Endevour telescope spots faint quasar billions of light years away
Ultraviolet instruments aboard Endeavour focus on a distant quasar near the universe’s edge, about 10 billion light years or 60 sextillion miles away. Ground controllers report a faint pinpoint of light, challenging to observe but progressing.
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Man kills wife and her live-in partner at Nebraska plant
Edwin Escalera 41 shot and killed Carmen Panameno 40 and Jose Martinez 41 as they left the Excel Corp meatpacking plant in Schuyler Nebraska. He then killed himself. A handgun was recovered and an immigration raid followed with about 125 workers arrested.
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Clinton targets GOP budget cuts harming children safety
President Clinton urged that Republican spending cuts jeopardize safe schools and anti-drug programs, arguing such moves threaten children's safety and learning environment. He highlighted a $482 million safe schools allocation and planned remarks at the National Association of Counties while Education Secretary Riley campaigns against education and nutrition cuts.
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Fire damages historic Texas Theatre in Dallas
A five alarm blaze destroyed the stage and screen of the Texas Theatre where Lee Harvey Oswald was captured after JFK's 1963 assassination. The roof collapsed over the stage but the 1,080 seat auditorium remained intact. fire chief called the damage not irreparable. General Manager Ron DuBois, asleep upstairs, escaped unharmed as flames were controlled by daybreak.
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Weather outlook cloudy with showers possible
Forecast calls for a cloudy day with a 50 percent chance of showers and a high near 50. Southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. Yesterday’s high 51, low 41. Sunset 6:27 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:53 a.m.
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