NASA believes the planet orbiting the nearest star to Earth could be an ocean-covered body and may be habitable, VOA News reported Wednesday. The rocky Proxima b, which orbits Proxima Centauri, appears to be in the so-called Goldilocks zone, meaning the planet could have liquid water on its surface, the report said ... This is normally done during transit, when the planet passes in front of its star....
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has hit a broad swathe of central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday ... There were no immediate reports of damage ... – AP. . . ....
Qayyarah Airfield, Iraq (CNN)US military officials expect that senior leaders of ISIS may try to flee Mosul, the capital of ISIS' self-styled caliphate in Iraq, as their control of the city comes under attack from Iraqi forces, backed by the US. ISIS leaders will likely take women and children as human shields, or will pose as refugees leaving the battle for the city, according to those officials ... Read More. ISIS under attack ... Replay ... ....
The Spanish foreign ministry said Russian military officials have withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the port of Ceuta for refueling, BBCNews reported Wednesday.Because the request has been withdrawn, the report said, they have therefore been cancelled.NATO allies have put pressure on Spain to not allow refueling Russian warships ......
While the issue of racism gains more coverage in the U.S., some are forming groups to help discuss matters in their local communities using a known approach through Racists Anonymous, according to CBSNews... So I think people are coming to a place of discovery,” Buford said ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
According to wildlife experts, consuming the cooked flesh of the lizard or drinking its blood cures arthritis, muscular pains and is also considered an aphrodisiac. Dr Vaishali Lokhande of Apollo Hospital claimed that, "The blood being consumed raw may lead to GI tract infection and of course the medicinal values of the flesh and blood was ......
With Halloween right aound the corner, CareerBuilder has released a new feasibility study that has determined which of the 53 largest cities in the nation would have the best chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse. The study gauges survival rates based on concentration of occupational skills and industries ... When a standard, flesh-eating virus is released on the nation, cities were scored on eight different factors in four categories ... ....
PUNE ... Arshi had Rs 20,000 in cash in the bag and thus fought back ... Later, they told her that his associate Krishna had promised her to a decoy client, essentially suggesting that she was in the flesh trade ... "Arshi is being framed in all this ... Why would she book a room in her own name if she was there to be part of flesh trade? Also, how did the cops send her to a rescue home without any court orders? There are way too many loopholes."...
Online prostitution cases, which are on the rise in the Capital Region, have become challenge for the police to crack ... Surprisingly, the local police are in the dark about the online prostitution, and booked cases only when the victims approached them ... The organiser was collecting Rs ... The investigation officers are trying to know on how many were involved in the flesh trade by seizing the mobile phones from the victims and the accused ... ....
Renton, Wash. • The Seattle Seahawks released veteran running back C.J. Spiller on Wednesday and signed fullback Will Tukuafu. Spiller was signed on Sept. 28 but became expendable after the return of rookie C.J. Prosise, who was targeted to be Seattle’s third-down running back from the start of the season but was sidelined after the season opener by a broken bone in his hand ... 2. He had j... ....
Frisco, Texas • Tony Romo participated in throwing drills at practice Wednesday for the first time since the Dallas quarterback broke a bone in his back in a preseason game at Seattle in August. The 36-year-old Romo worked in several individual drills in shorts and a T-shirt with his teammates in full pads. While he almost certainly won’t play against Philadelphia on Sunday, it’s the biggest step in his latest return from injury ... ....
A dead male blue whale — the largest animal in the world — washed ashore Wednesday at Thornton State Beach in Daly City. Veterinarians with the Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences will go to the beach Thursday to conduct a necropsy, collect tissues and bones, and try to determine what caused the whale to die. The center was alerted to the whale, floating roughly a quarter mile from the shore, about noon Wednesday ... ....
Ben Simmons hasn't set a timetable for his return from a broken bone in his right foot after his Philadelphia coach Brett Brown last week said he hoped the Australian would make his NBA debut in January ... ....
FRISCO, Texas — Tony Romo participated in throwing drills at practice Wednesday for the first time since the Cowboys quarterback broke a bone in his back in a preseason game at the Seahawks in August ... ....