World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: 110 G.I.’s. Killed In 2007
United States military deaths reached 110 in 2007, the highest since the American-led invasion in 2001, according to a count by The Associated Press....
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A Top Official At Bear Stearns Ousted
The crisis in the credit markets has claimed a victim: Warren J. Spector, a co-president at Bear Stearns and a 24-year veteran of the organization....
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Buyer Of Distressed Properties Sees Opportunity In Newspapers
Samuel Zell, who made billions in real estate, is seeing inefficient markets once again, this time in newspapers....
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Frills Add Substance For Virgin
Virgin Blue’s gradual shift from its no-frills ideology proves lucrative, with the airline forecasting 60 per cent jump in full-year annual profit to $180 million....
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Good Mourning, You’re Watching Death TV
It was All Saints Day and families across the Catholic world threaded their way through cemeteries to place candles at the graves of the dead....
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Science News

Shuttle Lands, Clearing Skies for Pentagon
2008-02-22 05:30 - The landing of the space shuttle Atlantis cleared the way for an urgent operation by the Department of Defense to shoot down a failed spy satellite.

Research Explains Formation of Unique Martian Fans
2008-02-22 05:30 - Scientists believe they now know how sediment deposits spilling out of the mouth of some water channels on Mars were shaped in a series of terraces.

DNA Study Supports African Origin of Man
2008-02-22 05:30 - The study of genetic details from 938 individuals from 51 populations provides evidence of how people are related and different.

Pentagon Is Confident Missile Hit Satellite Tank
2008-02-22 05:30 - An officer expressed high confidence that a Navy missile interceptor had breached a tank filled with toxic fuel.

Scientists Measure What It Takes to Push a Single Atom
2008-02-22 05:30 - How much force does it take to move a tiny particle?

Shuttle Lands Safely in Florida
2008-02-21 05:30 - The shuttle ended a challenging 13-day mission to deliver a major new section to the International Space Station.

Russia’s Claim Under Polar Ice Irks American
2008-02-20 06:01 - A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half of the Arctic seabed had American origins.

NASA Insists It Can Fix Flaw in Rocket Design
2008-02-20 06:01 - Vibrations in NASA’s new rocket may cause severe, perhaps fatal, injuries.

The Color of Victory? Rethinking the Power of a Blue Judo Uniform
2008-02-20 06:01 - Can the color of an athlete’s uniform affect success?

Magnetic Personalities
2008-02-20 05:32 - Why won?t a magnet stick to stainless steel?


 
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