Solar wing tears during extension on space station mission
NASA faces another setback as a giant solar wing ripped while being unfurled by astronauts aboard the ISS. The damage occurred during a 90 foot deployment of a 115 foot panel, threatening the next shuttle flight and prompting an early halt while engineers assess structural implications.
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U S destroyer aids North Korean ship retaking from pirates
The Dai Hong Dan hijacked off Somalia was retaken with help from the USS James E Williams as pirates suffered two dead and five captured. Three injured crew members were brought aboard the Williams. The ship is en route to Mogadishu.
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Turkey's Erdogan says warfare against rebels unavoidable
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told parliament that increased military action against separatist Kurdish rebels was unavoidable. He pressed the United States to crack down on guerrilla bases in northern Iraq as Turkish helicopters pounded rebel positions near the border for a second day and troops entered mountainside emplacements.
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Panels vote to make Do Not Call list permanent
Congress moved to keep the national Do Not Call list permanent by ending a five year expiration. The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Doyle bill and the Senate Commerce Committee approved a companion measure. The FTC had paused purges while Congress debated.
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