NASA delays launch of 2 Mars rovers
Storms and high winds pushed back the Boeing Delta mission carrying the Spirit and Opportunity rovers from Cape Canaveral. Launch reset for Sunday afternoon with 40 percent storm clearance, improving by Tuesday. The pair, named by Sofi Collis, are to reach Mars in January to study past water and potential habitability.
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NASA
Mars
Earth
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Sean O'Keefe
Sofi Collis
Scottsdale Ariz
Spirit
Sofi
Siberia
America
Skydiving center owner dies in accident at facility
Roger Nelson, 48, owner of Skydive Chicago in Ottawa Illinois, died after his parachute collapsed during a jump with a partner. Investigators say a collision caused the collapse. Nelson, once a captain of the US Olympic skydiving team in 1982, had served 10 years for running an international drug smuggling ring. The center has seen 14 fatalities since opening in 1993, with 11 in the last five years, eight times the national average.
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Ottawa, Ill
Roger Nelson
Nelson
Chicago
Airport hotel scrubbed after wedding illness outbreak
In Herndon Virginia a Hyatt Dulles hotel's closure followed 60 guests from two wedding parties contracting a norovirus. Tests tied the illness to the hotel a week earlier as staff scrubbed rooms with chlorine cleaner. Officials said the virus spreads by person to person contact and contaminated surfaces. The outbreak origin remains under investigation.
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Herndon
Washington Dulles International Airport
Hyatt
Three found dead in Florida home in apparent murder suicide
An elderly couple, James Thompson 79, Doris 80 with Alzheimer's, and their mentally disabled son Michael 53, were found dead in their Edgewater home. Officials said the deaths appeared to be murder suicide or action by the man. The note on the door instructed calling the sheriff.
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Fila
James Thompson
Doris
Michael
Volusia County
Sheriff's Office
Helicopter pilot killed in crash near Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City an LDS Hospital LifeFlight medical helicopter returning from a mountain east of town crashed at about 600 feet. The pilot died instantly. It was one of two LifeFlight helicopters operating out of the hospital. a second aircraft remained active.
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Salt Lake City
Salt
Lds Hospital
Muslims shift focus to U S civil rights in politics
In the wake of post 9 11 actions many American mosques now press for Muslim civil rights protections. Imams at a Washington conference urged leaders to roll back broad enforcement powers, charity shutdowns, detentions, and surveillance. Analysts say migrants view staying in the United States as survival. Musa Tayeh framed political navigation as essential.
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Alexandria
United States
Mugtedar Khan
Adrian College
Michigan
Khan
Ameri
Ment
Tayeh
U.S
New Life Clinics Offers Free Hypnosis Weight Loss Sessions
Public donations support a nonprofit clinic offering free weight loss, stop smoking, and stress relief hypnosis. Adults may attend a 2 hour session with a doctor, no reservation needed, sign in 30 minutes early. A $5 donation is appreciated. June 13 at Odessa College. Contact 1 800 274 3589 or visit newlifeclinics.org.
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Odessa Coll
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