Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk
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A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Expectant father...
Astronauts finish another spacewalk, still no baby
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A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Expectant father...
Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang
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Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. ...
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
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Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online _ stoking debate over...
Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal
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Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. For others beyond this...
Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission
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Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station. One of the spacewalkers, Randolph Bresnik, is still awaiting word on the birth of his daughter.
Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists
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Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of...
Bangladeshi mom wants twins to stay in Australia
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The mother who gave up conjoined Bangladeshi newborn twins for adoption said Saturday she is overjoyed the toddlers have been successfully separated and wants them to grow up in Australia.
Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk of mission
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An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik will step out Saturday morning to...
Bangladeshi mom want twins to stay in Australia
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The mother who gave up conjoined Bangladeshi newborn twins for adoption said Saturday she is overjoyed the toddlers have been successfully separated and wants them to grow up in Australia.
Report: Bangladeshi mom doesn't want twins back
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The mother of recently separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins does not want custody of the daughters she gave up for adoption and wants them to have new lives in Australia, newspapers...
Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
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The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were...
Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine
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Scientists circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time after a year of repairs caused by a spectacular failure after the $10 billion...
Beams of protons circulate in Big Bang machine
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A spokesman says scientists have circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher for the first time after a year of repairs. James Gillies of the European Organization...
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
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Federal officials say Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion
U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes
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The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.
U. of Neb. board mulls new stem cell restrictions
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The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under...
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another...
Ask AP: Shuttle complexity, credit union agency
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Curiosity about the complexity of the reusable spacecraft inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions...
Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
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The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time. Space shuttle Atlantis has been declared free of any worrisome launch damage. That means the crewmen
Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care
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Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday.