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South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real
MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon 's recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers' personal and professional reputations, according to a defamation lawsuit.Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, sergeants in the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, filed the lawsuit in Miami federal court earlier this month against Artists Equity, a film production company owned by Affleck and Damon. Court filings don't say how much the officers are suing for, but the civil... Read More
A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness.The homes were flattened just hours earlier as storms spawned at least three tornadoes across the bottom half of Mississippi, injuring a dozen at the trailer park in the rural community of Bogue Chitto.
Lemley had no idea where the kitten was, but he was determined to find it. After a few minutes, the meowing stopped, and Lemley feared the worst.
Then, five minutes later, he heard it again.
A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmarâs war-scarred gemstone heartland
BANGKOK (AP) — Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2 kilograms, or 4.8 pounds), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry that has recently experienced intense fighting in the country’s wide-ranging civil war.
According to a report from the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the newly found... Read More
Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles
WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of fast-growing kelp — part of what was once a government-funded initiative to develop sustainable biofuels for American transport.Electricity from solar and wind energy can power cars, however ships and aircraft largely run on liquid fuels made with a large percentage of oil or gasoline. When burned, those emit carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Biofuel,... Read More
Top Stories in Offbeat News
- South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real
- A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue
- A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmarâs war-scarred gemstone heartland
- Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles
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