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5 killed in helicopter crash in U.S. state of New Mexico

HOUSTON - Muslimchronicle

U.S. New Mexico State Police said Thursday that five people were killed and one severely injured in the helicopter crash in Raton, about 280 km northeast of Santa Fe, the state's capital city. The police said the six people were on board when the helicopter crashed in the mountains near the New Mexico-Colorado border Wednesday evening. Investigators believed the helicopterRead more

McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Bruce McCandless, an astronaut who was the first to fly untethered from his spacecraft in a gripping scene watched around the world, has died at the age of 80, NASA announced on its website. The US space agency did not give the cause of death on Thursday for the longtime resident of the western state of Colorado. The son andRead more

Chastain on the rise and fall of Hollywood's 'poker princess'

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Jessica Chastain struggled initially to relate to Molly Bloom, the former ski champion turned "poker princess" hostess to the rich and famous at Hollywood's most exclusive high stakes card tables. It wasn't until Chastain met Tinseltown's goddess of gambling as part of her research into playing Bloom in upcoming biopic "Molly's Game" that she began to understand the high-rolling impresario's motivations.Read more

Three dead in Colorado Walmart store shooting: police

Washington - Muslimchronicle

A man suspected of walking into a Walmart store in Colorado and "nonchalantly" shooting to death two men and a woman has been arrested, police said Thursday. The seemingly random shooting Wednesday in Thornton, Colorado comes a month after a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. Police identified the suspect inRead more

'Get out,' Air Force general tells bigots on campus

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The head of the US Air Force Academy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to bigots after the discovery of racist graffiti on campus, telling them: "You need to get out." "If you're outraged by those words, then you're in the right place," Lieutenant General Jay Silveria said in an address to cadets, faculty and staff at the academy in ColoradoRead more

Veggie dinosaurs also liked a shellfish snack

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Some dinosaurs may not have been the strict vegetarians that palaeontologists thought they were. New analysis of fossilised dinosaur dung suggests some herbivorous dinosaurs may have also eaten crustaceans, according to a new study published Thursday in the Nature journal Scientific Reports. The egg-laying creatures may have turned to the snack when they were breeding and in need of extraRead more

Taylor Swift donates to assault victims after groping win

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Pop star Taylor Swift has made good on her pledge to support groups that help sexual assault victims following her victory in a Colorado groping trial this week. The 27-year-old Fearless singer made what officials described as a generous donation to the US Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is to educate, support and campaign on sexual violence issues. “Joyful Heart is honouredRead more

Should springing of US terrorism convicts be a cause for alarm?

US - Muslimchronicle

Dozens of convicts serving time in US prisons for terrorism-related offenses are due to be released in the next several years, raising the question whether that’s something Americans should fear. There’s no easy answer. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States has worked aggressively to foil attacks and has imprisoned hundreds of people who joined or helped militant groups.Read more

Michael Dell takes long view with 'Dell 2.0'

Aspen - AFP

His first company became the world's largest maker of personal computers. Now Michael Dell says he is building a broader technology firm with similar ambitions. Dell Technologies is the result of the private buyout of the original Dell computer firm, bolstered by the massive $67 billion deal for computer storage firm EMC and other software and services acquisitions. Interviewed atRead more

Study points to lactate as key driver of cancer

San Francisco - Arab Today

A professor with University of California, Berkeley, is on a research team that paints lactate in a more sinister light -- as a key driver in the development and spread of cancer. George Brooks, a renown researcher of the complex, often misunderstood molecule, spent two years working with Inigo San Millan, director of the sports performance department and physiology laboratoryRead more