Space crew lands safely after Shenzhou 6 mission
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng land at 4 32 a m in northern grasslands after a 115 hour 32 minute five day flight. State media shows the crew smiling and thanking the public as Wu Bangguo hails the mission's success and its boost to China's standing.
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Fei Junlong
Nie Haisheng
Xinhua
Fei
Nie
Russia
United States
Wu Bangguo
Communist Party
Fei Juntong
Tragic Bus Crash Kills Nine In Wisconsin
A school bus carrying band students crashed into a jackknifed tractor trailer on Interstate 94 near Osseo Wisconsin killing nine people including the band director and his 11 year old granddaughter. Twenty nine others injured many undergoing surgery as four buses carried about two hundred students and forty chaperones on a return from a band competition.
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Osseo
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Chippewa Falls
Mike Schoch
Wisconsin State Patrol
Douglas Norbohm
Brent Pickard
Schoch
Tania Richter
Mining firms pay 19th century prices for public lands
Crest ed Butte Colorado residents criticize the 1872 mining law after the Bush administration sold 155 acres near Mount Emmons for under 900 dollars. The patent gives absolute title to mo lybdenum rich land, sparking concerns of environmental harm and ongoing legal challenges as Congress renews a temporary ban on new patent applications.
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Colo
Mount Emmons
Jim Starr
Bush Administration
Red Lady
Starr
Gunnison County
Board of Commissioners
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Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
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Weigh-ins May Help Keep Pounds Off Says Study
A study presented at an obesity conference finds daily weighing helps prevent weight regain after loss. Among 291 participants, daily weighers had 39 percent regain 5 pounds or more, versus 68 percent in those not weighing daily.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Susan Yanovski
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Rena Wing
Brown University Medical School
Providence
R.I
Bird flu Q A from CDC guidance for holiday season
Americans worry about bird flu during the holidays and seek practical advice. The CDC answers questions on feeders Tamiflu testing poultry safety and cooking to kill the virus. It notes a ban on imported poultry from affected countries and advises standard flu prevention to bolster protection.
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Atlanta
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S
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