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NASA Cancels All-Female Spacewalk Due To Lack Of Properly-Sized Suits

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The historic spacewalk was set to be the first featuring only women — and this isn't the first time NASA has been unable to provide suits for female astronauts. Flickr The first female astronaut class at NASA. NASA announced that it will be canceling its much anticipated all-female spacewalk due to a shortage of correctly-sized spacesuits. The all-female spacewalk was planned to cap off Women’s History Month and would have been the first all-female pairing for a spacewalk mission. Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch had prepared to continue work outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install lithium-ion batteries for the station’s solar arrays. But after a test-run wearing both the medium and large-sized upper torso gear, which are essentially the shirts worn inside the suits, it was clear that the medium size was a better fit for both women. Unfortunately, only one medium size upper torso was ready for use in time for the scheduled spacewalk. NASA spokeswoman Step
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The bufo toad secretes a highly poisonous milky substance when handled or threatened, which can kill cats and dogs and burn people's eyes. Wikimedia Commons The bufo toad, which secretes a toxic substance from the glands on its head. The Mirabella neighborhood in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has been overrun by thousands of poisonous bufo toads. These encroaching amphibians have already clogged people’s pools, taken over their patios, and taken to the streets.According to  WPTV , Mirabella residents aren’t sure how this sudden outbreak occurred, but do know that it began about a week ago. For Jennie Quasha, the mere act of walking across her yard has essentially become untenable. “I just see a massive amount of toads or frogs everywhere, covering every square inch,” said Quasha, who lives in Mirabella. “You can’t even walk through the grass without stepping on one.” “It’s not 100’s, you’re talking 1,000 of these little baby frogs,” resident Carollyn Rice explained to  CBS Miami

Inside The Baffling, Unsolved Case Of The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist remains the largest private property theft in American history — and its last surviving link has just slipped through the authorities' fingers. David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images An empty frame where Rembrandt’s  The Storm on the Sea of Galilee , circa 1633, once was. On March 18, 1990, two thieves disguised as policemen broke into a Boston art museum, tied up a guard, and stole 13 paintings right off the walls. The infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist has since been hailed one of the most devastating thefts of private property in art history. Decades later, $500 million worth of masterpieces — Rembrandts, Vermeers, and sketches by Degas — are still missing. In the aftermath of the heist, authorities considered a complex web of suspects, but the investigation ultimately failed to pin the crime on anyone in particular. Now, the last alleged and surviving link to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the now-fra