Sunday, October 6, 2013

Let's Do The News! (October 6, 2013)

The big science today...

- US Government Shutdown is now on its 5th day and Congress and President Barack Obama have yet to negotiate an end to the government shutdown

- The Olympic flame for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games has been handed over to the Russians at a ceremony in Athens, Greece.

- New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez sues the Major League Baseball over the doping scandal since they suspend him for 211 games from August through 2014 for doping offences. Rodriguez appealed the ban and continued to play until the season ender.

- Happy 50th birthday to the Chevrolet Malibu!

- The second chapter of The Hobbit, titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, may not hit theaters until mid-December 2013 but here's the trailer of the said film. Yes, Martin Freeman returns as protagonist Bilbo Baggins and he's facing off against a dragon named Smaug (surprisingly voiced by Sherlock lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch).



- The folks from Rays of Sunshine posted a clip of Top Gear's Richard Hammond granting a wish of a little girl suffered from a certain illness to ride with him on a pink-colored Lamborghini sportscar.



TTFN!

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