A cargo ship with about 400 migrants on board is headed to a safe anchorage in Greece after suffering engine problems off the island of Crete, the Greek coast guard said on Friday. The Turkish-flagged freighter was located by a Greek search and rescue vessel after authorities were informed that the ship was in need […]
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Greece: Cargo ship with 400 migrants onboard rescued after engine problem
Space oddity: Tesla car heading for Mars onboard first Falcon Heavy Rocket
The SpaceX frontman revealed his audacious plans via Twitter late Friday, saying that the first payload for his company’s brand spanking new Falcon Heavy Rocket, which is due to launch next month, will be his very own “midnight cherry Tesla Roadster.” Rather fittingly, the car will play David Bowie’s 1969 classic ‘Space Oddity’ as it […]
NASA joins search for missing Argentine sub with 44 crew onboard
The NASA P-3 Orion is hunting for the German-built submarine, the diesel-electric attack boat ARA ‘San Juan,’ a defense official told USNI News. On Friday, Argentina accepted an offer from the US for the NASA P-3 explorer aircraft to fly over the search area. Missing Argentinian Navy submarine triggers major search & rescue op A […]
Russian Airliner Crash: The Islamic State (ISIS) “Claim of Responsibility”
On October 31, Kolavia Metrojet (commercial airliner) Flight 7K9268 crashed 23 minutes after takeoff from Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, heading for St. Petersburg, Russia – killing all 217 passengers and seven crew members aboard, including 25 children. News reports called the crash the worst aviation disaster in Russian history. Putin declared Sunday a day of mourning […]
Israel Tear Gases 8-Month-Old Palestinian Infant to Death
Daily Israeli atrocities continue, Palestinians are being murdered daily – the latest victim an 8-month-old baby boy. The PA health ministry said Ramadan Mohammad Faisal Thawabta died from toxic tear gas inhalation – another victim of Israeli state terror. Since October 1, Israeli forces murdered 71 Palestinians in cold blood, including women (one pregnant), over […]
That Nifty Little Map of Taste Buds on the Tongue You Learned in School is all Wrong
Steven D. Munger, Ph.D, GuestWaking Times Taste receptors for salty, sweet, bitter and sour are found all over the tongue. Everybody has seen the tongue map – that little diagram of the tongue with different sections neatly cordoned off for different taste receptors. Sweet in the front, salty and sour on […]