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China plans astronomy satellite
Mar 11 2007 10:23PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.
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Rocket carrying U.K. satellite launches
Mar 11 2007 8:54PM (CT)
CAYENNE, French Guiana (AP) - A European rocket carrying two British and Indian satellites was successfully launched Sunday from South America after a one-day delay due to a technical glitch.
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White House seeks to boost aquaculture
Mar 11 2007 9:52AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration wants to allow ocean farming for shellfish, salmon and saltwater species in federal waters for the first time, hoping to grab a greater share of the $70 billion aquaculture market.
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Exhibit considers Nazis' deadly medicine
Mar 11 2007 6:49AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Adolf Hitler used the theory of eugenics in his quest to create a master race, legitimizing the murder of thousands deemed unfit for the German race and culminating in the genocide of 6 million Jews.
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Climate report warns of drought, disease
Mar 11 2007 6:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The harmful effects of global warming on daily life are already showing up, and within a couple of decades hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water, top scientists will say next month at a meeting in Belgium.
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Biofuels boom raises tough questions
Mar 11 2007 5:13AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - America is drunk on ethanol. Farmers in the Midwest are sending billions of bushels of corn to refineries that turn it into billions of gallons of fuel. Automakers in Detroit have already built millions of cars, trucks and SUVs that can run on it, and are committed to making millions more. In Washington, politicians have approved generous subsidies for companies that make ethanol.
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