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New NASA rover to scout for life's habitats on Mars
Nov 24, 2011 09:01 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A nuclear-powered rover as big as a compact car is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekend to learn if the planet is or ever was suitable for life.
New NASA rover to scout for life's habitats on Mars
Nov 24, 2011 01:22 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A nuclear-powered rover as big as a compact car is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekend to learn if the planet is or ever was suitable for life.
Will Penn State be pariah in postseason football?
Nov 23, 2011 21:12 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.
Will Penn State be pariah at postseason football party?
Nov 23, 2011 20:02 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could yet make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.
Jacobs says clients unfazed by Keystone XL delay
Nov 22, 2011 11:54 EST
(Reuters) - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, a leading contractor in Canada's oil sands, sees the Keystone XL delay as a political decision, not technical, and expects the $7 billion pipeline will eventually be approved.
Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to "occupy" Rose Parade
Nov 11, 2011 08:22 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters hoping to commandeer a worldwide television audience to air their grievances said on Thursday they would peacefully "occupy" this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
Standoff looms at anti-Wall Street camps in Portland
Nov 11, 2011 08:21 EST
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators must leave their protest campsites in Portland, Oregon, by early Sunday morning, the city's mayor said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible standoff.
Big asteroid has close encounter with Earth
Nov 11, 2011 08:19 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin.
Standoff looms at anti-Wall Street camps in Portland
Nov 11, 2011 03:06 EST
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators must leave their protest campsites in Portland, Oregon, by early Sunday morning, the city's mayor said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible standoff.
Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to "occupy" Rose Parade
Nov 10, 2011 21:23 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters hoping to commandeer a worldwide television audience to air their grievances said on Thursday they would peacefully "occupy" this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
Big asteroid has close encounter with Earth
Nov 08, 2011 19:38 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin.
Huge asteroid headed for close encounter with Earth
Nov 04, 2011 18:56 EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon Tuesday, giving scientists a rare chance for study without having to go through the time and expense of launching a probe, officials said.
NASA's new Mars rover reaches Florida launch pad
Nov 03, 2011 15:09 EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, a $2.5 billion rover designed to assess that planet's suitability for life, arrived at its Florida launch pad on Thursday in preparation for a planned November 25 liftoff, the U.S. space agency said.
Bear at California NASA lab sends workers indoors
Oct 25, 2011 15:05 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Employees of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles were advised to stay indoors on Tuesday after a 200-pound bear was spotted roaming the campus.
US teenager breaks world backstroke record
Oct 22, 2011 11:27 EDT
US teenager Melissa Franklin set the short course world record for the 200m backstroke on Saturday when she swam 2 mins 00.03 seconds at Berlin's World Cup meet.
U.S. advisers: keep health benefits affordable
Oct 07, 2011 10:13 EDT
(Reuters) - An advisory group urged U.S. officials to formulate a set of essential health benefits under President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul that is in line with cost of insurance in a typical small employer plan.
Record Arctic ozone hole raises fears of worse to come
Oct 03, 2011 06:29 EDT
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, triggering worries the event could occur again and be even worse, scientists said in a report on Monday.
Countrywide insider gets eight months in prison for theft
Sep 28, 2011 12:15 EDT
A senior analyst at Countrywide Financial was ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution after pleading guilty to his role in a scam to steal personal data of customers.. A former employee of mortgage company Countrywide Financial was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution after admitting to stealing and selling customers' personal data.
