The little spacecraft that could

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When you think of legendary voyages of discovery you probably think of Columbus and Magellan, or Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. But what may be the greatest journey of exploration mankind has ever undertaken is happening right now. It began in 1977 when NASA launched two spacecraft named Voyager […]

A team rebuilds after the ultimate loss

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Last November 28th, a professional soccer team from Chapeco, Brazil, boarded a flight for the biggest match in the club’s history. With a little luck and a lot of pluck, this team of no names and underdogs had made an unlikely climb to the pinnacle of soccer-mad South America. Then, […]

Mugabe still Zimbabwe president despite pressure to resign

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Sunday defied calls to quit immediately, saying he will preside over a ruling party congress in December in an announcement that could trigger impeachment proceedings in the parliament this week as well as more protests demanding his ouster. In a televised address, 93-year-old Mugabe […]

Reintroducing Yemeni coffee to America

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Connoisseurs swear this coffee from a far-off land is, well, good to the last drop. Very, VERY good. And as John Blackstone tells us, for the price, it better be: Coffee experts call it cupping — the standardized ritual for evaluating coffee beans.  “Cupping” samples of Yemeni coffee. CBS News […]

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe fired as ruling party chief

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Last Updated Nov 19, 2017 8:33 AM EST HARARE, Zimbabwe — Clinging to his now virtually powerless post, longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was fired as ruling party chief to cheers Sunday, and was set to discuss his expected exit with the army commander who put the world’s oldest head of […]