Experts say space junk burning through atmosphere happens frequently

Edit Deseret News 29 Jul 2016
It’s going to hit Beaver ... "The biggest rocket that China has and this top two-thirds piece is what came back down to Earth and basically flew through our skies last night, and I say ‘our’ meaning basically western northern America,” explained Patrick Wiggins, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to Utah ... Space junk or space debris falls to Earth quite often, but usually in remote areas, experts say....

We Hereby Nominate Emanuel Cleaver’s “She Won’t Stay Throwed” as HRC’s New Slogan

Edit Slate 29 Jul 2016
Jackson, Cleaver says, used to lose to his friend Jim Brown in wrestling 3 out of 4 times, even though wrestling matches are supposed to be best of 2 out of 3 ... “Now here’s a warning to those who might be tempted to spend the next four years trying to knock Hillary Clinton down ... “They threw her down as the first lady, but she didn’t stay throwed! They threw her down as a U.S ...You better listen to me—I said she won’t stay throwed!”....

UFO Shot Down By Jet Fighter Over South Africa: Crash Video Surfaces Of Reported Incident

Edit Inquisitr 29 Jul 2016
As Enstars notes, though, “What was particularly interesting about the alleged UFO footage was the claim that the spacecraft seemed to have been shot down by an African fighter jet.” ... UFO Sightings also offers a disclaimer to the video ... More recently, though, an Indian SU-30 jet fighter reportedly shot down a UFO over the Pakistan border in February, according to the Mirror ... UFO Shot Down By Jet Fighter Over South Africa....

Helen Aguirre Ferré steps down as chair of Miami Dade College board

Edit The Miami Herald 29 Jul 2016
Aguirre Ferré, 58, took the RNC gig in early June and faced calls to step down from immigration reform activist groups and the head of the Miami-Dade Republican Party ... She insists that her decision to step down was not due to a perceived conflict of interest but because of a busy travel schedule with the Republican Party that prevents her from being in Miami....
photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy
Maj. Tammy Duckworth, who was recently nominated by President Barack Obama as the assistant secretary of public and intergovernmental affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs, listens as Gen. Craig McKinley, chief, National Guard Bureau, introduces her as the keynote speaker during the National Guard Bureau's "Women Taking the Lead" event held in recognition of Women's History Month in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Duckworth, a helicopter pilot with the Illinois Army National Guard, lost both legs while deployed to Iraq in 2004 when the helicopter she was piloting came under rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire. She spoke of her experiences in Iraq and those she served with.

Rep. Duckworth to Trump: I didn't serve my country 'so you could invite Russia to ...

Edit Politico 29 Jul 2016
Tammy Duckworth, a military veteran, had her own take down for Trump’s widely criticized invitation to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails ... so you could invite Russia to interfere with it. You are not fit to be the commander in chief.”....

Washington Post: Reporter barred from entering Pence event

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 29 Jul 2016
The Washington Post said reporter Jose DelReal was turned down for a credential before the rally and tried to enter through general admission ... The Post says the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department verified DelReal had no phone after patting him down, but DelReal still was denied entry by private security staff....

Each child born in State carries Rs. 40,000 debt: Duraimurugan

Edit The Hindu 29 Jul 2016
15,000” referring to the overall debt then ... While all States have fiscal deficit, they are taking efforts to bring it down,” Mr ... “When other States are able to reduce, it leads to questions about Tamil Nadu’s ability to bring the deficit down ... ‘When other States cut deficit, questions are raised about Tamil Nadu’s ability to bring the deficit down’....

Each child born in State carries Rs. 40,000 debt, says Duraimurugan

Edit The Hindu 29 Jul 2016
15,000” referring to the overall debt then ... While all States have fiscal deficit, they are taking efforts to bring it down,” Mr ... “When other States are able to reduce, it leads to questions about Tamil Nadu’s ability to bring the deficit down ... ‘When other States cut deficit, questions are raised about Tamil Nadu’s ability to bring the deficit down’....

The Latest: Wisconsin official says police let reporter in

Edit Springfield News-Sun 29 Jul 2016
The Latest on a Washington Post reporter being denied entrance to a campaign stop by Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence (all times local). ... Misko says two deputies patted the reporter down after he missed a security sweep and they were asked to do so by event staff ... The newspaper says Post reporter Jose DelReal was turned down for a credential before the rally and tried to enter through general admission....

$2.30 for gas: Cheap summer blend like 'last-season clothes at Nordstrom'

Edit Orange County Register 29 Jul 2016
Expect long lines at Costco and Berri Brothers this weekend as the chains offer gas around $2.30 a gallon. Orange County’s average gas price Thursday was $2.80 a gallon, down 7 cents in a week and 17 cents in a month. The price is down $1.35... ....

Duval School Board approves slightly smaller budget, lower tax rate

Edit The Florida Times Union 29 Jul 2016
Duval’s School Board Thursday voted on a $1.695 billion budget, down 2 percent, or $40.6 million, from last year’s $1.73 billion budget. The board approved lowering the millage rate for county property owners to 6.8020 mills, down from last year’s rate of 7.117. The new millage rate will generate $393.45 million from local taxpayers for school operations, compared to the $393.14 million raised last year. Members Lead Photo.  ... ....

CITU call to avert HOCL closure

Edit The Hindu 29 Jul 2016
... State government intervention to thwart the Union government’s move to close down Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd....

WATCH: Rev. Barber dares right-wing to go nuts: ‘Jesus was a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew” at DNC

Edit Raw Story 29 Jul 2016
The legendary civil rights activist behind the “Moral Monday,” Rev. William Barber just laid down some hard truth at the Democratic National Convention that right-wing evangelicals aren’t going to like at all. Barber’s speech brought down some hard truth about equality, worki... ....
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