House Republicans on Thursday approved spending $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus in a late-night vote called during a Democratic sit-in demanding a vote on gun control. President Obama had requested $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne disease, and Democrats called the House plan inadequate. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) said it was a "responsible compromise that can and should be signed into law."
Source: The Miami Herald, The Washington Post Philanthropist David Rubenstein is donating $18 million to refurbish the Lincoln Memorial, the National Park Service announced Monday. The money will go toward a new roof, cleaning of marble surfaces, and a new elevator to improve accessibility at the memorial, which accommodates seven million visitors per year. Rubenstein already has contributed millions to spruce up the Washington Monument and other icons. "Lincoln deserves to have his memorial in tip-top shape," Rubenstein said.
Source: Christian Science Monitor Among the 100 prospective Mars colonists, which hail from 40 countries, there are 33 US residents ranging in age from 19 to 60.
The American hopefuls come from all walks of life, including PhD students, engineers, artists, medical doctors, and even a singer and a workout trainer. Out of the 33 men and women vying for the honors of traveling to Mars, half a dozen are over the age of 50, including a married father of five. Mars One candidate Cody Reeder, 22, grew up on a remote ranch in Utah and currently works as a mechanic. In his mission profile, he writes that Mars will feel like home to him considering where he was brought up. Source: Dailymail Tom Clancy, whose complex, adrenaline-fueled military novels spawned a new genre of thrillers and made him one of the world’s best-known and best-selling authors, died on Tuesday in Baltimore. He was 66.
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