Endeavour crew pursues fuel saving ideas aboard shuttle
NASA says fuel saving changes for Endeavour include 17 ideas from charge pads to urine processing and radar mast alignment. Astronauts may end the mapping mission a day early as thrusters are tested and the 3-D Earth map aims to cover Africa sized regions.
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Destiny Adrift After Electrical Failure Off Turks and Caicos
Carnival Cruise Lines Destiny with 2956 passengers and 1063 crew was near the Turks and Caicos Islands after one of its cycloconverters failed and the second failed during diagnosis. The ship, en route from Miami to San Juan, reported no danger and crew worked to restore power.
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Boxed meals sickened Chrysler group workers nationwide
About 100 employees at Chrysler Dodge and Jeep dealers in 17 states reported 24 hour food poisoning after consuming boxed banquet meals shipped by Honey Baked Foods for Five Star dealership awards. Two spent a night in hospital.
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Fugitive in Nebr. killing surrenders in Wyoming
Charles Lannis Moses Jr. walked into a farmhouse near Lusk and surrendered his gun after a three day manhunt for the murder of farmer Robert Sedlacek and wounding two officers. Authorities traced him from a pickup crash across the Nebraska Wyoming line into remote ranch country. A first degree murder warrant followed Sedlacek’s death near Paxton.
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Small planes clip wings near Palm Springs airport
Three people suffered minor injuries when two small airplanes clipped wings near Palm Springs International Airport. The departing Cessna and arriving Piper Cherokee touched wings around 3 30 p m. The Cessna occupants were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center for treatment and released that night.
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Teens charged in deadly McDonalds fire and burglary
Four teenagers arrested over a blaze at a Houston McDonalds that killed two firefighters. Pedro Israel Laredo 10, Juan Manuel Torres 17, and Allen Gerome Davis 17 face two murder charges each. a 15-year-old in juvenile custody faces pending charges. Investigators say the fire followed a burglary. one suspect confessed and named others. The victims were Houston firefighters Lewis Mayo 44 and Kimberly Smith 30. It was the first Houston firefighter death in the line of duty since 1926.
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FBI probes hackers linked to major Web attacks
The FBI and Justice Department press ahead on a probe into recent large scale Web assaults on Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon. Agents seek interviews with hackers known by online handles such as coolio and mixter as Janet Reno and Louis Freeh testify to Congress amid White House talks on Internet security.
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Reformers clash as McCain and Bush spar in South Carolina
McCain and Bush trade barbs over tax plans, integrity, and abortion in a tense South Carolina debate. Keyes accuses both of insufficient commitment to abortion rights, while Bush defends his record as governor and challenges McCain on campaign finance.
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Ex captives claim hijackers had kin on plane on Afghan hijack
Freed hostages say many hijackers relatives rode the Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 that was hijacked February 6 and ended in Britain. Seventy three passengers returned home as Britain offered asylum to 75 people. hijackers and families reportedly received preferential treatment and special meals during the flight.
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Gore tied to Buddhist temple fundraiser case surfaces in court
Witness Joan Huang testifies that Vice President Gore was involved from the outset in a 1996 temple outreach later described as a fundraiser. The defense notes the tape shows Gore entering the California temple while a speaker’s remarks are translated, with questions about fund-raising implications.
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