News Bits!
- The ancient mammoth may roam again thanks to a Canadian team of scientists. By extracting mammoth DNA from frozen specimens scientists can……hey, wait, isn't this the plot in Jurassic Park?
- Abandoned Hezbollah positions in Lebanon have revealed their use of Syrian-made rockets.
- Have you noticed an increase in the amount of graffiti in Austin? You're not seeing things.
- Republican Ben Bentzin is withdrawing from the race for state representative in District 48, which covers western Travis County. His decision could leave Democratic candidate Donna Howard without any Republican competition.
- NASA has "misplaced" the original recordings of the July 20,1969 moon landing, but they have yet to check with the Hollywood studio where they originally recorded the production.
- According to U.S. professor Barry Popkin, the world now has more fat people than hungry people. Could the increase in weight throw the earth off its axis?
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