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Astronauts face hardest spacewalk to finish repair
Astronauts up on the international space station faced the longest and hardest spacewalk of their mission Saturday, a seven-hour-plus excursion to wrap up repair work on a gummed-up joint.
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Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot
Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern village of Karanovo.
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NASA scales back flagship Mars mission
NASA is scrapping a controversial piece of hardware from its next-generation Mars rover that would have allowed the spacecraft to store rock fragments in a mini-basket for a future mission.
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Would-be Japanese space tourist wants $21M back
Japanese millionaire Daisuke Enomoto had planned to dress up as his favorite cartoon character in outer space and spent $21 million to make it happen. Now he claims the company that was supposed make his dream come true brushed him aside with little more than a "sorry, no refunds."
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Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found
Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of speculation about the exact resting spot of Copernicus, a priest and astronomer whose theories identified the Sun, not the Earth, as the center of the universe.
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Urban growers go high-tech to feed city dwellers
Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse.
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Study shows messiness leads to behavior decline
Does a messy neighborhood make a difference on how people act? It sure does! Graffiti on the walls, trash in the street, bicycles chained to a fence, all resulted in a decline in how people behaved in a series of experiments.
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Happy Birthday: Space station celebrates 10 years
NASA couldn't have staged it any better: 10 people in orbit for Thursday's 10th anniversary of the world's most elaborate and expensive housing project, the international space station.
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Winter forecast looks mixed across nation
Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday. Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected for the nation's center, especially Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there.
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10 questions with Hurricanes' Goalie Cam WardCam Ward answers your questions about winning the Stanley Cup, superstitions on game days and smack talk on the ice.
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10 questions with RDU's airport directorRDU Airport Director John Brantley answers your questions about the fear of flying, airport parking and more.
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10 questions with career advisor Alan LevinsonCareer Advisor Alan Levinson answers your questions about finding a job, writing a resume and perfecting the interview.
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Holiday BounceHelp the holiday decorations to the tree.
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The week in photosA look at the top news, politics and sports stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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The week in entertainmentA look at the top entertainment stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Hillside vs. Southern Durham, Nov. 21, 2008Hillside got a 20-yard touchdown pass from Corey Gattis to Jharrison Gillespie for the game's only score, and the Hornets downed Southern Durham,…
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Middle Creek vs. Southeast RaleighSee the images from Southeast Raleigh’s 47-17 win over Middle Creek.
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