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2 space rocks hours apart point up the danger
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak havoc on a city. And Hollywood to the contrary, there isn't much the world's...
Tags: Space Programs, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Astronomy, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Indiana native preparing to command space station
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An astronaut from Indiana is in Russia getting ready to become commander of the International Space Station. Kevin Ford is scheduled to launch on a Russian Soyuz capsule with two Russian cosmonauts to the space station on Oct....Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Study: Viewers turning to YouTube as news source
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters. The Pew Research Center's Project for...Tags: Photography and Video, YouTube, Television, Google Inc., Japan
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248 human fetuses found in Russian forest
MOSCOW (AP) — Villagers in Russia's south Urals have stumbled upon a gruesome discovery — four barrels containing 248 human fetuses left in a forest. Police in the Sverdlovsk region said Tuesday the fetuses, preserved in formaldehyde, were... -
Olympic track and field: Uceny, Huddle take shot at history
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentIt took Morgan Uceny 27 years to get to this point. Funny, then, that it will all be over in about four minutes. The intense training, the sacrifices, the career plans put on hold, it all comes to a head at 3:55 p.m. this afternoon when the self-...Tags: United Kingdom, Ethiopia, Awards and Prizes, Television Industry, Kenya
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"Crab" chips, fruity Oreos? They're big overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg's All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold...Tags: Ice Cream, Potatoes, Caviar, Mangos, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Could "Grilled Meat" chips be popular in the US?
NEW YORK (AP) — Chocolate dog food. Old garden hose. Weirdly fishy. Take a panel of seven foodies and ply them with with exotic versions of popular American snacks from around the world, and these are the reactions you get. Tentative nibbles and...Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Mushrooms, The Associated Press, Bob Marley, Caviar
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Boehner challenges Obama on missile defense remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has sent a letter to President Barack Obama questioning whether Obama is willing to make unilateral concessions to Russia on missile defense. The president was caught on tape Monday telling Russian...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems, Defense, Weaponry, Elections
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Ex-Miss Russia back in NYC jail after rehab ouster
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Miss Russia has been thrown back in a New York City jail after getting tossed from court-ordered rehabilitation in a drug case. Anna Malova is being held without bail at least until her court date next week. Authorities...Tags: Prisons, New York City
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Elkhart welcomes a Russian delegation
ELKHART – The city of Elkhart is hosting a visiting delegation from Russia this week.
The group is from a small community near the Volga River and they plan to learn all they can about life in a typical American city. They hope to take back what...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Police: Russian man kept 29 dead bodies at home ... dressed as dolls
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man who kept 29 mummified bodies at his apartment and dressed them up like dolls. Ministry spokesman Valery Gribakin said Monday that the suspect from the Volga River city of... -
GOP hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran...Tags: NATO, Newt Gingrich, Viral Diseases and Infections, Elections, Nuclear Policy
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