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2nd deadly crash prompts worries over Boeing’s 737 MAX 8

After 2nd deadly crash, questions raised about the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes

“Let's Go Star Hopping” August 27 - September 2nd 1 Min

Star Gazers #18-35M 1 minute Aug 27 - Sept 2, 2018 “Let's Go Star Hopping”

The rate of new coronavirus cases spreading into new regions from its epicenter in Asia is illustrated by a graph from the World Health Organization.

Coronavirus: 100,000 More Cases Reported Worldwide In Less Than 2 Weeks

More than 200,000 people so far have been reported to have the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The first 100,000 were reported over more than three months; the rest got it in just 12 days.

German demonstrators used crime scene tape and replica guns to draw attention to a trial over Heckler & Koch's deal that sent G36 rifles to several Mexican states that were under a ban. The company was ordered to pay a large fine on Thursday. The photos above show images of Mexican students believed to have been killed with the weapons.

Heckler & Koch Fined $4.2 Million Over Assault Rifle Sales In Mexico

A court in Germany ruled that Heckler & Koch broke the law when it allowed some 4,500 G36 assault rifles to reach Mexican states where drug cartel violence had prompted a ban on such deals.

Australian Town Misses Its Sesquicentennial By 3 Years

Charleville was preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary next year. Researchers wanted to know which day the town was founded in 1868. The answer? It was not 1868. It was in 1865.