Posts Tagged ‘bbc’

Lightning delays space shuttle Endeavour launch (AP)

AP – NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour’s Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad.

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Lightning delays space shuttle Endeavour launch
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Shuttle Endeavour to Make Third Launch Try Today (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com – CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a month of delays, the beleaguered space shuttle Endeavour is aiming to lift off tonight toward the International Space Station, but only if the weather cooperates.

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Smooth Criminals Beware: Jackson Junk for Sale (E! Online)

E! Online – At some point, even Michael Jackson’s kitchen sink will be up for auction.

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Smooth Criminals Beware: Jackson Junk for Sale
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Fast-growing kelp invades San Francisco Bay (AP)

AP – A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts.

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Fast-growing kelp invades San Francisco Bay
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Storms NASA’s only worry for shuttle launch (AP)

AP – Thunderstorms are threatening to delay NASA’s planned launch Saturday night of space shuttle Endeavour, already running a month late.

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Storms NASA’s only worry for shuttle launch
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Freaky Robot Is a Real Einstein (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Albert Einstein is practically alive and smiling in the guise of a new robot that looks eerily like the great scientist and generates facial expressions that take robotics to a new level.

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Freaky Robot Is a Real Einstein
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Sorkin Penning Pitt’s Moneyball (E! Online)

E! Online – Aaron Sorkin is ready to play ball.

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Sorkin Penning Pitt’s Moneyball
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U.S. drones back up Pakistani military’s domestic struggle (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? The United States conducted two drone missile strikes in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, in the latest example of expanded direct American support for Pakistan’s military offensive against key Pakistani insurgent leaders.

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