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Skeleton sheds light on ape-man species
Sep 20 2006 9:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a discovery sure to fuel an old debate about our evolutionary history, scientists have found a remarkably complete skeleton of a 3-year-old female from the ape-man species represented by "Lucy."
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NASA clears shuttle to return Thursday
Sep 20 2006 7:37PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home Thursday after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
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Scientists spot new ring around Saturn
Sep 20 2006 7:37PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saturn's majestic ring system, visible through backyard telescopes, just got a little more crowded with the discovery of a faint, new ring encircling the giant planet, scientists said Tuesday.
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Nigerian teen to take zero-gravity trip
Sep 20 2006 7:37PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian teen Stella Felix rises at 5 a.m. to do chores and then walks nearly an hour to school. She has to share textbooks with schoolmates because her parents can't afford to buy them and does homework by candlelight.
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Russian space capsule docks at station
Sep 20 2006 7:36PM (CT)
KOROLYOV, Russia (AP) - The space capsule carrying a new U.S.-Russian crew and the first paying female space tourist docked smoothly Wednesday at the international space station.
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Exxon Mobil accused of misleading public
Sep 20 2006 7:36PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain's leading scientific academy has accused oil company Exxon Mobil Corp. of misleading the public about global warming and funding groups that undermine the scientific consensus on climate change.
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Seal washed up in Fla. set to head north
Sep 20 2006 7:36PM (CT)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - One of two hooded seals that washed up in Martin and Palm Beach counties over the weekend was flown Wednesday to a marine mammal center in New Jersey that is better equipped to care for the cold water animals.
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Calif. sues automakers over emissions
Sep 20 2006 7:35PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's attorney general on Wednesday sued the six largest U.S. and Japanese automakers, including GM, Ford and Toyota, for damages related to greenhouse gas emissions.
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