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Korean Olympic Sharpshooter Lands Movie Role
'Coolest Person Ever'
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'Coolest Person Ever' Lands Her First Movie Role

South Korean silver medalist Kim Yeji will play an assassin in upcoming action flick Crush

(Newser) - "She should be cast in an action movie. No acting required!" Elon Musk tweeted over the summer after witnessing the steely determination of pistol shooter Kim Yeji, once called "the coolest person ever," at the Summer Olympics in France. The SpaceX CEO's wish has now...

Kidnappers Find Out It's Unwise to Mess With Sharpshooter

The woman in India took up shooting after having kids

(Newser) - Two kidnappers in India grabbed a 21-year-old Delhi University student who was driving a taxi—and inadvertently messed with the wrong woman, reports India.com . "I just took my gun and shot them," says Ayisha Falaq, 32, the man's sister-in-law and a competitive sharpshooter. "I shot...

New Sniper Rifles Boost Range, Accuracy

Pirate standoff calls attention to classified Pentagon project

(Newser) - The M107 sniper rifle is enjoying its pirate-fueled moment in the sun, but don't get used to it: Firearms being developed in a super-secret Pentagon program will extend snipers' range from 800 or so meters to more than 2,000 without losing accuracy, Time reports. What's more, bullets created...

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