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Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Human Interest, New York City, Boeing Co., Military Aircraft
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Winchester native rides cross country to raise money for macular degeneration
The WInchester SunOn the afternoon of April 3, Winchester native Michael McGuire’s friend dropped him off at the pier in Ventura, Calif. There, McGuire dipped his toe in the Pacific Ocean, got on his bike and headed east. On his way, he passed a sign in Bishop,...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Bodies of Water, Trips and Vacations, Atlantic Ocean, Macular Degeneration
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Developing the deep
A young humpback whale swam less than six feet away from Bryant Austin while he was snorkeling off the Kingdom of Tonga in 2004. Lowering his camera, afraid it would get struck out of his hand, Austin was mesmerized by the marine mammal's subtly hued...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Bodies of Water, Zoology, Wildlife
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...Tags: Halley Feiffer, Stacy Keach, Ken Daurio, Israel, Trials
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Al Gore, Bodies of Water, An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science
Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Teachers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teaching and Learning, Central Intelligence Agency
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Manatees, dying at record rate, need help from humans
This has been a very bad year to be a manatee. More than 550 of the gentle sea cows have died so far in 2013 -- more than 10 percent of the Florida manatee population. In the first few months of this year alone, more manatees died than in all of last...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Wildlife, Biology, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species
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Faulkton pilot recalls harrowing landing in North Dakota
Flying in his 1978 Cessna 172 4-seater airplane, Keith Melius was about 5,000 feet above sea level when the engine started to sputter. Once Melius, of Faulkton, realized he could not get the engine running properly, the only option left was to figure...Tags: Bodies of Water, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Petroleum Industry
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Pay to play in Ocean City
In the off-season, Ocean City often adds some new feature for tourists: a miniature golf course perhaps, a seafood restaurant or maybe a bar that caters to the beachgoing crowd. But here's a possible addition that might not be so welcome — parking...
Tags: Worcester County, Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Ocean City
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Baltimore area readies for messy commute Monday morning
Winter is not quite ready to leave Baltimore. Weather forecasters called for a wintry mix of rain and snow to start falling late Sunday and into Monday that was likely to complicate morning commutes. The forecast is for "a slushy inch" of accumulation...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Garrett County
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Uruguay: Coastal reveries, away from it all
COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay — Straddling the crest of a sand dune, my back to the Atlantic Ocean, I watched a Uruguayan boy net fish in a river lagoon. He waded through the chest-high water, dragging behind him the reflection of the setting sun....
Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Steaks, Atlantic Ocean, Entertainment, UNESCO
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Rowing champ is truly extraordinary
Hers is a story of solitude at sea for months on end, with only the raw power of nature to break the silence. She's rowed thousands of miles and survived countless ocean-borne perils, from dehydration to 20-foot waves threatening to capsize her 23-...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Bodies of Water, Sports, United Nations, Politics
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