News Predator - Science News Archive 9/27/2008

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Tropical storm Kyle now a hurricane (AFP)

AFP - Tropical Storm Kyle, poised to strike the Atlantic coast at the US-Canada border late Sunday, has turned into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.

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9/27/2008 11:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Senate sends big spending bill to Bush to sign (AP)

AP - Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a sprawling spending bill Saturday.

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New weather balloons aim for better hurricane data (AP)

AP - A fleet of special balloons may soon help hurricane forecasters better predict the path of storms. But at a cost of up to $2,000 a pop, these aren't your average birthday party decorations.

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Tropical Storm Kyle Races Northward (weather.com)

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9/26/2008 11:56 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Texas residents of ravaged peninsula head home (AP)

AP - Terrie Robbins expected to find storm damage when she and other residents were allowed to return home on Bolivar Peninsula for the first time Friday since fleeing Hurricane Ike.

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9/27/2008 3:24 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Flash floods kill 21 in northern Vietnam (Reuters)

Reuters - Flash floods from a powerful typhoon that swept through the Philippines and China earlier in the week have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam, the government said Saturday.

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2 strong quakes rock Philippine capital (AP)

AP - Two strong earthquakes rocked the Philippine capital and nearby provinces nearly simultaneously Saturday, but no damage or tsunami alerts were reported, a senior seismologist said.

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9/27/2008 9:08 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chinese astronaut makes nation's first spacewalk (AP)

AP - A Chinese astronaut on Saturday performed the nation's first-ever spacewalk, the latest milestone in an ambitious program that is increasingly rivaling the United States and Russia in its rapid expansion.

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9/27/2008 12:10 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chinese astronaut completes nation's first space walk (AFP)

AFP - A Chinese astronaut Saturday became the first in his country's history to complete a space walk, a feat President Hu Jintao hailed as a "major breakthrough" for the emerging space power.

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9/27/2008 3:39 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

CERN rivals see melting magnets as par for course (AP)

AP - The daring success of the world's largest atom smasher on its opening day was more surprising to many scientists than the troubles it subsequently developed.

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9/27/2008 3:41 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

In Pain? Stop and Smell the Roses (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Roses (genus Rosa) encompass over 100 known species. Cultivated for their fragrance and beauty, roses historically have been the center of much praise. Poets have dedicated odes to their beauty, they have been desired by centuries of gardeners and are one of the most universal symbols, often representing love and life. As the phrase goes, sometimes you do have to "stop and smell the roses."

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9/26/2008 9:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Bees Can Count (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Honeybees are clever little creatures. They can form abstract concepts, such as symmetry versus asymmetry, and they use symbolic language - the celebrated waggle dance - to direct their hivemates to flower patches. New reports suggest that they can also communicate across species, and can count - up to a point.

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Part of Maine coast under tropical storm warning (AP)

AP - A rare tropical storm warning and hurricane watch were posted for parts of the Maine coast on Saturday as Hurricane Kyle roared north toward the region with a threat of conditions similar to one of New England's nor'easter storms.

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9/27/2008 9:25 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

China's completes first space walk: state TV (AFP)

AFP - China successfully completed its first ever space walk Saturday when astronaut Zhai Zhigang returned to the Shenzhou VII spacecraft after about 15 minutes, state TV said.

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9/27/2008 9:55 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Teaching Is In This Scientist's Genes (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

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9/27/2008 4:26 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Fact checking the first presidential debate (AP)

AP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched the facts in accusing each other of kowtowing to the oil industry and sprinkled other dubious assertions across the landscape of public policy in their first presidential debate.

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UCLA group discovers humungous prime number (AP)

AP - Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13-million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize.

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9/26/2008 3:43 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Storm off Southeast coast heads for Carolinas (AP)

AP - A strong low-pressure system bringing strong winds that pushed inland for miles, waterfront flooding and high surf promised to dominate the weather along the mid-Atlantic coast into the weekend.

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9/26/2008 9:09 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chinese spacewalk mission enters orbit (AP)

AP - China's three-man spacecraft shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit 213 miles above Earth on Friday in preparation for the country's first attempt at a spacewalk.

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9/26/2008 6:17 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Skull of Prehistoric Giant Goose with Teeth Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Scientists have found a new huge and well-preserved fossil of a goose and duck relative that swam around what is now England 50 million years ago flashing sharp, toothy smiles.

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9/26/2008 11:16 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cosmonauts Set For Return Home Aboard Soyuz (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing to return home next month aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, while Russian engineers believe they've isolated the glitch that sent the last two landings careening off-course, mission managers said Thursday.

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9/26/2008 1:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Facebook Profiles Out Narcissists (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Facebook profiles can tell you more than just peoples' birthdays and what movies they like - they can reveal the self-adoring, a new study suggests.

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9/26/2008 8:52 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tropical Storm Kyle steams north in the Atlantic (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Kyle is rumbling over the open Atlantic southwest of Bermuda and could become a hurricane far out to sea as it heads north.

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9/26/2008 9:10 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

16 dead from heavy rains in southwest China (AP)

AP - Flash floods and landslides unleashed by heavy rains have killed 16 people in one of the areas hit hardest by the massive May earthquake in China's Sichuan province, the local government said Friday.

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9/26/2008 4:08 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

House OKs tax relief; sets up battle with Senate (AP)

AP - The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end.

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Iditarod Dogs' Endurance Secret Revealed (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Racing sled dogs could be considered the Lance Armstrongs of the canine world, for their strength and endurance. New research sheds light on how they do it.

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9/25/2008 9:49 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Mama's milk ice cream cone, anyone? (AP)

AP - Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.

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9/25/2008 10:31 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

At Home, Women Rule (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Men might strut their stuff on Wall Street and on Capitol Hill, but across America women wield the power on the home front.

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9/26/2008 2:55 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

New Life Found in Old Tombs (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of ancient Roman tombs.

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9/26/2008 4:21 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Tropical Storm Kyle strengthens in Atlantic (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle swirled over the Atlantic Ocean on Friday and threatened to strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday night as it bore down on the northeast U.S. coast, U.S. forecasters said.

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9/26/2008 6:33 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

EU not boldly funding space ambitions (AFP)

AFP - The European Union wants to become a major player in space projects, EU ministers agreed Friday, amid concerns that member states and industry are unwilling to provide the astronomical costs involved.

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9/26/2008 11:16 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

In Barren Patch of Ocean, Hope for Life (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - An area of the Pacific Ocean once thought to be cold and barren is warmer than scientists thought, a new study finds. The seafloor there might be teeming with life.

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Biotech drug costs up 8.7 percent: survey (Reuters)

Reuters - The cost of specialty biotech drugs increased 8.7 percent last year in the United States, three times the rate of inflation, according to AARP, a Washington-based group representing the elderly.

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Tropical Storm Kyle heads towards northeastern US, Canada (AFP)

AFP - Tropical Storm Kyle could strike the northeastern US coast and Canada as a hurricane by Monday, according to National Hurricane Center forecasts on Friday.

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9/25/2008 11:31 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Iran to launch satellite carrier rocket to space (AP)

AP - Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using its own satellite carrier rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

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9/25/2008 1:36 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Inflation holds steady, price risks remain (Reuters)

Reuters - Indian inflation held steady above 12 percent in mid-September, and economists said volatile crude oil prices and the chance of a spike in some food costs would force the central bank to keep policy tight.

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Oldest Rocks on Earth Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Scientists have found the oldest known rocks on Earth. They are 4.28 billion years old, making them 250 million years more ancient than any previously discovered rocks.

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9/25/2008 8:48 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes (AP)

AP - Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don't have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from ordinary people to document quakes and pinpoint areas of possible damage.

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9/24/2008 9:00 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA postpones shuttle mission to Hubble by four days (AFP)

AFP - NASA announced Wednesday that it has postponed the shuttle Atlantis' repair and upgrade mission to the Hubble space telescope for four days, until October 14 at the earliest.

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9/24/2008 10:39 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Boulders on Tonga may have been dumped by tsunami (Reuters)

Reuters - Seven monstrous chunks of coral lined up on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of a powerful volcano-triggered tsunami, researchers said on Wednesday.

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9/25/2008 12:46 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Conservative or Liberal? Workspace Reveals All (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Your office or bedroom holds telltale signs of whether you are a conservative or a liberal, finds a new study. While political conservatives tend to keep a tidy, organized office, political liberals favor colorful, more stylish but cluttered spaces.

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9/25/2008 12:55 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Iran to launch satellite with own rocket to space (AP)

AP - Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

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9/25/2008 1:16 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

China's astronauts prepare for spacewalk (Reuters)

Reuters - China's third manned space mission reached its final orbit early Friday morning, where astronauts preparing for the country's first spacewalk enjoyed spicy food and the relative luxury of an onboard toilet.

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9/25/2008 2:04 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Dinosaur Spills His Guts (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - An analysis of the gut contents from an exceptionally well-preserved juvenile dinosaur fossil suggests that the hadrosaur's last meal included plenty of well-chewed leaves digested into tiny bits. The fossil, Brachylophosaurus canadensis aka "Leonardo," is the second well-substantiated case in which the gut contents of a plant-eating dinosaur have been revealed, said Justin S. Tweet, who was a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder when he studied the fossil with colleagues there including paleontologist Karen Chin...

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9/25/2008 4:37 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund (Reuters)

Reuters - A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 million by the U.S. firm that arranged the venture.

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9/25/2008 4:39 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

House to vote on extending energy tax credits (Reuters)

Reuters - The House of Representatives will try to take up legislation extending renewable energy tax credits before lawmakers head out of town for to campaign for the November election.

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9/25/2008 4:44 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Global warming pollution increases 3 percent (AP)

AP - The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists' projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said Thursday.

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9/25/2008 6:02 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Researchers Report Stem Cell Advance (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they have sidestepped a major technical hurdle in the generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult cells.

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9/25/2008 6:12 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Russia launches 3 navigation satellites (AP)

AP - Russia successfully launched three satellites Thursday to enhance its space navigation system, officials said.

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Tropical Storm Kyle forms in Atlantic (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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9/27/2008 4:43 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chinese cheer as astronauts makes first spacewalk (AP)

AP - Chinese celebrated their nation's first spacewalk Saturday, gathering at outdoor TV screens to cheer live video of the milestone for a program that has ambitions of building a space station and challenging the U.S. and Russia in offworld exploration.

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9/27/2008 4:36 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Chinese astronauts in final spacewalk countdown (AP)

AP - Astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft were making final preparations for the country's first-ever spacewalk planned for Saturday afternoon.

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9/27/2008 9:13 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space (Reuters)

Reuters - Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering out of China's Shenzhou VII spacecraft in a technological feat that Beijing wants the world to marvel at.

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9/27/2008 9:33 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Chinese Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A Chinese astronaut has completed his nation's first ever foray into space beyond the confines of a spacecraft.

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9/27/2008 6:49 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA Reauthorization Cleared for President (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - The House cleared a NASA reauthorization Saturday by voice vote.

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9/26/2008 10:38 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ministers meet to take forward the European Space Policy

ESA PR 40-2008. Ministers in charge of space activities within ESA and European Union Member States met in Brussels today for the fifth Space Council(*).

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9/26/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Ames Awards Contract For Intelligent Systems Support

NASA's Ames Research Center Friday awarded a contract with a maximum value of $300 million to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. (SGT Inc.), of Greenbelt, Md., for intelligent systems research and development support.

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9/26/2008 1:07 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Congress set for new talks to salvage economic deal (AFP)

AFP - US leaders braced for a new day of drama Friday over an enormous financial rescue plan after White House campaign politics intruded into round-the-clock deliberations in Congress.

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9/26/2008 5:47 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Signs of Underground Plumbing Seen on Mars (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA probe has spotted hundreds of small surface fractures near Mars' equator that may have acted as underground natural plumbing to channel groundwater billions of years ago.

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9/26/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Chinese astronauts prepare suits for spacewalk (AP)

AP - Astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft prepared for the country's first-ever spacewalk on Friday by readying the space suits to be used the following day.

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9/26/2008 8:10 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway

After reaching the second-lowest extent ever recorded last month, sea ice in the Arctic has begun to refreeze in the face of autumn temperatures, closing both the Northern Sea Route and the direct route through the Northwest Passage.

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9/26/2008 9:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Lava deposits in Mangala Fossae

The High Resolution Stereo Camera obtained images of the Mangala Fossae trough, a system of outflow channels on Mars that bears evidence of lava deposition and catastrophic floods.

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9/26/2008 10:37 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Space technology solutions for earthly industry applications: Security

The space industry is one of today’s most powerful technology innovation drivers. New programmes such as space missions to Mars and the moon push the boundaries of technology development. Aimed at industry, the second European Technology Transfer Conference will present technology spin-off opportunities during the Materialica tradefair in Munich, 13-14 October.

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9/26/2008 2:11 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Follow Jules Verne's last journey on the ESA website

Shortly after 15:30 CEST (13:30 UT) on Monday 29 September, ESA's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle will begin a controlled destructive re-entry high above an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean. Follow the final moments of this historic mission in ESA's ATV Blog.

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9/26/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Astronaut in Space Challenges Earthlings in Chess Match

It will be Earth vs. space in a unique chess match, and you can help Earth win.

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9/25/2008 9:33 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Deal keeps U.S. on International Space Station (Reuters)

Reuters - A political stalemate that threatened to boot the United States off the International Space Station eased on Thursday after U.S. lawmakers passed an exemption allowing NASA to buy rides from the Russians, agency officials said.

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9/25/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission

Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.

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NASA Discusses Lunar Exploration Concepts and Plans

NASA managers briefed industry representatives, members of academia and reporters Thursday about the agency's initial plans for the Ares V heavy-lift rocket and Altair lunar lander.

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Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 On NASA Web Site

Conversations between astronauts aboard the International Space Station and flight controllers on the ground now are available for the public to hear live 24/7.

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NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone.

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9/25/2008 10:02 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

The Spectacular Breakup of ATV: One Final Experiment (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - In early March 2008, the European Space Agency launched a new spacecraft called the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). ATV is a bigger version of the Russian Progress, a re-supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS). ATV had a perfect launch and docked to ISS as planned. After delivering supplies, the craft was used as crew quarters, and at one point helped push ISS out of the way of a dangerous piece of orbital debris. ...

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9/25/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Europe all set for lunar mission Chandrayaan-1

Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency’s Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. All these instruments have now been delivered, tested and integrated with the spacecraft.

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NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian

Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

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9/25/2008 11:10 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

One year on - students celebrate the YES2 tether success

Today, one year after, the intriguing story of the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment has reached its conclusion. After a lengthy investigation, European engineers are now confident that they have solved most of the mysteries surrounding the fate of the student mission.

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NASA to Discuss Phoenix Mars Mission Science Data

NASA will hold a media briefing Monday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the latest developments, findings and upcoming science opportunities of the Phoenix Mars Lander.

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9/23/2008 10:47 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scientists find sun less blustery than before (Reuters)

Reuters - The sun's winds are less blustery than they used to be, NASA said on Tuesday, revealing data from a solar probe that promises new insights about Earth's local star but poses few if any consequences for humans -- unless you're an astronaut.

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9/24/2008 8:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch no sooner than Oct. 14 for the long-awaited STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. It had been slated to launch on Oct. 10.

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9/24/2008 9:12 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Closing in on new astronauts

Following a first stage of psychological testing, there are now only 192 highly talented individuals still in with a chance of becoming the new astronauts in ESA's European Astronaut Corps.

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NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference

The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT.

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NASA and the Levine School Combine Space and Music

NASA and the Levine School of Music in Washington will host astronaut Leland Melvin, legendary music producer Quincy Jones and musician-producer Pharrell Williams on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. EDT.

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2 rockets launched, 1 military and 1 commercial (AP)

AP - Two rockets blasted off into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.

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Sun's Wind Is Lowest Ever Recorded (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A wind of charged particles that stream constantly from the sun is at its lowest level ever recorded in the 50 years since spacecraft have made the measurement possible.

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Department of Defense launches 2 rockets (AP)

AP - Two rockets were fired into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.

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Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low

Data from the Ulysses spacecraft show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available.

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9/23/2008 2:31 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Mars Rover Sets Sights on Biggest Crater Yet (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - After a two-year stay in Mar's Victoria Crater, NASA's Opportunity rover will be moving on to an even bigger playground.

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Hubble Astronauts Behind in Training for Oct. 10 Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The seven NASA astronauts preparing to rocket toward the Hubble Space Telescope next month aboard the shuttle Atlantis are a week behind in their training due to the recent Hurricane Ike, making it difficult to keep to the planned Oct. 10 launch, the mission's commander said Tuesday.

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Ulysses spacecraft data indicate Solar System shield lowering

Data from the joint ESA/NASA Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings have become available. This current state of the Sun could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar System.

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50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet

NASA Television and www.nasa.gov will broadcast a gala event commemorating the agency's Golden Anniversary on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. EDT.

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9/23/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA to Preview Next Space Station Expedition

The work of the next International Space Station residents will be previewed in a briefing broadcast on NASA Television at 1 p.m. CDT Thursday, Sept. 25, from NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Emergency support for Jules Verne ATV successfully given by Artemis

Artemis, ESA's data relay satellite, successfully answered the call for emergency services from the ATV Control Centre due to anticipated outages at the NASA Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

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9/23/2008 11:32 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Scuttling Shuttle: Big Challenges for NASA's New Spaceship (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - As NASA's 50th anniversary approaches, the agency finds itself at a crossroads between the waning era of the U.S. space shuttle and serious hurdles ahead to build a replacement spaceship while still keeping American astronauts flying.

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9/23/2008 8:15 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

SpaceX Pushes Back Falcon 1 Launch After Static Fire Test (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is now shooting for no earlier than Sept. 28 for the next launch of its Falcon 1 rocket.

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9/22/2008 8:10 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Earth from Space: Arctic Bloom

This Envisat image captures a plankton bloom stretching across the Northeast Passage in the Barents Sea, a rather deep shelf sea with an average depth around 230 m.

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9/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA And Air Force Work To Establish Hypersonic Science Centers

NASA and the United States Air Force are looking for university and industry partners as they work to advance hypersonic research.

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9/22/2008 11:01 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Satellite Insurance Rates Driven by Capacity, Not Track Record (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Insurance underwriters and brokers said the market remains healthy despite the fact that claims slightly exceeded premiums in 2007. They said they discriminate among launch vehicles and satellite designs when they can to reflect manufacturers' different success rates, but that the market remains too small to overturn the general principle that the most reliable designs in effect subsidize the insurability of the less reliable hardware.

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NASA's Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than 20 times larger than its home for the past two years.

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9/22/2008 1:15 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Space X Could Launch Next Falcon Rocket by Sept. 23 (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is making preparations for a Falcon 1 launch attempt that could occur as soon as Sept. 23, according to an update posted on the Hawthorne, Calif.-based rocket company's Web site.

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9/19/2008 10:29 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Russia launches Canadian telecom satellite: report (AFP)

AFP - A Proton-M rocket carrying a Canadian telecommunications satellite took off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported.

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9/19/2008 9:32 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Explosion From Edge of Universe Seen (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - An explosion originating near the edge of the universe has been seen by an orbiting NASA telescope. The burst of gamma rays is the farthest such event ever detected.

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9/19/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA?s Kennedy Space Center Holds Unique Media Event, TCDT

For the first time since July 2001, two space shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Saracens labour to win over Northampton in ropey slugfest

Saracens laboured to an unconvincing 26-12 victory over Northampton in a match short of quality and intent

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Potential Newcastle takeover heightens Joe Kinnear farce

Joe Kinnear could leave Newcastle before taking a game if the club changes ownership soon

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9/27/2008 11:19 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Mike Ashley overlooks Dennis Wise

Mike Ashley is unlikely to be at Newcastle for much longer, so he might as well have given the caretaker job to Dennis Wise

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: Nottinghamshire title dreams end after Imran Tahir masterclass

Nottinghamshire's slight hopes of winning the championship were finally ended by Hampshire

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Climbing star Steph Davis on base jumping

Climbing star Steph Davis takes a short jump off a big cliff

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football's rap singers

Rio Ferdinand will rap on an R&B album to be released in October, but he's far from the Premier League's only songsmith. OSM makes you a mix CD

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9/27/2008 11:16 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Golf: Nick Faldo still doing time for crimes of the past

Nick Faldo has always been impossible to embrace and now the media is punishing him for his previous rudeness

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Wolves win touches old gold standard

Wolves remain unbeaten in the league after two fantastic goals saw off Bristol City

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9/27/2008 11:17 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

David James: I've let in 10 in two games so Michael Owen should sell me

Two drubbings within a week have done little for my mood, so I'm hoping to get back on track against Spurs today

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Robert Hudson on NFL in New Orleans

Post Katrina and Gustav, New Orleans is uniting behind its NFL team. Robert Hudson ?nds the resurgent Saints are returning the favour

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

How I got my body: Sam Thomas, jockey

Sam Thomas, jockey

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: 'West Brom' woe for Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger said that Arsenal gifted West Brom victory - despite playing Hull

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9/27/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: Tabloids steam in as racists make a monkey of Fifa

The Croatian FA's fine for the racism against Emile Heskey in Zagreb was paltry, but at least our tabloids reacted with the appropriate disgust

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Tennis: Laura Robson falls short on professional debut

Laura Robson, the Wimbledon girls' singles champion, lost 6-2 3-6 6-0 to Maret Ani in the ITF event in Shrewsbury

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9/27/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cricket: Durham delight as Steve Harmison kills off Kent

Steve Harmison's bowling ended Kent's faltering efforts to take the title for Durham

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9/27/2008 11:14 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cricket: County Championship season ends with a whimper

The County Championship had the most bewildering conclusion to a season but it did not make for great TV

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9/27/2008 11:17 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Sam Peter could have to pay heavy price for fighting Vitali Klitschko

Sam Peter, Africa's first world heavyweight champion, should not be defending his title against Vitali Klitschko

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9/27/2008 11:18 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cricket: Owais Shah is best bet of the outsiders

It is hard to envisage how Michael Vaughan can manoeuvre himself into the Test side in time for the Ashes

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9/27/2008 11:18 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

In this rule revolution the first victim is entertainment

Rugby is basking off the field in an Indian summer of success but on the field harsh reality grapples with good intention

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9/26/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Have a go, Joe Kinnear - it's a Mel Brooks comedy

By appointing Joe Kinnear as Newcastle manager, Mike Ashley could be employing a ruse to rival The Producers

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9/26/2008 11:20 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: Michael Vaughan out of India tour to put England career in doubt

England will be without Michael Vaughan against India to raise question marks over his future

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9/27/2008 8:07 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

UCI: Armstrong may not race in January (AP)

Lance Armstrong might not be able to start his comeback in January in Australia because of the doping rules that apply to riders coming out of retirement. Elite riders need to be in the sport's anti-doping program for six months before they can race, cycling's governing body said Saturday. The UCI will discuss with the U.S.

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9/27/2008 3:39 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Can Liverpool finally mount a title challenge?

Have your say on today's Merseyside derby

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9/27/2008 5:14 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Chelsea draw Stoke sting

Goals from José Bosingwa and Nicolas Anelka helped Chelsea to victory at Stoke

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9/27/2008 5:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Jonas Olsson gives Middlesbrough home schooling

Tony Mowbrary enjoyed a happy homecoming as West Brom won their first away game

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9/27/2008 5:53 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Celtic steal in at the last to break Aberdeen hearts

Celtic were fortunate to take all three points at home against a spirited Aberdeen

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9/26/2008 10:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Angels clinch best record in majors (AP)

The Los Angeles Angels no doubt are more concerned with their first-round playoff opponent, the Boston Red Sox, than they were with the Texas Rangers. That was obvious by John Lackey's performance Friday night against an offense that hasn't stopped swinging the bats since opening day and never had enough pitching to back it up.

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9/26/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Ambitious David Moyes must wonder if he will ever fulfil himself

In a perfect world, David Moyes and Everton would continue to advance together but the necessary means to do so are lacking

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby League: Brisbane Broncos carry Celtic Crusaders to promised land as odyssey reaches grand finale

Three Australians have remarkably helped to propell Celtic Crusaders into the Super League

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9/27/2008 1:06 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula one: Title contenders braced for fight to the finish

There's is still plenty of racing for Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa before the likely title decider in November

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9/27/2008 12:11 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

In pictures: Everton v Liverpool

All the action from the Merseyside derby

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9/27/2008 12:22 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Arsenal 1-2 Hull City - as it happened

Arsenal capitulate at home to Hull City. Follow how it happened with our minute-by-minute report

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9/27/2008 1:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mississippi stuns No. 4 Florida 31-30 (AP)

Tim Tebow stood at the podium with his arms folded, took several deep breaths and then did something he's never done before, something he's never had to do. He apologized after a football game. For his poor passes. For his costly fumble. For his failed fourth-down run. He took all the blame for this one -- even though Jevan Snead and Mississippi deserved plenty of credit.

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9/27/2008 3:33 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula one: Massa takes pole for first-ever night race

Felipe Massa put in a stunning lap to claim pole position at the new Marina Bay track

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9/27/2008 4:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Phils win second straight NL East title (AP)

One by one, players grabbed the microphone and told the screaming fans what they wanted to hear. "We're not done yet," Chase Utley said. The Fightin' Phils are going back to the playoffs. Just getting there won't be good enough this time. Jimmy Rollins made a sliding stop with the bases loaded to start a game-ending double play, and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their second consecutive NL East...

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9/27/2008 4:18 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

No. 15 Auburn holds off Tennessee 14-12 (AP)

Jake Ricks recovered a fumble in the end zone and No. 15 Auburn sent Tennessee to its worst start in 14 years with a 14-12 victory Saturday. The Vols (1-3, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) fell to 1-3 for the first time since 1994, the second full season for embattled coach Phillip Fulmer. Auburn's anemic offense, which only produced 226 yards a week after a last-minute loss to LSU, was bailed out when...

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9/27/2008 4:43 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Down 19, Michigan upsets No. 9 Wisconsin (AP)

Rich Rodriguez earned the right to be hailed at Michigan for the first time. Rodriguez, in his fourth game as coach, directed the Wolverines' biggest comeback in Big House history, helping them rally from a 19-point deficit to beat No. 9 Wisconsin 27-25 Saturday. The first significant victory of his debut season in Ann Arbor wasn't sealed until Allen Evridge misfired on a 2-point conversion with 13...

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9/27/2008 5:28 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Clinical Torres kills off Everton

Fernando Torres ended his goal drought at the perfect time to decide the Merseyside derby

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9/27/2008 5:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Wayne Rooney ends drought as Bolton tripped up by Rob Styles

Bolton's stout resistance at Old Trafford was broken by a dubious penalty award for Man United

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9/27/2008 5:40 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

County cricket championship: Durham claim maiden County Championship title as Notts miss out

Durham have won their first County Championship title in their 16-year existence after beating Kent, who have been relegated

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9/27/2008 7:46 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Oklahoma cruises past TCU, No. 1 next (AP)

With a dominant defense and Sam Bradford's pinpoint passing, Oklahoma is on its way back to No. 1. Bradford threw for a career-best 411 yards and four touchdowns, Manuel Johnson set a school record with 206 yards receiving and the second-ranked Sooners avenged their last loss at Owen Field by beating No.

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby League: Leeds Rhinos breaks Wigan Warriors' resistance to earn final rematch with St Helens

Leeds will face St Helens in the Super League final after Lee Smith's late try saw off Wigan

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Phillipe Saint-André calls for review of rules as Sale Sharks power on

Sale continued their impressive opening to the season with a comfortable win over Gloucester

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9/26/2008 11:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Tomas Rosicky injury mystery leaves Arsene Wenger speechless

Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal have no idea when Tomas Rosicky will return from injury

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9/27/2008 10:29 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Everton v Liverpool - live!

Liverpool came out on top in a one-sided Merseyside derby. Here's how it panned out.

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9/27/2008 12:29 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Wells, Pryor lead Ohio St. by Minnesota (AP)

Woody Hayes would have loved the Beanie and Terrelle Show. Tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells rushed for 106 yards in his first game in a month and quarterback Terrelle Pryor ran for two scores and threw for another as No. 14 Ohio State went old school to beat Minnesota 34-21 on Saturday. It was the first time the two started in the same backfield.

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9/27/2008 1:08 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Northwestern 5-0 for 1st time since 1962 (AP)

Northwestern's best start in 46 years was met with a fair amount of skepticism because of its weak schedule. After the way the Wildcats beat Iowa on Saturday, expect many of those doubters to become believers. C.J. Bacher threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns and the Wildcats (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Iowa 22-17 on Saturday, extending their best start since 1962.

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9/27/2008 2:06 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Fernando Torres double strike sinks ponderous Everton in Merseyside derby

A lethal Fernando Torres double ensured Liverpool won their third Merseyside derby in succession against 10-man Everton

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9/27/2008 4:52 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Twins lose, now tied for AL Central lead (AP)

The Minnesota Twins fell flat again, forcing themselves into another white-knuckle night of keeping tabs on the Chicago White Sox as the AL Central race that nobody has taken charge of crawls to a finish. Hmmm. Perhaps the Kansas City Royals could petition to represent the division in the playoffs. Ryan Shealy blooped a two-run single over a drawn-in infield for the lead in the seventh inning, and...

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9/27/2008 7:35 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Daniel Cousin makes it party time for Hull

Hull sprung a shock at the Emirates Stadium by coming from a goal down to beat Arsenal