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Hopes that the Moon's South Pole has a vast hoard of ice that could be used to establish a lunar colony are sadly unfounded, a new study says. In 1994, radar echoes sent back in an experiment involving a US orbiter called Clementine appeared to show that a treasure trove of frozen water lay below the dust in craters near the lunar South Pole that were permanently shaded from the Sun. If so, such a find would be an invaluable boost to colonisation, as the ice could be used to provide water as well as hydrogen as fuel. NASA is...

Brian Boitano didn't take long to guess what the first question would be. His post-Olympic life has been full, with all of the stature and opportunities that a figure-skating gold medal can confer. But one thing has kept him in the public eye more than his ice shows or mentoring of Michelle Kwan ever could. "South Park" created a cartoon doppelganger and renewed his cult status...

Police: Woman ran over officer A trash hauling truck struck a utility pole on Route 18 in Weymouth early today, closing the main thoroughfare for the better part of the morning. The driver was not injured. (GREG DERR/The Patriot Ledger) By Patriot Ledger staff WEYMOUTH - A 25-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, accused of hitting a police officer with her car at the scene of an accident that tied up Route 18 all morning. Anna Gitlin, 25, of 21 Webster St., Weymouth, was due to be arraigned in Quincy District Court today. Police Lt. George Greenwood said...