Concorde resumes test flight over Atlantic after crash halt
British Airways completed its first supersonic test flight since the Paris crash, flying a modified Concorde from London Heathrow over the North Atlantic to 60 000 feet at 1350 mph. Captain Mike Bannister led the three hour 20 minute mission returning to Oxfordshire base.
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Space station computer glitch delays spacewalk
A failing command and control hard drive briefly disrupted a spacewalk prep aboard the International Space Station. Controllers reset the unit in time to allow astronauts to install air tanks on the new air lock.
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Senate demands talks with House on bankruptcy overhaul
The Senate voted 82 to 16 to push for negotiations with the House to draft a bankruptcy reform bill. It would make it harder to wipe out credit card and other debts in bankruptcy court and seeks a measure President Bush would sign.
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Iowa Senate panel approves rural and ag funding package
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a package of Iowa programs aimed at rural business, agricultural research, and environmental projects. Highlights include 40 million for the National Animal Disease Center, 190 thousand to 1.6 million grants across entities from Loess Hills mitigation to biotech byproducts, and 1.3 million for ISU's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
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House panel OKs Arctic oil drilling energy bill advance
The House Resources Committee voted 26 to 17 to advance an energy bill including a provision to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Republicans and some Democrats blocked attempts to strip the measure as hearings eyed full House action.
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Pacifier Use Not Tying Breastfeeding to Weaning
New research reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association rebuts claims that pacifiers cause infants to stop breastfeeding early. The study finds no link with reduced breastfeeding duration, though it notes pacifier use does not significantly cut infant fussing.
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House panel backs contraceptive coverage for federal employees
A House Appropriations subcommittee rejected a bid to end contraceptive coverage for 1.2 million federal workers. Bipartisan vote supported maintaining broad birth control benefits for women of childbearing age amid White House opposition and potential Senate negotiations.
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