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NASA's Final Four: Fate grants them a farewell flight

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 02:42 PM PDT

The astronauts who will fly on NASA's last space shuttle mission strike a humorous pose during last month's dress rehearsal for launch. From left are Rex Walheim, Sandra Magnus, pilot Doug Hurley and commander Chris Ferguson, standing in front of Kennedy Space Center's Astrovan.America's longest spaceflying streak ends with the smallest crew in decades — three men and a woman who were in high school and college when the first space shuttle soared 30 years ago.




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NYers ask how gay marriage will affect benefits

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Andrew Troup, left, and his husband Darren Major pose for a photograph on June 30 in New York. The couple, who live in New York, were legally wed in Canada in 2008. As same-sex marriage becomes legal in New York,  companies and individuals are wrestling with the changing complexities of their financial realities.




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Turkey recognizes Libya rebels, promises more aid

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 02:09 PM PDT

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, shakes hands with officials from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, upon his arrival Sunday.Turkey's foreign minister recognized Libya's rebel leaders as the country's legitimate representatives and promised them an additional $200 million in aid during a visit Sunday.




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Thousands march in show of support for Chavez

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, walks with his Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, right, and an unidentified person, left, in an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, on July 1. A march by thousands of Venezuelans to mark the country's bicentennial Sunday quickly turned into a show of support for ailing President Hugo Chavez, who remained in Cuba recovering from the removal of a cancerous tumor.




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Border strife in Afghanistan shows wider tensions

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

On a mountain trail toward the border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and rising from valleys.

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Teams gauge Exxon oil spill damage to Mont. river

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Teams of federal and state workers are fanning out along Montana's Yellowstone River to gauge the environmental damage from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude into the famous waterway.

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Novak No. 1 in rankings and at Wimbledon

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Just by making the Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic ensured he would take over the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal. Now he's taken the Wimbledon crown from Nadal as well, beating the Spaniard 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.




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Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Hushovd takes yellow jersey after second stage

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Thor Hushovd of Norway captured the overall lead at the Tour de France on Sunday after his Garmin-Cervelo team won the time trial in the second stage of the race.




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Belarus blocks social media sites on holiday

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Belarusian troops march during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. In November 1996, Independence day was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by the Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944. The authoritarian government of Belarus blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and a major Russian social networking site Sunday in an attempt to prevent opposition protests on a national holiday.




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French split on return to politics for Strauss-Kahn

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:00 AM PDT

Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his temporary residence in Tribeca, on July 2 in New York. A judge released him Friday without bail or home confinement in the sexual assault case against him after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. The criminal case against him stands. A new poll indicates that French people are divided over whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn should re-enter French politics after the weakening of the sexual assault case against the former International Monetary Fund chief.




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McCain: Afghan drawdown unnecessary risk

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:14 AM PDT

Sen. John McCain said Sunday the Obama administration is taking an unnecessary risk in drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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Gaza flotilla: We still plan to breach blockade

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Palestinian children hold Palestinian and Greek flags as they protest in support of the Gaza-bound flotilla in the port of Gaza City, on Sunday. Greek authorities have arrested the captain of a boat that is part of a Gaza-bound flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, officials said Saturday. Organizers of a Gaza-bound flotilla said Sunday they have not abandoned their plans, despite a Greek government ruling that bars vessels from leaving Greek ports for the Palestinian territory.




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Casey Anthony weeps briefly during closing arguments

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT

The prosecution in the Casey Anthony murder trial will deliver its rebuttal Monday morning after a day of closing arguments by both sides.

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Tour de France: Get live updates

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:24 AM PDT

Follow live reports as Tour teams chase leader Philippe Gilbert.

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Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home 

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week.

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Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Reports: Woman catches toddler who fell 10 stories

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:25 AM PDT

A two-year-old Chinese girl left unattended fell 10 stories from her family's apartment window and survived after being caught by a woman passing by, state media reported Sunday.

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DA: Boy, man shot dead in eastern Pa. home, 3 hurt

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:12 PM PDT

A shooting at a rural home in suburban Philadelphia killed a 2-year-old boy and a man from Massachusetts and critically injured three other people, authorities said Sunday.

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Besieged South Yemen brigade appeals for help

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 04:18 AM PDT

An army brigade in south Yemen, trapped on its base since Islamist militants seized a nearby town, appealed for help on Sunday and said it needed troop reinforcements, weapons and water.

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