Falls articles
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The rise and fall of the jetpack
The human body is not well-suited for flight. We’re somehow both bulky and gangly, with legs that kick and flail once they leave the ground. Our anatomy is not built to glide through the air—or even fall gracefully. We’ve tried to game nature with kites and gliders and wax wings. But no amount of self-flapping could lift us off the earth. So imagine the excitement in the 1950s, when the Army contacted Bell Aerospace Corporation to develop a device that would realize this fantastical idea. Robert...
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Nuggets fall to Spurs on the road
Heartbreaker. The Denver Nuggets lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 121-120, on Friday night. Denver led by as many as 23 points in the third...
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Shorthanded Stallions fall to Hornets
Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneMadera South’s Gilbert Moisa throws a pitch during a wet and cold Friday night loss to the Sanger West Hornets.The Madera South Stallions baseball team was dealt a blow this week when one of their starters was declared ineligible, leaving the team with just 11 players. The Stallions were held to just two hits in a 4-1 loss to the Sanger West Hornets on a cold Friday night. The Stallions got the game in despite rain Thursday evening and Friday morning, but their