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He already thinks he hung it, so Donald Trump would be a natural leader for Jeb Bush's future moon colony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 6, 2014
After 16 years playing basketball for the WNBA, San Antonio Stars point guard Becky Hammon is moving on -- to the sidelines. To coach male players for the NBA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Astronomers have discovered a planet that appears to offer some of the most Earth-like conditions found anywhere in the galaxy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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By Megan Murphy and Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times, and Jeff Gerth, ProPublicaApr 16, 2012
In November 2001, the Bank of New York quietly transferred nearly $8 billion of its assets -- almost 10 percent of its holdings at the time -- to a trust in the small, business-friendly state of Delaware in a critical first step in setting up a tax shelter that has cost the government more than $1 billion in revenue in the past decade. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 6, 2011
Did you know that astronomers have found a bunch of potential "Earth 2.0" candidate planets scattered around the universe? More than 2,000 in fact, and one in particular, which NASA dubbed Kepler 22-b after the supercharged telescope that spotted it, spins around its own sun just 600 light-years away. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2011
European astronomers said Monday that they may have found a celestial body with the right characteristics to host life: a "Goldilocks" planet circling a star at a distance that is not too hot, not too cold, but just right for liquid water to exist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2011
Scientists say that, for the first time, they have witnessed a black hole swallowing a distant star. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2011
What happens when planetary bodies go rogue? Well, that's one universal mystery that scientists didn't actually know of until a team of Japanese researchers claimed to have found 10 such free-range roamers -- and what's more, they might be shockingly common in space. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 24, 2011
She was a bona fide movie star by age 12, thanks to a horsey little number called "National Velvet," but it's safe to say that Elizabeth Taylor was able to avoid the curse of the child actor, given the countless memorable screen moments she produced over the next 50 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Deanne Stillman / TruthdigAug 27, 2010
A couple of days after I arrived in Tucson, there came a party invitation The public was invited to the top of Mount Lemmon for a viewing of the annual Perseid showers, a breathtaking display of shooting stars While I generally brake for sand, I also hit the road for star parties. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 18, 2008
John McCain took the opportunity Tuesday to criticize Barack Obama for consorting with celebrities at a Democratic fund drive in Hollywood that night, but McCain had apparently forgotten about his own celeb-attended fundraiser in Beverly Hills last month. McCain supporter Wilford Brimley has yet to comment on this grievous oversight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2008
Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Nicole Kidman are now personae non gratae in Rome, according to the Italian capital's new mayor, Gianni Alemanno, a former fascist who thinks American stars shouldn't be hyped at Rome's annual film festival at the expense of Italian actors and directors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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