Kelly Asbury dies at 60: twice Oscar-nominated director directed Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron The Texas native died Friday morning at his Los Angeles home of complications from abdominal cancer. Asbury’s work directing and voicing characters in Shrek 2 helped make the sequel a massive box office …
Read More »Texas real estate agents will refer to “master bedrooms” as “primaries” on home sales listings.
Texas real estate agents will refer to ‘master rooms’ as ‘primary’ on home sales lists due to old terminological references to slavery The Houston Association of Realtors has quietly decided to remove the use of the word “master” from their sales listings and replace it with “main” The change came …
Read More »NASA describes a plan to use steam robots to explore icy moons
One day, a fleet of steam robots could be used to explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn “leaping giant across their frozen landscapes.” Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are developing small soccer ball-sized spherical robots equipped with steam thrusters for future exploration. If they ever move beyond the …
Read More »Man shot in Springfield, Illinois, Bunn-O-Matic warehouse
Gunman, 48, is found dead in his car hours after fatally shooting two co-workers and injuring one at the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Illinois. Michael L. Collins was identified as the gunman by police on Friday afternoon. The 48-year-old man opened fire at a Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Springfield Two male workers, …
Read More »Portland is ‘war zone’ during violent night of protests against police
Portland becomes a “war zone” as shops are looted, anti-police protesters set fire to a compound, and police use tear gas during the violent night of demonstrations Protesters try to create an ‘autonomous zone’ outside the Portland Police Bureau North Precinct Thursday night Police officers used tear gas to disperse …
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