Curiosity Rover’s First Short Drive On Mars
NASA’s Curiosity completed a 16 minute initial test spin in Gale Crater near Bradbury Landing. The six wheel rover rolled about 15 feet, then rotated and backed up, leaving clear track marks as teams praised a glitch free maiden voyage. The goal is Mount Sharp with prior water signs guiding the search for life building blocks.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Heverly
Drought Helps Indiana Marijuana Grow Sites Found
Police used aerial guidance to spot marijuana grows across Clark Scott and Harrison counties in southern Indiana amid a drought. Ground troopers cut down more than 100 plants as investigators note the resilient crops stand out in browning fields. Plants will be destroyed after a burn ban ends.
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Sellersburg
Ind
Indiana
Clark
Scott
Harrison
Jerry Goodin
Courier-Journal
Mike Bennett
The
News and Tribune
Bennett
New AIDS like disease in Asians not contagious
Researchers identify a mysterious AIDS like syndrome causing immune deficiency in adults around age 50. Found mainly in Thailand and Taiwan with cases in the United States, it is not spread person to person and may be triggered by an infection, per Dr. Browne and colleagues. Kim Nguyen of Vietnam, ill since 2009, underwent NIH care and recovery, illustrating severity and complexity.
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United States
Sarah Browne
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Thailand
Taiwan
New England Journal of Medicine
Dennis Maki
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Browne
U.S
Kim Nguyen
Vietnam
Tennessee
Carlton Hays Jr
Jackson Clinic
Jackson
Tenn
Nguyen
National Institutes of Health
An Nih
Bethesda
Britons shrug off nude photos of Prince Harry
The TMZ photos show the prince in a Las Vegas VIP suite with an unidentified woman. Britons largely accept the incident, viewing it as part of his party image, with some critics arguing it reflects poorly on royal judgment.
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Britain
TMZ
Las Vegas
Pakistan
Harry
Associated Press
Jim Conlon
Conlon
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Prince of Wales Road
Craig Martin
Shirley Ashard
U S housing market steadier amid improving growth
The recovery in housing appears steadier and more sustainable, signaling potential growth for 2012. Purchases construction and prices rise gradually. existing home sales rose 2.3 percent in July to 4.47 million annual pace, with a 12 month gain above 10 percent per the National Association of Realtors.
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U.S
National Association of Realtors
Wednesday market roundup for major indexes and commodities
Industrials at 30,82, 13,172.76. Nasdaq 641, 3,073.67. S&P 500 up 0.32 to 1,413.49. Treasuries show 30-year 2.82%. Corn at $8.35. soybeans $17.28. wheat $9.06. Oil $97.26. gold $1,640.50. silver $29.64. platinum $1,526.50.
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New York
Middle class share of US income shrinks in decades
The Pew Research Center report shows the middle class, defined by income ranges of 39 000 to 118 000, losing a larger share of total income as median wages stagnate. After the recession ends, many families cut spending and fear their children's prospects, with 85 percent saying it is harder to maintain living standards and 62 percent blaming Congress.
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America
Pew Research Center
Congress
Timothy Smeeding
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Smeeding
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