8/16/2019 We Turn Our Eyes First

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We turn our eyes frst -o course- to the tortoise-like state o North Korea, which this

week fred a barrage o short-range missiles o the Korean peninsula just hours

ater the UN imposed tougher sanctions on the country, in order to halt its nuclear

weapons program !he country"s leader Kim #ong-un has called or a state o nuclear

readiness $We are waiting or an order to annihilate the enemy,$ claims the state-

controlled media %any analysts ha&e dismissed 'yongyang$s statements as beingtypical o the country$s (saber-rattling(

)n other news *o e+ual importance the world had to sit down and take a pro&erbial

deep breath last aturday as .ownton /bbey star 0ugh 1onne&ille said he

suspected his late mother o being a spy or %)2

.onald !rump"s miraculous ability to manipulate the news cycle took an almost

hakespearean turn last 3riday4 when ater his worst news cycle yet *ater a debate

in 0ouston where 5ubio and 6ru7 deli&ered a bruising tag-team assault on .onald,

he managed to instantly change the con&ersation 8o&ernor 6hris 6hristies

endorsement o !rump both ended his bad news cycle, and sucked the o9ygen outo 5ubio"s moment in the spotlight, a&oiding a potential hiccup and propelling %r

 !rump back to the top o the news stand

:ooking to the stars now as a team at the Uni&ersity o 6aliornia has de&ised a real-

lie &ersion o the .eath tar rom tar Wars to protect the ;arth rom asteroids <

and say the technology to make it already e9ists !he un-manned satellite would

detect approaching space-rocks and use a high powered laser to heat one part o

the rock, causing it to emit gas and alter the asteroids direction- hopeully away

rom the ;arth )t"s technology that"s already been tested on ;arth, but there is a

catch < deploying the =.eath tar" successully would need plenty o warning )t

would take >? years or a @?kW laser to deAect an asteroid measuring >BCt wideDh dear