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Crew lifts off for space station
Mar 29 2006 10:49PM (CT)
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Russian Soyuz rocket streaked into the skies over the Central Asian steppe on Thursday, launching a U.S.-Russian-Brazilian crew on a mission to the international space station.
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Calif. condors spotted nesting in Big Sur
Mar 29 2006 10:26PM (CT)
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - For the first time in more than 100 years, California condors were spotted nesting in the northern part of the state, scientists said.
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Crew lifts off for space station
Mar 29 2006 9:40PM (CT)
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Russian Soyuz rocket streaked into the skies over the Central Asian steppe on Thursday, launching a U.S.-Russian-Brazilian crew on a mission to the international space station.
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Archaeologist links ancient palace, Ajax
Mar 29 2006 9:09PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Among the ruins of a 3,200-year-old palace near Athens, researchers are piecing together the story of legendary Greek warrior-king Ajax, hero of the Trojan War.
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Saint Louis Zoo euthanizes elder orangutan
Mar 29 2006 8:17PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - One of the Saint Louis Zoo's most popular orangutans, and its oldest primate, has died. Zoo officials said "Junior" was euthanized Tuesday after his health had been declining. He was thought to be about 44 years old.
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Smart kids' brains may mature later
Mar 29 2006 7:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Very smart children may seem advanced in many ways, but a new study shows they actually lag behind other kids in development of the "thinking" part of the brain.
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Thousands gather in temple for eclipse
Mar 29 2006 7:15PM (CT)
SIDE, Turkey (AP) - Thousands of skygazers gathered in an ancient temple of Apollo and let out cheers Wednesday as a total solar eclipse turned day into twilight, casting an eerie blue glow across the sky and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lack of oxygen can mean more male fish
Mar 29 2006 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dead zones _ oxygen-starved patches of ocean _ may be turning normal breeding grounds into the equivalent of male-dominated locker rooms for fish.
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Cause of N.C. whale beaching still unknown
Mar 29 2006 7:14PM (CT)
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Scientists likely will never know why more than 30 whales beached along North Carolina's Outer Banks last January, although some evidence indicates sonar wasn't the cause, said a report the Navy released Wednesday.
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