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Atlantis launch on schedule after fix
Aug 20 2006 4:54PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Technicians on Sunday successfully swapped out two bolts securing a crucial communications antenna on space shuttle Atlantis because engineers thought they were too short.
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Ozone-friendly chemicals lead to warming
Aug 20 2006 4:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cool your home, warm the planet. When more than two dozen countries undertook in 1989 to fix the ozone hole over Antarctica, they began replacing chloroflourocarbons in refrigerators, air conditioners and hair spray.
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Bacteria warnings hit N.H., Maine coast
Aug 20 2006 10:00AM (CT)
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - This summer has seen a record number of warnings about bacteria at coastal beaches in New Hampshire and Maine. "The record was maybe three postings in a year. This year, we've already had six postings," said Jody Connor of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. He says heavy rains this year are likely to blame for the high bacteria levels.
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