Robot craft reaches asteroid Eros in orbit
A spacecraft achieved near flawless insertion into orbit around the asteroid Eros, marking the first manmade satellite to orbit an asteroid. The milestone showcases advanced navigation and engineering from the mission team.
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Astronauts honor Schulz after his death at NASA Cape
Space shuttle Endeavour astronauts paused Earth mapping duties to honor Charles Schulz the creator of Peanuts. Mission Control played Linus and Lucy as crews on the night shift learned of his passing. Commander Kevin Kregel praised Schulz as a good space supporter noting Apollo 10s Charlie Brown and Snoopy modules. A Miami Metrozoo report notes a rare newborn African Marabou stork tended by its mother.
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Oil prices hit 30 dollars a barrel in a nine year high
Oil futures topped 30 dollars a barrel as Iraq signaled lower exports, boosting the market. Odessa Explorations Inc. president Kirk Edwards noted drilling activity and hours rising, while local officials warned against further price hikes and potential government intervention.
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Odessa Explorations Inc
West Texas
Ted Collins
Collins & Ware
Midland
New York Mercantile Exchange
Iraq
Bridge News Service
Collins
Key Energy Services
Edwards
Morris Burns
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Burns
U.S
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Tornadoes kill 22 in Georgia in Camilla disaster
Tornadoes struck rural southwest Georgia overnight, killing 22 and injuring more than 100. Dozens of homes and mobile homes were leveled in Camilla as residents recalled the roar of the storm. A father freed his 14 year old son pinned under a washing machine before escaping.
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Camilla
Georgia
Johnny Jones
Columbine sweethearts shot at Subway near school
Two Columbine High School sweethearts, Nicholas Kunselman 15 and Stephanie Hart 16, were found dead inside a Subway sandwich shop near the school. Investigators, reviewing surveillance video, ruled out murder by self harm. motive undetermined.
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Colo
Columbine High
Nicholas Kunselman
Stephanie Hart
Kunselman
Jefferson County
J.J. Hodack
Denver
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Columbine
Betty Fitzpatrick
Nathan Vanderau
Florida
Real life breakups headline new version of Divorce Court
New York AP reports a syndicated Divorce Court uses real ex spouses in a studio courtroom with Mablean Ephriam presiding. The show features public lashing and disputes over money or property while the host cautions and guides participants. Ephriam notes many cases are farcical yet revealing about modern divorce dynamics.
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Jill Blackstone
Mablean Ephriam
Los Angeles
Ephriam
America
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