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Marlborough Filmmaker Will Fly To Space As Crew Member Of First Civilian Mission To Moon
A filmmaker from Marlborough will be part of the first-ever civilian mission to orbit the moon. Brendan Hall, a documentary filmmaker, was selected out of over one million artists and creatives to be a crew member of the "dearMoon" mission, which will make a month-long journey to the moon and back using a SpaceX rocket later in 2023. The idea for the project came from Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, who purchased the seats aboard the rocket for eight other crew members. Hall's films have focused on telling stories in remote parts of the world such as Siberia and the Amazon rainfor…
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Elephant Is Not A Person: NY Court Decides Furthest-Advancing Animal Rights Case In US History
The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that an elephant at the Bronx Zoo is not a "legal person," rejecting a nonprofit organization's argument that the animal is being unlawfully imprisoned. The court announced its ruling in the Nonhuman Rights Project vs. James J. Breheny on Tuesday, June 14. According to the court's ruling, petitioner Nonhuman Rights Project argued that Breheny, director of the Bronx Zoo, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, the organization that operates the zoo, had unlawfully confined an Asian elephant named Happy at the zo…
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This Locale Is Named Connecticut's Best Winter Destination
Here's the best place in Connecticut to visit in the winter, according to a new ranking. The website 24/7 Wall St. has named Stonington borough the best Connecticut destination in its list of the best winter destinations in all 50 states. The borough is located in the town of Stonington in New London County. To create the list, the site used information from lists across a number of websites, including Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic and more. According to the report, the borough is filled with quaint locations to visit in the wintertime, including shops and…
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Tiny Goldfish Dumped In Lakes Are Growing To Football Size As Officials Issue Warning
Do not release your pet goldfish in lakes or ponds. That's what officials are saying after a huge goldfish was recently pulled from a Minnesota lake, an issue that has been seen across the United States in recent years. National Geographic said while a goldfish typically weighs just 0.2 to 0.6 pounds, they can weigh more than five pounds in the wild, CBS News reported. "They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants," the City of Burnsville, Minnesota, tweeted on Friday, July 9. In recent years, huge g…