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German police perform CPR on Chihuahua

No job is too small for Hamburg police. Officers in the German city found themselves having to perform CPR on a Chihuahua last week after a distraught girl came rushing into a police station saying her pet had stopped breathing after she accidentally dropped it. New Formula Starts Relieving Pain… Read More

Biden sends troops back to Afghanistan

Just weeks before the U.S. is officially scheduled to end its war in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is rushing 3,000 fresh troops back to the Kabul airport. The administration says the Marines and soldiers will help to evacuate the U.S. Embassy. The move highlights the stunning speed of a Taliban… Read More

Japan mayor apologizes for biting athlete’s gold medal

A Japanese mayor apologized Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final. Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura had praised pitcher Miu Goto during the Aug. 4 visit, but his eyes were glued to… Read More

Asteroid hitting Earth? There’s good news and bad news…

The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought. But don’t be alarmed: Scientists reported Wednesday that the odds are still… Read More

Despite widespread fears, Tokyo mostly accepts Olympics

When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic in Japan, the majority of the host nation was in opposition, with Emperor Naruhito dropping the word “celebrating” from his opening declaration of welcome. But once the Games got underway and local media switched to covering Japanese athletes’ “medal rush,” many… Read More

K-Pop star busted in prostitute scandal

A South Korean military court sentenced disgraced K-pop star Seungri to three years in prison on Thursday for crimes including providing prostitutes to foreign businessmen. What eggs do to senior brains [Sponsored] The Defense Ministry said the former member of the boy band Big Bang was also fined 1.15 billion… Read More

Space ship delivers pizza… to outer space!?

Northrop Grumman’s latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven. The company’s Cygnus cargo ship rocketed away from Virginia’s eastern shore Tuesday. It should reach the International Space Station on Thursday. Sponsored: What Calcium Does To Your Heart The 8,200-pound (3,700-kilogram) shipment includes fresh apples, tomatoes and kiwi, along with… Read More

Wandering elephants giving Chinese officials a headache

An elephant herd that fascinated locals and people around the world by making a yearlong journey into urbanized southwest China, raiding farms and even a retirement home for food, appears finally to be headed home. Local authorities have deployed trucks, workers and drones to monitor the elephants, evacuated roads for… Read More

Would you pretend to live on Mars… for a whole year?

Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. That’s a… Read More