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Water flows freely on the surface of Mars. Wait, what? In recent months, NASA’s Curiosity rover has confirmed that Mars, millions of years ago, used to be covered in free-flowing rivers. According to some new imagery from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and analysis by Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona, however, it appears that water still flows on the ...

Valve made its first shot across the game console bow, releasing SteamOS to the masses and shipping its promised 300 Steam Machine beta kits to lucky recipients. The recipients have been nice enough to capture unboxings for the rest of us, as well as divulge the console’s specs, and test out some games. How does the first official Steam Machine ...

Oliver Love was convicted duck thief, while Ms Cerney was arrested for being drunk and disorderly [SWNS] Photographed in Bath, the Victorian rogues’ gallery includes one criminal bizarrely dressed as a knight and scores of other villains from various walks of life. The collection of convicts ranges from people charged with manslaughter to a man sentenced to hard labour for ...

SEBASTIAN WILLNOW/AFP/Getty Images Though long vilified by critics, Kiss (L-R) Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley have finally been rewarded for their populist brand of three chord rock — with a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gets a strong Noo Yawk accent this year. Its induction ceremony will ...

Kiichiro Sato/AP Not so clean? The Food and Drug Administration said there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks. After more than 40 years of study, the federal government said Monday it has no evidence that the anti-bacterial chemicals ...

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine Jackson (center) is seeking a new wrongful death trial because the verdict form and instructions the jury received were flawed, her lawyers say. Katherine Jackson wants a do-over of her failed wrongful death trial because the verdict form and instructions given to the jury were totally off the wall, new documents obtained ...

Courtesy Douglas Elliman A massive, walk-in closet in the loft in Williamsburg’s Gretsch Building that is selling for a potential Brooklyn record $ 6.5 million Locals have been complaining about the Manhattanization of Williamsburg for years, and now the hip neighborhood even has the real estate prices to match. A massive loft at the Gretsch Building along Broadway has just ...

Susan Walsh/AP Actor Sean Penn testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington May 20 before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing as he advocates for  American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom after two years in Bolivian detention. After spending more than two years in prison, a man from Brooklyn who was never charged with any ...

Matt Rourke/AP Army head coach Rich Ellerson is fired after a 3-9 season. Army fired coach Rich Ellerson on Sunday after five seasons at West Point and no victories against Navy. Army athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a statement released by the school that Ellerson was notified that he would not be retained about 24 hours after the Black ...

Sometimes movie executives make decisions so obviously bone-headed, it leaves one wondering if these people consult actual humans before making product decisions. In this case, Disney has decided to yank certain movies off the shelf right in time for Christmas. If the House of Mouse was simply opting not to sell movies digitally, that would be one thing. What it’s ...