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ESA spacecraft begins flyby of Steins asteroid
Sep 5 2008, AP

Scientists at the European Space Agency’s Operations Center say the deep space Rosetta satellite has stopped sending its signal.

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Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
AP, Washington
Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more...
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Canada's prime minister calls early election
AP, Toronto
Canada’s prime minister dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election next month in hopes of strengthening his Conservative minority...
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Canada's PM dissolves Parliament, calls election
AP, Toronto
Canada’s prime minister has dissolved Parliament and called an early election.
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Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
AP, Washington
The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session to show voters why their candidates are...
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Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise
AP, Cusick
Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert _ the sooner the better.
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New England braces for Hanna's drenching rains
AP, Boston
Southern New England is bracing for drenching rain and gusts near 50 mph as Tropical Storm Hanna runs up the Eastern Seaboard.
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Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98
AP, Los Angeles
Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was...
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Fla. murder trial nears for disgraced ex-FBI agent
AP, Miami
John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at...
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SF Bay area officer, 2 others killed in gun fight
AP, Martinez
Three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon turned into a gun fight, police in this San Francisco Bay area...
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Hurricane Ike near Turks and Caicos; Cuba braces
AP, Miami
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the large eye of an “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Ike is lurking “near or over” the Turks and...
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Anita Page, silent movie star, dies at age 98
AP, Los Angeles
Anita Page, a beautiful blond MGM actress who appeared in the films of Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies,...
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Clinton limits Palin criticism while campaigning
AP, New York
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the...
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Talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co.
AP, Everett
Striking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be along, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides.
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McCain pledges to appoint Democrats to Cabinet
AP, Washington
Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there’s nothing partisan about tackling the nation’s...
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Robert Novak column describes cancer treatment
AP, Chicago
Conservative political commentator Robert Novak says he’s lost partial vision and undergone a lengthy surgery to remove a tumor since being diagnosed with brain...
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Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girls
AP, Terre Haute
Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?
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Lawmaker accused of politicizing Palin probe
AP, Anchorage
The Alaska lawmaker leading an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s dismissal of her public safety commissioner should be removed because he appears to be...
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Crash with suspect's SUV kills Philly officer
AP, Philadelphia
A 16-year-old in a stolen vehicle smashed into a police car during a chase, killing one of two officers in the cruiser, authorities said Saturday.
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Obama, McCain call for changes in mortgage giants
AP, Terre Haute
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of...
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Tommy Lee Jones seeks $10M in 'No Country' lawsuit
AP, San Antonio
Tommy Lee Jones is suing the makers of “No Country for Old Men” for more than $10 million that the Oscar-winning actor claims he is owed for starring in the...
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Cassini detects partial rings with Saturn's moons
AP, Pasadena
The latest images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show faint, partial rings orbiting with two of Saturn’s small inner moons, scientists said Friday.
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ESA spacecraft set for flyby of Steins asteroid
AP, Frankfurt
Scientists at the European Space Agency are preparing for the first fly-by of a comet by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the...
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made popular Sep 5 2008
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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US
AP, Washington
Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three...
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Global warming's toasty water connection to Gustav
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Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said Sunday, but the specific connection between climate change and...
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Gustav headed for current that fuels big storms
AP, Washington
The difference between a monster and a wimp for Gulf of Mexico hurricanes often comes down to a small patch of warm deep water that’s easy to miss. It’s...
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made popular Aug 29 2008
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Lifestyles of Brazil's ancient urbanites revealed
AP, Washington
Roads and canals connected walled cities and villages. The communities were laid out around central plazas. Nearby, smaller settlements focused on agriculture and fish...
SCI, Ancient, Settlements, Technology
made popular Aug 28 2008
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Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct
AP, West Lafayette
Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments.
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made popular Aug 27 2008
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Arctic sea ice melts to second worst on record
AP, Washington
New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second lowest level on record.
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made popular Aug 27 2008
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Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
AP, Anchorage
Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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made popular Aug 27 2008
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Monkeys reward friends and relatives
AP, Washington
For capuchin monkeys, it seems, it’s better to both give and receive, than just to receive. At least, that’s what researchers at the Yerkes National Primate...
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made popular Aug 25 2008
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NASA fixes moonship shaking with shock absorbers
AP, Washington
A space-age version of the rusty springs under old pickup trucks will help NASA fix the most pressing technical problem with its high-tech new rocket to send astronauts...
SCI, NASA, Moonship, Technology
made popular Aug 19 2008
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Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies
AP, New York
Scientists say they’ve found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the...
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made popular Aug 19 2008
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Researchers say numbers aren't needed to count
AP, Washington
Answer this without counting: Are there more X’s here XXXXXX, or here XXXXX? That’s a problem facing people whose languages don’t include words for...
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made popular Aug 18 2008
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Blood protects against long-gone killer 1918 flu
AP, Washington
Nearly a century after history’s most lethal flu faded away, survivors’ bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus,...
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made popular Aug 17 2008
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Worrying invasive snail found in Lake Michigan
AP, Champaign
Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake’s ecosystem.
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Ocean dead zones become a worldwide problem
AP, Washington
Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, “dead zones” with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world’s oceans.
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made popular Aug 14 2008
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Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
AP, Washington
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert.
SCI, Green, Sahara, Technology
made popular Aug 14 2008
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Remains of cemetery found in Sahara
AP, Washington
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert.
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NASA safety panel worries about moon ship design
AP, Washington
NASA is not properly emphasizing safety in its design of a new spaceship and its return-to-the-moon program faces money, morale and leadership problems, an agency...
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made popular Aug 11 2008
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Shown in this June 30, 2000 file photo, an oil-stained penguin is seen in the water on Dassen Island, near Cape Town, South Africa. In a paper published in the July edition of the journal Bioscience conservation biologist P. Dee Boersma says that...

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