P 500 poised for its longest winning streak in more than eight years. The strong start for the equity market this year has been attributed to solid corporate results, agreement in Washington to extend the government's borrowing power, encouraging signs...
Murray edges Federer, reaches Australian final
Labels: TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam.The U.S. Open champion beat 17-time major winner Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 Friday at the Australian Open, calling it a massive confidence boost as he attempts to win his second consecutive major.Murray, who missed his chance to serve out the match at 6-5 in the fourth set, will play defending champion...
Egyptian Mummy’s Elaborate Hairstyle Revealed in 3D
Labels: WorldNearly 2,000 years ago, at a time when Egypt was under the control of the Roman Empire, a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle was laid to rest only yards away from a king’s pyramid, researchers report.She was 5 feet 2 inches in height, around age 20 when she died, and was buried in a decorated coffin whose face is gilded with gold. A nearby pyramid, at a site called Hawara, was built about 2 millennia...
Cantor CEO: 'Off the fiscal cliff we go'
Labels: Lifestyle.cnn_stryspcvh4 { position:static; }.cnn_stryspccvh6 { position:static; float:left; width:172px; font-size:10px; margin-left:130px; top:0; }.cnn_stryspccvrgebot { font-size:3px; overflow:hidden;}Part of complete coverage onBy Ramy Inocencio, for CNNJanuary 25, 2013 -- Updated 1453 GMT (2253 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTS"U.S. fiscal cliff still coming" in form of failure to raise debt ceiling - Cantor Fitzgerald...
Video sparks protest of Ultimate Fighting event
Labels: Health Women's advocacy groups in Chicago are urging the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization to prevent a fighter who appeared...
North Korea threatens war with South over U.N. sanctions
Labels: BusinessSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened U.N. sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions following Pyongyang's rocket launch last month. In a third straight day of fiery rhetoric, the North directed its verbal onslaught at its neighbor on Friday, saying: "'Sanctions' mean a war and a declaration...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Totalflustercuck News. All rights reserved.
Design And Business Directories