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Medical issue delays space lab work
HOUSTON - The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and space station geared up Sunday to inspect a damaged thermal blanket on Atlantis after their main job — installing the Columbus lab — was delayed a day because of a crew member's illness.
Feb 10, 2008 - 8:36:27 PM
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Endeavour astronaut to speak with kids
HOUSTON - The day has come for Barbara Morgan to fulfill the legacy teacher Christa McAuliffe dreamed of: Talking to students from space. On Tuesday, Morgan will speak with students in Idaho, where she taught elementary classes before moving to Houston in 1998 to become the first teacher to train as a full-fledged astronaut.
Aug 14, 2007 - 5:06:39 PM
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NASA does swift tests of shuttle damage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA conducted a swift series of tests on the ground Monday to determine whether spacewalking astronauts need to fix a deep gouge in Endeavour's belly for re-entry, and assembled a special team to weigh the three repair options.
Aug 13, 2007 - 9:01:01 PM
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Shuttle launches with teacher aboard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour roared into orbit Wednesday carrying teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan, who was finally fulfilling the dream of Christa McAuliffe and the rest of the fallen Challenger crew.
Aug 8, 2007 - 8:01:30 PM
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Atlantis docks with space station
HOUSTON - The crews of Atlantis and the international space station greeted each other with hugs and handshakes Sunday after the space shuttle arrived at the orbiting outpost.
Jun 10, 2007 - 10:28:37 PM
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05/15/2008 12:03 AM
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
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 AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
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05/14/2008 06:09 PM
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China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
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 AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
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05/15/2008 12:13 AM
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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
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 AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
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05/14/2008 11:02 PM
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UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
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 AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.
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05/14/2008 06:16 PM
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Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions
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 AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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05/14/2008 11:16 PM
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Officials look to solve Stanford's cricket investment problems
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 AFP - Cricket chiefs are seeking a compromise to salvage Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's multi-million pound investment in English cricket which threatens to run into conflict with the sport's laws.
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05/14/2008 09:16 PM
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Court: American to testify in Olmert investigation
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AP - An American businessman will give evidence in court this month as part of an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal donations, according to court records released Wednesday.
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