My News Roundups
Short summaries of the top global news. Casey Parks has contributed 7, including:
Nine pound conjoined twin girls born in southwestern China
The twins, born Thursday, May 5, have two heads and share a single body. Having two spines, two esophaguses but share other vital organs lead doctors to believe it would be almost impossible to separate them.
Jesus' crucifixion nails surface in Israel just in time for Easter
Although he is not certain, Israeli filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici claims to have found the nails used for Jesus' crucifixion. Further research must be conducted to determine the legitimacy of these claims.
Eighteen hundred smuggled lizards seized at checkpoint in Southern Thailand
The monitor lizards, valued at an estimated $60,000 for their meat, were found stored in trucks on their way to the capital. The culprits face up to four years in jail and a $1,300 fine.
World's most flown spaceship returns home
At 27 years old, NASA's oldest spaceship, the Discovery, landed Wednesday in Florida. The Discovery, now past its useful life, holds the all-time world record for spaceships of 39 missions in 27 years.
US exchange student from California found dead in Spain
10 days after he went missing, 22-year-old Austin Bice's body was discovered in the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain. The cause of death is still unclear as the autopsy has yet to be conducted.
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