news stories- eris gets snubbed, sex in the church
This story barely even mentions Eris. What an unoriginal snub.
Pluto Now Called a Plutoid
Meanwhile, back on Mars:
Mars Soil Sample Finally Delivered to Phoenix Instrument
Pirates attack cattle ship bound for Western Australia
Pirates attack Cameroonian military convoy in Bakassi
Will piracy never be sunk?
Piracy is as old as seafaring and even ancient states suffered from this evil. Julius Caesar was probably one its most famous victims. Captured in the Aegean Sea in 75 BC, he was released for the princely ransom of 50 talents (the pirates had only asked for twenty, but Caesar insisted he was worth more), and promised his captors to come back and execute them, which he promptly did.
Danger Room debunks activist folklore:
Protesters Panic Over ‘Crap Cannon’
An Italian couple who were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being said have repented and made peace with the local bishop.
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Their lawyer said they had been drinking all night and realized they had gone too far.
OK, real news some other time.
