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How Dangerous Are Dirty Bombs?

June 12, 2002
Science and military experts disagree somewhat on the potential devastation that would be caused by the explosion of a dirty bomb, like the kind the accused al-Qaeda terrorist Abdullah al Mujahir was allegedly planning to build. They all agree that... continued

TWA Flight 800 Video Now Available

June 12, 2002
On May 18 Dreamland, Roger Aronoff gave us the inside information about the crash of TWA Flight 800 and told us about his award-winning video, which no television network or cable channel has been willing to show. This video is... continued

New Cellphones: Thin, Wind-Up, Used as Bugs

June 12, 2002
Your next cellphone may not look anything like the one you have now?no matter which phone service you use. A new cellphone will be available soon that?s as thin as a piece of paper?so thin, you can keep it in... continued

Criminal Chimp

June 11, 2002
A criminal chimpanzee is leading the London police on a wild chase, after breaking into apartments and stealing cell phones and other valuable equipment. The police received reports of two burglaries at separate addresses in east London. A Scotland Yard... continued

Drugs, Booze, Bad Temper: It?s All in the Genes

June 11, 2002
Don?t blame yourself for your bad behavior, blame it on your genes. A lot of things that go wrong in life can be traced back to our genetic make-up. Scientists have found that if you have a commonly-found mutation in... continued

Mysterious Rash Returns

June 11, 2002
A mysterious rash has struck mainly young girls at schools across the nation since September 11. A recent New York Times Sunday magazine story said that no medical cause has been found for any of these rashes and researchers now... continued

FBI Prevented Dirty Bombing of D.C.

June 11, 2002
The FBI have captured Abdullah Al Muhajir, a U.S. citizen with ties to al-Quaeda, who planned to explode a radioactive ?dirty bomb? in Washington, D.C. FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bomb plot was still in the "discussion stage." Al... continued

New Capitol Bldg.Will Have Retractable Dome

June 10, 2002
Taxpayers beware: Major renovations are being planned for the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., which include a retractable dome. The new building will have more bathrooms and better parking. "Don't get us wrong: We love the drafty old building," says... continued

Painkillers May Stop Bones From Healing

June 10, 2002
When we have a broken bone, do we have to suffer in order to heal? Despite the advances of modern medicine, maybe we do. "It's time to tell the public," says Thomas Einhorn, an orthopedic surgeon at Boston University Medical... continued

Crescent Eclipse at Sunset June 10

June 10, 2002
Go outside and look up at the sky tonight at twilight. You?ll see a solar eclipse and the Sun will look like a crescent, caused by the moon passing in front of the Sun. Depending on where you live in... continued