• Braves rookie catcher takes long strange road to major league glory

  Atlanta Braves pinch hitter Evan Gattis (24) celebrates after putting his team ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Atlanta. (John ...

• Mana candidate true man of the people

  New Mana candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Te Hamua Nikora, says he is a different breed of politician who can engage young Maori with political issues and be a true man of the people. "I'm different in that I've never been a politician but I've been politically thinking my whole life. I'm different in that I dress the same, I walk the same and I talk the same as the people on the coalface," he said ...

• Star Wars Lego Model Is Worlds Largest

  The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City. The model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter - the largest Lego model ever built - was given its public debut on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan ...

• Pittsburgh on the Hudson Wrong city in NY City campaign logo

  Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on ...

• Hubble telescope gives new view of iconic cosmic object

  NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a new twist on the Ring Nebula, a cosmic object so iconic it's a popular illustration for astronomy books. Hubble has revealed the true shape of the nebula, the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star, the space agency reported Thursday. The nebula's apparent ring shape is a result of perspective but the Hubble images ...

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