Endeavour Lands Safely After Dark Space Flight
Space shuttle Endeavour and its six crew members return to Kennedy Space Center after a nine day mission that included recovering a Japanese science satellite and conducting spacewalks. The crew praised the mission while NASA faces budget pressures and potential shuttle program impacts.
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Ferry sinks with 54 dead and 130 missing off Sumatra
A ferry carrying 210 passengers including 11 foreigners and 16 crew sank after engine trouble near Malahayati in northern Sumatra during a storm. Rescue teams found 39 survivors, while 54 bodies were recovered. about 130 people remained missing. The vessel Gurita was en route to Weh and reportedly hit a coral reef in waters about 330 feet deep.
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Bosnia peace cracks as POW release stalls amid buffer zone progress
NATO forces report a 2 1/2 mile Balkan buffer zones in most areas while less than a third of 900 POWs were freed by the Friday deadline. Red Cross officials call the POW impasse a failure that could jeopardize the U S brokered accord.
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Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson
Lisa Marie Presley cites irreconcilable differences in a California no fault divorce filing from Michael Jackson. Public explanations are blocked by law and both stars offer no details on the split.
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Church copyright ruling in damages case in Virginia
A federal judge weighs damages after ruling that Arnaldo Lerma violated copyright law by posting Scientology texts on the Internet. The case centers on Lerma, a critic whose long running posts contend church practices are abusive, drawing attention from computer users nationwide.
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Bank Robber Killed After 16 Hour Blizzard Siege
In Houghton Michigan a bank robbery suspect strapped explosives to a hostage and held officers for 16 hours during a blizzard before being shot dead. The hostage Tracy Immonen, a bank teller, was released unharmed after authorities defused the device. The Daily Mining Gazette named the suspect as John Segreto, 25, noted for rambling letters and a history of mental illness. The incident began Thursday afternoon at the MFC First National Bank in Houghton, a 7,500 resident city in the Upper Peninsula.
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FDA Approves Respiram to Shield Infants from RSV Threat
The FDA approved Respiram, the first drug to protect infants and toddlers from severe respiratory viruses. Made from donor plasma rich in RSV antibodies, the treatment targets Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which causes pneumonia and related infections in young children, hospitalized 90,000 annually and causing about 4,500 deaths in the U.S.
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Garcia estate claims total 38 million after death
Jerry Garcia death leaves estate split among widow Deborah Koons Garcia four daughters his brother former wife and Ken Kesey's daughter. Claims filed by his high school sweetheart acupuncturist personal trainer and two art agents total 38 million with largest claims 15.6 million and 12 million from art agents who said one acted as Garcia's personal manager.
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