Google man and film director James Cameron want to mine asteroids

"This innovative start-up will create a new industry and a new definition of 'natural resources'."

Asteroid mining is based on the concept that relatively small asteroids - as small as a kilometre or two across can be extremely rich in rare minerals, and worth potentially trillions of dollars.

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US trades night raids on Afghan civilians for permanent stay

Press TV: By agreeing to this strategic pact, the presence of US forces beyond the 2014 deadline becomes kind of open ended. How long can the US afford to maintain such a presence given the current circumstances?

Jackson: Well, the US still remains a very, very rich country and although other countries are doing well by comparison, Brazil and China and so on, which is true, the US is still by far the most powerful economic and military country in the world bar none and there's no argument against that and it could stay in Afghanistan for many, many years.

Try saying that in one breath ...

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The explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield areas in California.

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