News Predator - Science News Archive 9/28/2008

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Hawaii judge stops doomsday lawsuit over collider (AP)

AP - A federal judge in Hawaii has dismissed a lawsuit trying to stop the world's largest atom smasher.

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SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbit (AP)

AP - An Internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific.

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Even Viruses Catch Viruses (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Among pathogens, viruses are unique in their collective ability to infect all types of organisms. There are plant viruses, insect viruses, fungal viruses, and even viruses that infect only amoeba and bacteria. Now a group of researchers at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France has made the startling discovery that even some viruses can have viruses.

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Vacationers, residents watch Kyle roll their way (AP)

AP - The threat of a hurricane drew wave-watchers Sunday to West Quoddy Head, a 151-year-old lighthouse at the nation's easternmost tip.

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Taiwan braced for Typhoon Jangmi (AFP)

AFP - Taiwan on Sunday braced for the arrival of Typhoon Jangmi, the sixth and biggest storm to hit the island this year, with meteorologists warning of strong winds and possible flash floods.

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Being Human: What a Pain! (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Humans are the most intelligent, most capable animals on Earth. But, geez, it sure is hard to be us. Let's start with the human body, that well-oiled machine of anatomy that has been selected over more than 5 million years to operate in just about any environment. But those who actually inhabit a human body know that it's often a real pain, from top to bottom. Take the human skull. Please. Take it. ...

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Maine preps as hurricane races toward Nova Scotia (AP)

AP - Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine's rugged Down East coast Sunday as Hurricane Kyle plowed past on its way to Canada, threatening a glancing blow equivalent to a classic nor'easter storm without the snow.

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Scientists pinpoint genetic driver of narcolepsy (AFP)

AFP - Scientists in Japan have identified a genetic mutation linked to narcolepsy, a disease that can cause someone to doze off in mid-sentence or behind the wheel of a car, a study released Sunday reports.

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9/27/2008 9:57 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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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Hurricane Kyle churns toward Canada (AFP)

AFP - Hurricane Kyle veered away from New England Sunday and sped its ripping winds and pounding rains straight toward southeastern Canada, the US National Hurricane Center said.

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8 Ways to Green Your Paper Use (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - We may talk of a paperless world, but paper still makes up 35 percent of our solid waste. Even though new paper can be created by growing more trees, that doesn't mean we can't be smart about the paper we use. Here's eight ways to optimize your paper use for the environment's sake:

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Hurricane Kyle takes aim at New England, Canada (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle strengthened into a hurricane off the United States on Saturday as it took aim at New England and Canada's Maritime provinces, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Kuwait inflation remains in double digits (AFP)

AFP - Inflation in OPEC member Kuwait hit 11.35 percent in June, a government official said on Sunday. The figure was just slightly off its all-time high of 11.4 percent recorded in April.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scientists Eager to See European Spacecraft's Death Dive (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A European space freighter the size of a London double-decker bus is headed for a fiery death on Monday with a team of scientists hoping for a ringside seat.

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9/28/2008 5:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

China's first spacewalk team returns to Earth (AP)

AP - Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country's first spacewalk, showing off China's technological know-how and cementing its status as a space power and future competitor to the United States.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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9/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

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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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Gavin Henson back in groove as Ospreys whitewash Munster 43-0

Gavin Henson made his first appearance since April as Ospreys whitewashed Munster 43-0

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Bath beat Worcester 37-19 and face up to not-so-grand design as fields of glory resemble a paradise lost

The Recreation Ground saw Bath secure a 37-19 win over Worcester but the club may be forced to leave the idyllic venue

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9/28/2008 11:14 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: England selectors must spare Adil Rashid a Lucan role in India - his day will come

Adil Rashid's bright future should not be jeopardised in order to give him unnecessary experience in India

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby union: Magners League: Ospreys 43-0 Ulster

Tommy Bowe delivered his new employers the bonus point try in an alarmingly one-sided Magners League game at the Liberty Stadium

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby union: Michael Owen caps a joyous week and may just alert Warren Gatland as Saracens beat Northampton 26-12

Michael Owen scored his first try and was named man of the match in Saracens' 26-12 victory over Northampton

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9/28/2008 11:14 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Everton woefully short of confidence and a passing game

Liverpool were able to cruise home against a toothless Everton whose cautious outlook betrayed their alarming loss of form

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9/28/2008 9:35 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Late stop lifts Bears over Eagles 24-20 (AP)

This wasn't the first big defensive stand Lance Briggs saw and he expects more to come from the Chicago Bears. It tops the list for now. With another game about to slip away, Alex Brown stopped Correll Buckhalter at the goal line late in the fourth quarter to help preserve a 24-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night following two head-scratching losses.

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9/28/2008 11:09 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: Old foe Ronaldinho seizes centre stage and condemns Jose Mourinho to first defeat

Jose Mourinho lost his first Milan derby, Ronaldinho scoring the winner to sink 10 man Inter

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Athletics: I can go even faster, says Haile Gebrselassie as he beats own world marathon record in Berlin

After missing the marathon at the Olympic Games, Haile Gebrselassie achieved an unprecedented time of 2:03:59 in Berlin

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Cricket: Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel can be England Test player, says Chirs Read

Nottinghamshire's captain, Chris Read, says Samit Patel will bounce back from disappointments at county level to prove himself as an England Test player

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Cycling: Nicole Cooke dispenses with desperation at world championships to achieve historic road-race double

Six weeks on from her Olympic gold medal, Nicole Cooke rode to victory in the world championship road race

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9/28/2008 11:13 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

County Championship: From switch-hitting sixes to helicopters at Lord's, cricket's new era has been ushered in

Our cricket writers pick their favourite incidents and heroes from a soggy six months of County Championship action

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cycling: Tour de France blood samples to face fresh tests for new EPO

Further tests for CERA are to be carried out on Tour de France samples following suspicions raised in the lead-up to the world championships

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby union: Peter Hewat shows guile to turn breathless game around as London Irish beat Harlequins 28-27

London Irish came back from a first-half deficit of 20-3 to edge out Harlequins 27-28 at The Stoop

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9/28/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

County Championship: Party time for Geoff Cook as Durham savour their maiden title

A settled squad helped Durham in their quest for a first County Championship title

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9/28/2008 11:14 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Formula One: Gripping and wildly unpredictable, Singapore Grand Prix shines in the lights

Under the Singapore lights, the spectacle at Marina Park was an illuminating rival to any previous formula one stage

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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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9/28/2008 3:17 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Gebrselassie sets marathon world record (AP)

Haile Gebrselassie smashed his marathon world record by 27 seconds Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon in a city where he has had so much success. The 35-year-old Ethiopian took advantage of excellent conditions on a flat course to finish in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds. Despite an ailing calf he shattered the mark he set in Berlin last year and became the first man to win this race three times.

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9/28/2008 8:36 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wins sixth title in Japan

Valentino Rossi has won his sixth MotoGP world championship title after securing a fifth consecutive victory in Motegi, Japan

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9/28/2008 10:38 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

K Bryant active for Bucs despite tragedy (AP)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant, whose 3-month-old child died at home last Wednesday, was active for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers. Bryant did not practice after the death of his youngest son, Matthew Tryson, and coach Jon Gruden left the decision whether the seventh-year pro would play against the Packers up to the kicker.

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9/28/2008 12:45 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Singh wins FedEx Cup and $10 million (AP)

Vijay Singh has won the FedEx Cup, finishing four rounds at the Tour Championship to clinch the PGA Tour's points race and earn a $10 million bonus. Singh won the first two playoff events, building such a large lead that no one could catch him at East Lake unless the 45-year-old Fijian withdrew or was disqualified.

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9/28/2008 1:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scobee lifts Jags by Texans 30-27 in OT (AP)

Josh Scobee won a second straight game for the Jacksonville Jaguars, with plenty of help from David Garrard again. Scobee's 37-yard field goal in overtime gave the Jaguars a 30-27 victory against the winless Houston Texans on Sunday. Scobee hit a 51-yarder with 4 seconds remaining last week to beat Indianapolis 23-21.

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9/28/2008 2:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

White Sox stay alive, host Tigers Monday (AP)

Mark Buehrle gave the White Sox the veteran performance they needed on short rest. Now it's up to a youngster to keep their season going against a familiar foe. Buehrle pitched seven strong innings and, backed by four double plays, beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 on Sunday to keep Chicago in the race for the AL Central.

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9/28/2008 2:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chiefs beat Broncos, end 12-game skid (AP)

It didn't seem like 11 months to Brian Waters since Kansas City's last victory. "It seemed like 10 years," said the veteran left guard, grinning ear-to-ear. "It's a sigh of relief to be able to have a little bit of joy in your life." Larry Johnson, two weeks after complaining that he was being phased out, ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead the previously winless Chiefs past the previously...

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9/28/2008 2:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Favre's 6 TDs lift Jets by Cards 56-35 (AP)

Sore ankle and all, Broadway Brett joined Broadway Joe in the Jets' record book. Brett Favre set a career high and tied Joe Namath's Jets mark with six touchdown passes, including three to Laveranues Coles, and New York took advantage of a series of mistakes by Arizona in a big second quarter before holding on to beat the Cardinals 56-35 on Sunday.

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9/28/2008 2:13 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Brewers reach first postseason since '82 (AP)

Thanks to CC Sabathia and Ryan Braun, it suddenly didn't matter that the Milwaukee Brewers spent much of the past month squandering a shot at their first playoff appearance since 1982. Sabathia delivered a dominant four-hit complete game in his third straight start on three days' rest, and Braun hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to lead the Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 3-1 Sunday.

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9/28/2008 3:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Formula one: Singapore grand prix: Fernando Alonso wins as Lewis Hamilton comes third to strengthen title hopes

After a year without a win, Fernando Alonso found form in his Renault to triumph in a tricky night race in Singapore

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9/28/2008 3:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

County cricket: First class bowling averages

County cricket first class bowling averages

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9/28/2008 3:57 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

County cricket: First class batting averages

County cricket first class batting averages

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

Climbing star Steph Davis on base jumping

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

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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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9/28/2008 9:42 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Portsmouth v Tottenham - live minute-by-minute report

Can Spurs fight their way off the foot of the Premier League table? Find out with our minute-by-minute report

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9/28/2008 10:36 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Singapore grand prix - lap-by-lap commentary

Did the bright lights of formula one's first night event lead to a dazzling race? Find out with our lap-by-lap report

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9/28/2008 12:54 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Talking Horses: daily horse racing blog with bets and news]

The best bets from around the country in our daily racing blog

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9/28/2008 2:38 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham old boys Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch scored to condemn struggling Spurs to a 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park

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9/28/2008 4:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Redskins hand Cowboys first loss 26-24 (AP)

Jim Zorn will go down in history as the only Washington Redskins coach with a perfect regular-season record at Texas Stadium. Better yet, the Redskins are going into October as a legitimate contender in the NFC East. Jason Campbell threw two touchdown passes and Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards, leading Washington to a 26-24 victory Sunday that gave the Dallas Cowboys their first loss and made the...

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9/28/2008 7:13 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Orton helps Bears to 21-14 lead at half (AP)

Kyle Orton threw three touchdown passes in the first half, helping the Chicago Bears take a 21-17 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after the third quarter on Sunday night. Donovan McNabb threw a touchdown pass and Correll Buckhalter ran for a score for Philadelphia, which also got a field goal from David Akers after he missed his first two of the game.

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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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9/28/2008 10:31 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Hochuli makes another questionable call (AP)

Referee Ed Hochuli was at the center of another questionable call Sunday, flagging Julius Peppers for a roughing-the-passer penalty that wiped out Carolina's interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter against Atlanta. After Matt Ryan's pass was intercepted by Richard Marshall, Hochuli threw a flag and announced Peppers made a helmet-to-helmet hit on Ryan.

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9/28/2008 10:32 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Wigan Athletic v Manchester City - as it happened

Plucky little Wigan defeat the billionaires from Middle Eastlands - as it happened

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9/28/2008 10:41 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Marlins' Ramirez not in lineup vs. Mets (AP)

Hanley Ramirez was out of Florida's starting lineup Sunday because of a stiff shoulder, a potential break for the New York Mets as they tried to wi