Mensa munitions, not: Turns out those Russian cruise missiles that Vladimir Putin fired at Syria on Wednesday weren’t so awesome after all. Some of them crashed somewhere in Iran, U.S. officials told CNN on Thursday.
The image-conscious Russian potentate can still save face, however, by pointing out that his “smart” bombs are no dumber than the U.S. ones that blasted a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan.
Bus plunge reduction program: A small town in Greece has been chosen to test a driverless bus, part of a European project to revolutionize mass transit and reduce oil consumption.
Which leads to a rather obvious question: Which would you rather have, no bus driver or a Greek bus driver?
Surfing the Vast Cultural Wasteland: Season 22 of “America’s Next Top Model” debuts tonight on the CW network.
Contestants who fall short will automatically be eligible for an upcoming reality competition show, “Donald Trump’s Next Trophy Wife.”
— Mark Carlson and John McCartney, Herald staff
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