From Time magazine, "Numbers" section: $5 million: Estimated annual cost for a 10-year program that would identify large asteroids most threatening to earth. $75 million: Budget for "Deep Impact", a film about the devastation caused when a comet hits earth. Send this story to a friend 1 U.S. Lawmaker Says He Is Worried About E-Mail Pregnancy Citing the case of a woman who claims she got pregnant from e-mail, an Ohio Democrat called Wednesday for a "chastity chip" for the Internet. Rep. James Traficant, known for his flamboyant rhetoric, gave a brief floor speech about a woman named Frances who claimed to have gotten pregnant through an e-mail exchange with a paramour 1,500 miles away. "That's right -- pregnant," he proclaimed, warning of the dangers of "immaculate reception." He called on Congress to go beyond "v-chips" that would protect kids from sexual content on the Internet, saying, "Its time for Congress to act. The computers do not need a v-chip. The Internet needs a chastity chip." Send this story to a friend 2 Chicago --30-year-old Emad Haddad was shot and killed Friday afternoon after chasing two men who'd robbed his store-Sunburst Food and Liquors-on Chi-Town's bright and glamorous 79th Street. According to cops, two gents toting semi-auto pistols robbed the store's registers. Witnesses say Emad The Genius (as he will be remembered) ran after the men with a two-shot derringer and took a shot at 'em. They returned the favor with a hail of bullets. Haddad was struck in the head and died on the spot. Send this story to a friend 3
