Good afternoon. Sure, go ahead and call Mike Hughes all the names he’s probably heard before but we’re here today to celebrate his passion, an antidote to America’s pervasive can’t-do spirit . His passion? A steam-powered rocket that he intends to launch on Saturday in California. Mike will be inside, the Associated Press says. | NewsCut | Forecast
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