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Caterpillars becoming a nuisance in Vt.
Aug 9 2005 8:31PM (CT)
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Forest tent caterpillars have munched through thousands of acres of trees this year, but state officials don't expect the state's sugar maples to suffer any long term damage.
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Herbicide-resistant weed plagues Calif.
Aug 9 2005 8:31PM (CT)
PARLIER, Calif. (AP) - Horseweed was once merely a nuisance to farmers _ hard to pull out, quick to sprout back after cutting, and capable of towering over tractors.
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Launch of Mars orbiter delayed a day
Aug 9 2005 5:06PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The launch of the next Mars orbiter was postponed by a day Tuesday so equipment that helps guide the vehicle during liftoff can be checked out by the manufacturer.
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Japanese happy shuttle returned safely
Aug 9 2005 11:39AM (CT)
CHIGASAKI, Japan (AP) - Hundreds of students, officials and hometown well-wishers let out a cheer as the space shuttle Discovery returned safely to Earth with Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi on board.
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Discovery's astronauts braved unknown
Aug 9 2005 11:17AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - At times, the Discovery mission conjured up memories of Apollo 13 for the ingenuity required of the astronauts and flight controllers. In an ever-changing, ever-challenging flight, NASA chief Michael Griffin called this group of seven astronauts true test pilots _ and brave.
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AP: Artist to re-create destroyed Buddhas
Aug 9 2005 1:48AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan destroyed two 1,600-year-old Buddha statues lining Bamiyan Valley's soaring cliffs, the world shook with shock at the demise of such huge archaeological treasures.
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