NASA Astronaut, 1st to Fly Untethered in Space, Dies at 80

NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80.

He was famously photographed in 1984 flying with a hefty spacewalker's jetpack, alone in the cosmic blackness above a blue Earth. He traveled more than 300 feet away from the space shuttle Challenger during the spacewalk.

“The iconic photo of Bruce soaring effortlessly in space has inspired generations of Americans to believe that there is no limit to the human potential,” Sen. John McCain said in a statement. The Arizona Republican and McCandless were classmates at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Diet rich in apples and tomatoes may help repair lungs of ex-smokers, study suggests

A study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found the natural decline in lung function over a 10-year period was slower among former smokers with a diet high in tomatoes and fruits, especially apples, suggesting certain components in these foods might help restore lung damage caused by smoking.

The researchers found that adults who on average ate more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruit a day had a slower decline in lung function compared to those who ate less than one tomato or less than one portion of fruit a day, respectively. The researchers inquired about other dietary sources such as dishes and processed foods containing fruits and vegetables (e.g. tomato sauce) but the protective effect was only observed in fresh fruit and vegetables.

Argentina submarine: Police raid navy and German company offices

Argentine police have raided navy shipyards as a probe into repair irregularities deepens. One of the two German companies implicated in the sub's repairs, Ferrostaal, has also had its local offices searched.
Argentine police searched through navy headquarters and state-run shipyard offices on Wednesday in a bid to investigate the disappearance of a submarine last month.
A judge ordered the searches to help probe alleged irregularities with repairs on the German-built submarine.
The searches came after the navy appeared to implicate two German companies Ferrostaal and Hawker, for electrical repair problems with the submarine. Argentine authorities on Wednesday also searched the Buenos Offices of Ferrostaal.
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Ukraine arrests official who doubled as 'agent of Russian intelligence'

Ukraine's state security service (SSU) on Thursday arrested a government official they claim was doubling as an "agent of Russian intelligence." The official formed part of Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman'sinner circle, according to authorities.
"Together with the Security Service of Ukraine, an official in the government's secretariat was found to be working for a long time in the interests of the enemy state. He was detained," Groysman said in a post on Facebook.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian authorities are aware of the arrest, "but we have no information," reported state-owned TASS news agency.
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Authorities did not provide a name or position for the suspect, but local media reported that Stanislav Yezhov, the premier's assistant, had been detained a day earlier.
Yezhov reportedly accompanied Groysman on all international trips during his time as assistant, and previously worked in the president's office and the Ukrainian embassy in the US. Ukraine's state security service said he had been recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

Notorious female gang members share a selfie before gruesomely stabbing a girl from rival gang to death

Police in Brazil are searching for three Notorious female gang members who gruesomely stabbed a girl from a suspected rival gang to death.

The unidentified women gangsters who are currently on the run, like to take Selfies before committing their crimes, including recording and live streaming their horror acts on social media.
In the footage released by the Brazilian authorities, with the hope of finding the notorious killers, one of the members is seen stuffing clothes into their victim's mouth, before she and another member began to stab her repeatedly, while the third woman filmed the horror scene.

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These Canned Foods Are Destroying Your Health — Avoid Them at All Costs

it’s pretty amazing how many foods we’ve preserved in a can over the years. The usual suspects, such as tuna fish, beans, and soup, probably come to mind first and foremost. But if you peruse your local grocery store aisles, there are hundreds of cans left and right. You might have even popped open a can of food to add to a meal today and didn’t even think twice about it.
Canned foods certainly have their place. But not every canned food is good for you. There are plenty that sound convenient and tasty but are truly horrible for your health. Let’s take a quick look at 11 canned foods that are destroying your health (No. 6 might be too tasty to give up). We’ll also take a brief look at which canned foods are actually good for you.