The Tour de France loves castles. Not a day passes without the TV cameras zooming in on one of the country’s magnificent châteaux along the race route. But one chateaux buyer found that owning a castle isn’t so easy. (July 15)
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Owning a French castle: not what it seems
The Tour de France loves castles. Not a day passes without the TV cameras zooming in on one of the country’s magnificent châteaux along the race route. But one chateau buyer found that owning a castle isn’t so easy. (July 15)
Apollo 11 controller was lone woman in sea of men
Amid the room full of men inside NASA’s firing room for the liftoff of Apollo 11 sat JoAnn Morgan. Morgan, 78, who began working for NASA in 1958 while in college, made her prime-time debut as the first female launch controller on July 16, 1969. (July 15)
Apollo 11 controller was lone woman in sea of men
Amid the room full of men inside NASA’s firing room for the liftoff of Apollo 11 sat JoAnn Morgan. Morgan, 78, who began working for NASA in 1958 while in college, made her prime-time debut as the first female launch controller on July 16, 1969. (July 15)
AP Source: Westbrook going to Rockets for Paul
A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and draft picks. The move will reunite Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden. (July 12)
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Auto workers want bigger slice of profits
Contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers are kicking off with the union taking a far less conciliatory stance than past years (July 15)
Auto workers want bigger slice of profits
Contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers are kicking off with the union taking a far less conciliatory stance than past years (July 15)
Sea lion pup makes its debut at Illinois zoo
A male sea lion pup, named Charger, has made his public debut at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. (July 12)
Sea lion pup makes its debut at Illinois zoo
A male sea lion pup, named Charger, has made his public debut at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. (July 12)
Today in History for July 14th
Highlights of this day in history: Bastille prison stormed during the French Revolution; Outlaw ‘Billy the Kid’ gunned down; Richard Speck murders student nurses in Chicago; Mariner 4 probe flies by Mars; Folk singer Woody Guthrie born. (July 14)