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Ashes of 'Scotty,' others await recovery
May 11 2007 11:08PM (CT)
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (AP) - A rocket payload carrying ashes of astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan _ Scotty on "Star Trek" _ should be recovered within a week from a remote New Mexico mountain range, the launch company said Friday.
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Space shuttle to return to launch pad
May 11 2007 9:46PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA managers on Friday approved moving Atlantis to the launch pad in hopes that a June launch will return the space shuttle program to a regular flight schedule after a six-month hiatus.
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Knoxville Zoo displays albino alligator
May 11 2007 9:45PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - This white alligator has it made in the shade. Without an alligator's normal dark camouflaging color, the new inhabitant at the Knoxville Zoo would not live long while exposed to predators or the sun.
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Knoxville Zoo displays albino alligator
May 11 2007 9:45PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - This white alligator has it made in the shade. Without an alligator's normal dark camouflaging color, the new inhabitant at the Knoxville Zoo would not live long while exposed to predators or the sun.
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Gnats a pain for west-central Illinois
May 11 2007 9:45PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kyle Winkelmann has learned in the past two weeks that if he's going to get into the cab of his tractor, he had better do it in a hurry. "I run really fast and get in quick, or else they'll get in with you," said Winkelmann, who farms near Tallula, about 15 miles northwest of Springfield.
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Mysterious object probably space junk
May 11 2007 9:36PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home earlier this year was not a meteorite after all, but probably a piece of space junk, scientists said Friday.
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Study renews debate over sows in crates
May 11 2007 4:12PM (CT)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - A new study is raising questions about the effectiveness of small, metal crates for pregnant pigs that animal welfare groups say are cruel and inhumane.
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NASA study: Eastern U.S. to get hotter
May 11 2007 4:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Future eastern United States summers look much hotter than originally predicted with daily highs about 10 degrees warmer than in recent years by the mid-2080s, a new NASA study says.
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Malta ends spring bird hunting season
May 11 2007 4:02PM (CT)
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - The Maltese government has closed the spring bird hunting season early amid threatened legal action by the European Commission, which says the hunt violates EU rules on protecting wildlife.
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Malta ends spring bird hunting season
May 11 2007 4:02PM (CT)
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - The Maltese government has closed the spring bird hunting season early amid threatened legal action by the European Commission, which says the hunt violates EU rules on protecting wildlife.
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Malta ends spring bird hunting season
May 11 2007 4:02PM (CT)
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - The Maltese government has closed the spring bird hunting season early amid threatened legal action by the European Commission, which says the hunt violates EU rules on protecting wildlife.
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