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Iraqi minister meets oil companies in London (AFP)

AFP - Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani met officials from 35 oil companies in London Monday to lay out details of its first round of bidding for new contracts since the 2003 US-led invasion.

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10/13/2008 11:54 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Reprimanded Purdue scientist claims defamation (AP)

AP - A Purdue University scientist who was reprimanded for research misconduct over claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments is suing two other faculty members for alleged defamation.

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10/13/2008 12:16 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Plus and Minus: Disposable vs. Rechargeable Batteries (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The dawn of the internet and the Information Age generated tremendous new demand for power, as companies built their own networks and shifted to computer-based operations. Additionally, as technology shrinks to more portable proportions, more and more of that power will come from batteries.

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10/13/2008 5:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

When Are We in a Recession? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - To the average American, it might seem ludicrous to suggest that the United States is not in a recession right now. But economists' fuzzy definition of the term makes it hard to say when a recession actually starts until we're well into one.

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10/13/2008 4:51 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Home Lighting Could Be Wireless Network (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Lights may soon do more than just shine in dark places - they might wirelessly connect your computer, phone or car to the Internet.

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10/13/2008 9:08 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Nana weakens, new depression forms in Caribbean (AP)

AP - The National Hurricane Center in Miami says a new tropical depression has formed over the eastern Caribbean even as what had been Tropical Storm Nana lost strength over the Atlantic.

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10/13/2008 12:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tropical depression forms in Caribbean: NHC (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Depression 15 formed in the Caribbean and will likely strengthen into a tropical storm Monday but will not threaten the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico as it moves toward the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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10/13/2008 6:16 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tropical Storm Nana fades but new systems develop (Reuters)

Reuters - The 14th tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season faded rapidly on Monday but two new tropical systems developed in the Caribbean, threatening Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and also Central America.

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10/13/2008 8:56 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Mich. voters to decide stem cell research measure (AP)

AP - Michigan voters will be thrust into the crossroads of science, ethics and religion next month when they decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.

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10/13/2008 10:33 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Producer prices slip in September (AFP)

AFP - The cost of goods leaving the nation's factories fell in September, partly owing to lower oil prices, official data showed on Monday.

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10/13/2008 1:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

What it Takes to Be President (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Who would make a better president - a man with more than 30 years of experience in Congress or one with about six?

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10/12/2008 9:16 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Forecasters: Tropical Storm Nana forms in Atlantic (AP)

AP - Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Tropical Storm Nana has formed in the eastern Atlantic, but predict it will weaken to a tropical depression by Monday.

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10/13/2008 2:23 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

India's humble rickshaw goes solar (AFP)

AFP - It's been touted as a solution to urban India's traffic woes, chronic pollution and fossil fuel dependence, as well as an escape from backbreaking human toil.

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10/13/2008 2:11 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Iran scraps gas projects to push pipeline plans (AFP)

AFP - Iran is to scrap a number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in order to expand its capacity to export gas by pipeline, the oil ministry's Shana agency reported on Monday.

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Scientists map panda genome: Chinese media (AFP)

AFP - Scientists in China have mapped the genome of the giant panda, which could yield a better understanding of why the endangered animals are so famously sex-shy, state media said on Monday.

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10/13/2008 4:16 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Bonobos Hunt Other Primates (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys. But bonobos, another primate closely related to humans and chimps, were thought to be confine their hunting to forest antelopes, squirrels and rodents.

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10/13/2008 7:32 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Circadian Rhythm Affects Memory (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Most people become aware of their internal circadian clock when they cross several time zones and experience jet lag, but scientists have known for decades that the rhythm of the internal human clock regulates almost every biological system, from blood pressure to sex drive.

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10/12/2008 7:11 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket (AP)

AP - A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.

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10/12/2008 4:45 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mongoose Pups Pick Parents (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Banded mongooses live in extended-family groups, with as many as ten females breeding at the same time. When they're about a month old, pups leave the communal den to forage with the adults. That's when a pup usually begins to associate exclusively with one particular adult - not necessarily a parent - that provides nourishment and protection. One might assume that the adult chooses the pup it wishes to assist.

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10/12/2008 10:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Endangered species ruling could slow development in floodplains (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON ? A ruling that development along dozens of rivers flowing from the Cascade Mountains to Washington state's Puget Sound jeopardizes endangered salmon, steelhead and killer whales could shape future construction in floodplains nationwide.

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10/12/2008 2:25 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Xenophobia Founded on Faulty Assumptions (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - America has always been a cultural melting pot, but that pot has always been kept at a rolling bubble by the heat of xenophobia. And sometimes it boils over causing great damage. Every generation of citizens, many of them immigrants themselves or of recent immigrant ancestry, is afraid of the next wave of others looking for a better life. The fear has always been that those "other" people, the ones who are invading this country, will pollute the gene pool and degrade the culture in some manner...

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10/12/2008 6:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Two more genes linked to common skin cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent.

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10/12/2008 3:50 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hurricane Norbert storms Mexico's Baja peninsula (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Norbert smacked Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Saturday, blowing roofs off buildings, knocking down trees and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate flood-prone areas.

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10/12/2008 8:07 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hong Kong sets panda reserve as priority Sichuan aid project (AFP)

AFP - Almost half of Hong Kong's aid package to help China's quake-stricken Sichuan will be used to restore a giant panda reserve, the government said Sunday.

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10/12/2008 9:09 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Economic woes chill effort to stop global warming (AP)

AP - Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year.

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10/12/2008 5:48 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Palin has mixed record as fiscal conservative (AP)

AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative. But her record looks little like the classic conservative who favors less government and lower taxes.

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10/12/2008 6:16 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premature Ejaculation: It's Not in Your Head (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Guys, if you're trying to lay blame for your pitiful mid-life crisis, some good news: Scientists have found that premature ejaculation is not all in your head. In fact, the propensity is genetically determined.

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10/12/2008 8:10 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

U.S. gasoline price marks biggest drop ever: survey (Reuters)

Reuters - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States recorded its largest drop ever as consumer demand continued to wane and oil prices slid, a prominent industry analyst said on Sunday.

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10/11/2008 5:14 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Lost manatee headed to Fla. after Mass. rescue (AP)

AP - A wayward manatee is headed home to Florida after being pulled from frigid Cape Cod waters in an early morning rescue.

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10/11/2008 2:07 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Peru's president names leftist as new prime minister (AFP)

AFP - Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Saturday named Yehude Simon, a leftist governor once jailed for alleged links to outlawed Tupac Amaru rebels, as the country's next prime minister.

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10/11/2008 4:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome (Reuters)

Reuters - Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck to a fellow space tourist.

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10/11/2008 5:47 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather (AP)

AP - Pick up a Mississippi gopher frog and it covers its eyes with its forefeet, like someone afraid to see what's coming next. And for at least a decade, it's had a good reason not to look.

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10/10/2008 10:54 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

As storm nears, west Texas braces for more floods (AP)

AP - Officials planned to activate an emergency operations center in west Texas, where the remnants of Hurricane Norbert are expected to bring rain to already saturated areas, an official said Friday.

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10/11/2008 2:22 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Unlocking the Secrets of Atomic Nuclei (LiveScience.com)

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

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10/11/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Financial Fears Outweigh Terrorist Threat (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Most Americans believe the current financial crisis poses a greater threat than terrorism.

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10/10/2008 9:46 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Stem cell generation from ordinary cells now safe (Reuters)

Reuters - Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way to do it.

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10/10/2008 10:42 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA sticks to 2009 launch for Mars Science Laboratory (AFP)

AFP - US space agency NASA said Friday it still plans to launch an ambitious mission to Mars late next year despite technical hurdles and budget difficulties.

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10/11/2008 3:46 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Nobel Prize winner Dr. George Palade dies at 95 (AP)

AP - Dr. George Palade, who won a Nobel Prize in 1974 for his work isolating and identifying cell structure and helped create one of the leading cell biology programs in the nation at the University of California, San Diego, has died. He was 95.

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

Alaska: State with a long history of take and give (AP)

AP - Alaska is awash in billions of surplus dollars from the current high oil prices and a tax hike on the oil industry, but it remains at the forefront of states feeding at the federal trough.

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10/9/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Sounds of Volcanic Eruption Recreated (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - In a high-tech version of those baking soda-and-vinegar experiments at science fairs, scientists have simulated a key stage of volcanic eruptions where steam and other fluids rushing through cracks in underground rocks create particular "acoustic emissions."

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10/10/2008 4:05 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth' (AP)

AP - Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center contained no genetic material from a male.

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10/10/2008 1:25 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Animals Have Personalities, Too (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - We know our siblings and in-laws have personalities - sometimes to a fault. But science recently has revealed that such individual differences are widespread in the animal kingdom, even reaching to spiders, birds, mice, squid, rats and pigs.

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10/10/2008 4:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

US trade gap shrinks amid softer global economy (AFP)

AFP - The US trade deficit fell 3.5 percent in August to 59.1 billion dollars amid a drop in imports and weaker oil prices, government data showed Friday.

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10/10/2008 6:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Palm oil clearing swathes of forest in Indonesia's Papua: Greenpeace (AFP)

AFP - Palm oil companies are clearing massive swathes of untouched forest in Indonesia's remote easternmost Papua region, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday.

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10/10/2008 1:17 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Spacecraft moved to launch pad ahead of ISS flight (AP)

AP - Friends and family of the world's next space tourist ? including his astronaut father ? watched Friday as the rocket for the voyage was placed on a launch pad in Kazakhstan for its weekend takeoff to the International Space Station.

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10/10/2008 1:27 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

British mother, teenage daughter drown in Spanish floods (AFP)

AFP - A British woman and her 14-year-old daughter have drowned in a flash flood in eastern Spain which has been lashed by torrential rains, officials said on Friday.

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10/9/2008 11:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Biogen discontinues experimental arthritis drug (Reuters)

Reuters - Biogen Idec Inc said on Thursday it will discontinue development of baminercept as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis after the experimental drug failed to prove effective in a mid-stage trial.

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10/10/2008 10:53 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Looming recession, cash crisis cut oil demand: IEA (AFP)

AFP - Approaching recession and a banking cash crisis are cutting into global demand for oil and may set back investment in new oilfields, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.

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10/10/2008 1:13 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

US trade gap shrinks to $59.1 billion (AFP)

AFP - The US trade deficit fell 3.5 percent in August to 59.1 billion dollars amid a drop in imports and weaker oil prices, government data showed Friday.

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10/10/2008 3:52 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Do Lie Detectors Work? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When candidates square off in debates, the truth seems to get stretched at least a few times, at minimum.

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10/13/2008 10:45 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

OHB Uses Galileo Bid to Send a Message to Competitors (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - OHB Technology is bidding against a much larger consortium to build 28 Galileo navigation satellites as a signal to European governments that the company should be viewed as a prime contractor, OHB Chief Executive Marco Fuchs said.

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10/13/2008 10:45 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Distant Spacecraft Scans Earth for Signs of Life (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A new study is underway to search for signs of habitability ... on Earth.

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10/13/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Space Tourist, Astronauts to Dock at Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - An American space tourist and two professional astronauts are closing in on the International Space Station as they prepare to dock at the orbiting lab early Tuesday.

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10/13/2008 6:45 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Giant Cyclones Seen on Saturn (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Scientists have discovered a giant cyclone swirling on Saturn's north pole, and observed a similar storm on the planet's south pole in detail 10 times greater than before, thanks to new images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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10/13/2008 7:32 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist

Gamma-ray bursts, powerful glares of high-energy that wash through the Universe once every day or so are, for a brief time, the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky. ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory has observed several low-luminosity gamma-ray bursts, confirming the existence of an entire population of weaker bursts hardly noticed so far.

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10/12/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

New Crew Blasts Off for International Space Station

A new crew that will live and work aboard the International Space Station rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

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10/11/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

U.S. space tourist set for blast-off (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott will blast off into space aboard a Russian spaceship on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.

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10/12/2008 7:31 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Former Astronaut's Son Blasts Off Toward Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - American space tourist Richard Garriott, the son of a former NASA astronaut, rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Russian spacecraft alongside two professional spaceflyers to become the first second-generation American astronaut to launch toward the International Space Station.

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10/12/2008 5:42 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

U.S. space tourist blasts off in Russian rocket (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.

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10/11/2008 12:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space Tourist, Station Crew to Launch Sunday (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A new crew is poised to launch to the International Space Station early Sunday to help outfit the laboratory for double-sized occupancy.

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10/11/2008 11:50 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Russia says Soyuz space landings will be safe (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian space authorities said on Saturday they had improved safety measures for spaceships returning to Earth from the International Space Station after a series of rough landings.

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10/11/2008 1:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

The 100th Crewed Soyuz Flight That (Maybe) Isn't (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - HOUSTON - As the commander of the next Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Yuri Lonchakov was in charge of designing a patch to represent his three-person crew.

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10/11/2008 3:57 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Russian space chief reassures US partners (AP)

AP - The ongoing global economic turmoil and increasingly strained ties between Moscow and Washington will not stand in the way of further space exploration, Russia's space agency chief said Saturday.

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10/10/2008 10:08 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve (Reuters)

Reuters - NASA needs more money to resolve problems with its next Mars mission and keep it on track for launch next year, and is gambling that the U.S. Congress will find the extra funds, officials said on Friday.

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10/10/2008 8:10 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Student Experiments Fly High on Helium Balloons

Four teams of students sponsored by ESA are jubilant after their experiments returned safely to Earth at the end of the latest Balloon Experiments for University Students (BEXUS) campaign inside the Arctic Circle. After many months of hard work and preparation, the successful conclusion was well worth waiting for.

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10/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA to Provide Update to Hubble Anomaly Status

NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 14, to brief reporters about the status of efforts to revive the data handling unit that failed on the Hubble Space Telescope in late-September.

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10/10/2008 7:28 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009 (AP)

AP - NASA said Friday it will press ahead with plans to launch a supersized rover to Mars next year despite spiraling costs and schedule pressures.

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10/10/2008 8:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Sticks to 2009 Launch for Flagship Mars Mission (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA will push ahead with its plan for an October 2009 launch of the already over-budget Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) despite ongoing technical and schedule difficulties all but certain to push the cost of the mission past $2 billion.

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10/10/2008 8:16 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Venus Express searching for life – on Earth

Scientists using ESA’s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy.

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10/10/2008 2:14 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Space exhibition opens in Lisbon

Today, the last day of World Space Week, marked the official opening of the exhibition 'Space – the last frontier' by the Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Jose Mariano Gago. One of the most impressive exhibits is a 1:10 scale model of the International Space Station, lent for the occasion by ESA.

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10/10/2008 4:45 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Space Station Toilet Breaks Again (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The master bathroom for three astronauts aboard the International Space Station is on the fritz again just days before a trio of new spaceflyers are due to launch toward the orbiting lab, NASA officials said Friday.

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10/10/2008 12:13 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Saudi-owned TV website hit by cyber attack (AFP)

AFP - Computer hackers claiming to be Shiite shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya on Friday, a month after Iran reported similar attacks on many of its websites by hardline Sunnis.

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10/9/2008 11:15 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Adopt a Scientist: Geology of Other Worlds (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - While we yearn to walk on other worlds, SETI Institute scientist Cynthia Phillips strolls the surfaces of distant planets each day at her computer. She's a planetary geologist on a quest to understand how liquids change the surfaces of other worlds. She studies Mars and the icy moons of the outer solar system, mapping the evolution of their surfaces. It's all part of the search for life beyond our home planet, Earth.

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10/9/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Sets Briefings for Next Shuttle Mission to the Space Station

NASA will hold a series of news briefings on Monday, Nov. 3, to preview the upcoming space shuttle Endeavour mission that will outfit the International Space Station for six-person crews.

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10/9/2008 11:15 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Juno Spacecraft to Study Jupiter (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - For generations, astronomers have argued over how the planets in our solar system were formed. Today, most theories assume that planets were formed in a nebula of gas and dust that condensed around what eventually became our sun, but there is still great disagreement over details, particularly for gas giant planets like Jupiter: Did a small core form first around which each planet condensed, or did instability in the nebula cause pockets to collapse directly into planets?

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10/9/2008 6:29 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

AP IMPACT: GPS could save airlines time and fuel (AP)

AP - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade.

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10/9/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA to Provide Mars Science Laboratory Launch Update

NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10, to brief reporters after a meeting held by the agency's administrator concerning the Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.

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Veteran Space Station Crew Ready to Fly (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are preparing to blast off from their home planet Sunday to fly to the International Space Station next week.

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10/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Issues Space Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition Report

NASA is releasing an updated version of the Workforce Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday.

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10/8/2008 9:19 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Splashy portrait paints picture of how stars form

Different wavelengths of light swirl together like watercolours in a new, ethereal portrait of a bright, active star-forming region.

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10/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Selects ITT for Space Communications Network Services

NASA has selected ITT Corporation, Advanced Engineering and Sciences of Herndon, Va., to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under the Space Communications Network Services contract.

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10/7/2008 10:01 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Despite Waiver, NASA To Stop Using Russian Cargo Vehicle (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? NASA has no intention of paying Russia to help deliver supplies to the international space station (ISS) beyond 2011 despite winning congressional and presidential approval to do so.

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10/8/2008 11:01 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Checkmate: Astronaut Battles Earth in Chess (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronaut Gregory Chamitoff is taking on the world in a galactic chess match from his perch aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

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10/8/2008 1:25 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle – new video

In 2012, Vega will carry ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle into space. The vehicle will then return to Earth to test a range of enabling systems and technologies for atmospheric re-entry. A new video with computer generated animations of the vehicle and its mission is now available.

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10/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Spinoff 2008 Highlights NASA Innovations In Everyday Life

The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary.

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10/6/2008 9:33 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Arctic Grows Stormier (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The Arctic has become more stormy in the past 50 years due to the warming climate, which in turn has quickened the pace of drifting sea ice, a new NASA study finds.

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10/7/2008 11:16 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Millions of Names Sent to Space (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - There was a time when the only interaction the general public had with space exploration was passively via the media. Consequently, many people felt indifferent to space missions as they just didn't connect with them on a personal level.

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10/7/2008 8:52 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

2008 ozone hole larger than last year

The 2008 ozone hole – a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica – is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006.

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10/6/2008 9:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Elite Club Lets Space Tourist Cut to Front of Line (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - American billionaire Charles Simonyi snagged his history-making second space tourist trip to the International Space Station next year thanks to an elite club that gives its members first dibs on private spaceflight seats.

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10/7/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Astronaut Talks With Student Chess Opponents Thursday

NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff will meet his opponents in the ongoing Earth vs. space chess match Thursday, Oct. 9.

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10/7/2008 2:36 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Digital lifestyle changes NZ inflation barometer (Reuters)

Reuters - The digital age has caught up with New Zealand's inflation barometer, with music downloads and car satellite units replacing old technology television sets and writing paper.

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Collecting 50 Years of NASA Space History (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - At a celebration of NASA's 50th anniversary held outside Washington, DC late last month, a champagne toast was offered in recognition of the five decades of exploration that the agency had accomplished. NASA had put men on the moon, sent probes to the planets, and improved our understanding of life here at home.

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10/6/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa

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NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System

The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19.

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10/6/2008 7:03 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Huge Planet Defies Explanation (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have sighted a very dense planet-sized object that orbits its parent star in just four days and six hours.

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10/6/2008 11:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Galaxy Diversity Reveals Clues to Cosmic Evolution (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers peering out into our cosmic backyard have long understood that the Milky Way's galactic neighbors only seem similar on the surface. Now a detailed survey from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the diversity of those galaxies as they evolve over time.

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10/6/2008 7:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Primes Spacecraft to Probe Solar System's Fringe (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA is gearing up to launch a new spacecraft to probe the fringe of the solar system this month where material from the sun hits the cold expanse of space.

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10/6/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago

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10/6/2008 8:30 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Small Asteroid to Streak into Earth's Atmosphere Tonight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A very small asteroid will streak into the skies over Sudan tonight, astronomers announced. It is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, creating a show.

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10/6/2008 9:04 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink

COROT has discovered a massive planet-sized object orbiting its parent star closely, unlike anything ever spotted before. It is so exotic, that scientists are unsure as to whether this oddity is actually a planet or a failed star.

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Digger: Top clubs sweat on bank debts

Arsenal and Liverpool worried with Royal Bank of Scotland set to sell 60% of its own equity to the government

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10/13/2008 11:37 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scouting report: Tommy Elphick, Brighton and Hove Albion

Brighton's Tommy Elphick has good strength, confidence on the ball and, most importantly, the ability to read the game

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10/13/2008 11:38 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Formula one: Reckless Lewis Hamilton should now take a history lesson in respect

There are signs that Lewis Hamilton has inherited from his predecessors the view that any tactic justifies victory

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Gunter sets sights on making Germany suffer all over again

Wales' Chris Gunter aims to replicate last year's breakthrough performance when he helped secure a draw against Germany

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Kris Boyd has let his country down by quitting - Scotland coach George Burley

George Burley accused Kris Boyd of lacking respect for his country after the striker refused to play under the Scotland manager

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10/13/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Speaker agrees to look into Ecclestone affair

Tony Blair could be summoned to state his role in controversy surrounding F1 tycoon

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: Clarke seeks to reign in Indian influence as ICC meets

ECB chairman Giles Clarke is to fight for the pre-eminence of Test cricket which risks being marginalised by the IPL

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Sailing Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy have to settle for third place in the Bermuda Gold Cup

Ben Ainslie defeated Mattias Rahm of Sweden in three straight races to place third in the Bermuda Cup

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Big interview: Louis Smith stands tall after journey of twists and turns

Gymnast Louis Smith reflects on winning an incredible bronze in the Beijing Olympics against all the odds

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

England football: Fabio Capello angry over FA's claim he backs veto of Bernabéu friendly

Fabio Capello has denied suggestions that he backed the FA's decision to reject the Bernabéu as a friendly venue

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Premier League: Keith Harris hopes to find Newcastle buyer by end of November

Keith Harris has announced that he intends to find an investor for Mike Ashley's Newcastle by late November

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: Chapple steps up after Law is shown the door

Lancashire insist their decision to sack Stuart Law has nothing to do with his criticism of their treatment of Dominic Cork

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Snooker: Selby rattles off three tons to move into the final 16

Mark Selby, the Masters champion, made three centuries in four frames in dismissing Andrew Higginson 5-0 in 71 minutes to reach the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow. The 25-year-old's nine-year professional career has brought him 89 centuries, more than a third of which have come in the last 18 months

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10/13/2008 11:35 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Ireland torn between optimism and horror flashbacks of Cyprus

A year after an ignominious draw at Croke Park, Ireland again face Cyprus, but with a new sense of confidence

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10/13/2008 10:06 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Phils move within 1 win of World Series (AP)

Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series. That's the way they've played it all year. After ducking a pitch thrown over his head the previous day, Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs delivered two-run homers in the eighth inning Monday night, lifting the Phillies to a 7-5 victory over...

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Tennis: Doubles defeat fails to dim Andy Murray's Madrid Masters comeback confidence

Andy and Jamie Murray lost to Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, in round one of the Madrid Masters

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby league: Wakefield mourn after Adam Watene dies suddenly in training

Adam Watene, a hugely popular figure at Castleford and Wakefield Trinity, has died during a weights session aged 31

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby league: Kumuls turn up heat on England

England must be prepared for a fierce challenge on their trip to Papua New Guinea, according to PNG hooker Neville Costigan

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Xabi Alonso still interested in Juventus but Liverpool will not sell in January

Liverpool will not sell Xabi Alonso during the transfer window despite the Spaniard admitting he is tempted by Juventus

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov remain bullish as billions wiped from value of Russian oligarchs

Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich remain committed to Arsenal and Chelsea despite the global economic crisis

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10/13/2008 11:25 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby union: Tuqiri rules out taking risks for Wallabies' tour

Lote Tuqiri will miss Australia's season ending tour to Hong Kong and Europe if he has not fully recovered from injury

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Dubai suitor switches attention from Charlton to West Ham

Zabeel Investments, who previously declared an interest in Charlton, have launched a bid to purchase West Ham

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10/13/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Football: Belarus up for a fight despite losing Hleb, 'their Maradona'

Belarus may have to face England without their star player, former Arsenal, now Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb

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10/13/2008 8:32 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Armstrong to race in 2009 Giro d'Italia (AP)

Lance Armstrong agreed to ride in next year's Giro d'Italia, giving him a crucial test before his attempt to win an eighth Tour de France title. Armstrong announced last month that he is making a comeback after three years in retirement. The American has never competed in the three-week Giro, considered the sport's most prestigious stage race after the Tour de France.

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10/13/2008 10:29 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Formula one: Kubica bidding to take title from Hamilton after Japan podium

The Pole is riding high after yesterday's second-place finish in Japan and says title is within reach

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10/13/2008 10:42 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Clemson official: Bowden out as coach (AP)

Tommy Bowden decided he'd done all he could do for Clemson football, telling his athletic director Monday he'd step aside for the future of the program. AD Terry Don Phillips said his intent Monday morning was to have a candid, heart-to-heart with Bowden about the football team. So Phillips was surprised when Bowden offered to walk away in midseason.

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10/13/2008 11:58 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

George Burley hits back at Kris Boyd over Scotland pull-out

Scotland manager George Burley has criticised Kris Boyd's decision not to play for him, saying he wants players 'to fight for the cause'

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10/13/2008 12:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

World Ironman Triathlon Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Triathlon is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK, and is great for building all-round fitness. Here are the highlights from this weekend's ultra-triathlon, the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii

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10/13/2008 12:53 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Video: England football team - Ashley Cole booing 'leaves a sour taste on your mouth'

Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, David James, Theo Walcott and Jermain Defoe give their verdicts on the booing of Ashley Cole ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Belarus

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10/13/2008 12:59 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

V8 Supercars: Lowndes and Whincup complete trio of Bathurst wins

Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup gave the Triple 8 squad its third straight victory in the endurance classic

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10/13/2008 1:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: India claim draw but Sachin Tendulkar falls short

India and Australia draw the first Test in Bangalore as Sachin Tendulkar falls 15 runs short of Brian Lara's all-time Tests runs record

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10/13/2008 1:46 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Barney Ronay: blunted Australia offer another glimpse of weakness

Australia had the better of a hard-fought draw in Bangalore but India's defiance will encourage rivals

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10/13/2008 2:04 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NBA cuts about 80 US jobs due to economy (AP)

The NBA is eliminating about 80 jobs in the United States, the first major American sports league to announce layoffs because of the worldwide economic turmoil. Commissioner David Stern told The Associated Press last month the league would cut staff in anticipation of the downturn. He said Sunday the figure would be about 9 percent of the American work force, and the league confirmed the number of...

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10/13/2008 3:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

British Superbikes: 2008 champion Shane Byrne ends season with two wins

Shane Byrne celebrated his second British Superbikes crown with a double win in the season finale

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10/13/2008 3:57 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

4 players, 3 coaches fined for NLCS flap (AP)

Manny Ramirez and Dodgers teammate Hiroki Kuroda were among four players fined Monday by Major League Baseball for the Game 3 fracas between Los Angeles and the Philadelphia Phillies during the NL championship series. Kuroda threw a pitch behind Shane Victorino's head in the third inning Sunday, apparently retaliation for Philadelphia's Brett Myers throwing behind Ramirez in Game 2.

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10/13/2008 6:22 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Browns lead Giants 3-0 after 1st quarter (AP)

Derek Anderson threw for 225 yards and one touchdown as the Cleveland Browns, playing on Monday night for the first time since 2003, took a 17-14 halftime lead over the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Anderson completed 11 of 16 passes, including a 22-yard scoring pass to Darnell Dinkins, a backup getting some playing time with Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow out with an undisclosed...

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10/12/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -