SpaceX no stranger to launch day rocket glitches - msnbc.com

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SpaceX no stranger to launch day rocket glitches msnbc.com When a privately built rocket aborted its launch attempt at the very last second on Saturday, it was likely a familiar sight to the booster's builders: The California-based company SpaceX. SpaceX's unmanned Falcon 9 rocket aborted its launch attempt ... Possible engine problem delays US rocket launchReuters SpaceX mission to space station scrubbed for nowChristian Science Monitor SpaceX Launch Scrubbed at the Last SecondPC Magazine Fox News -Space.com all 1,698 news articles »

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For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda - Los Angeles Times

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For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda Los Angeles Times The Afghan president, who hasn't been shy about criticizing the West, is turning on the charm as the mission winds down and long-term aid is in question. Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in ... 3 face terror charges after Chicago apt. raidCBS News With NATO summit, Chicago seeks to avoid repeat of 1968 riotsChristian Science Monitor 3 charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATOSalt Lake Tribune San Francisco Chronicle -Daily Beast all 2,412 news articles »

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Blind Chinese activist leaves for US - USA TODAY

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Blind Chinese activist leaves for US USA TODAY BEIJING (AP) – A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations. By Ng Han Guan, ... Blind Chinese Activist Departs for USWall Street Journal Chinese activist who fled house arrest heads to USThe Associated Press Chen leaves China on flight bound for USCNN International Telegraph.co.uk -Chicago Tribune all 1,154 news articles »

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G-8 Leaders to Discuss Global Economic Woes - Wall Street Journal

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G-8 Leaders to Discuss Global Economic Woes Wall Street Journal By CAROL E. LEE CAMP DAVID, Md.—Leaders of the world's eight richest economies gathered here Saturday to discuss how to deal with the European debt crisis amid fresh concerns that it could spark widespread financial turmoil. Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on AfghanistanCNN NATO and G-8 summits allow Obama to showcase foreign policyLos Angeles Times G-8 leaders put focus on European financial crisisSan Francisco Chronicle Daily Beast -Voice of America all 2,250 news articles »

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Facebook stock finishes flat in debut - The Virginian-Pilot

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Facebook stock finishes flat in debut The Virginian-Pilot AP In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public offering. Now's not the time to buy Facebook, experts sayDetroit Free Press Facebook IPO: Top 5 Reason For Smaller-Than-Expected First-Day PopMobile & Apps Facebook's social stumbleToronto Star Telegraph.co.uk -BusinessWeek -Los Angeles Times all 14,169 news articles »

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Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound - The Associated Press

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Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound The Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE, AP – 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide vehicle bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people in the latest in a series of blasts in recent months targeting ... Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plotReuters UK Syria car bomb kills nine and injures hundredsThe Guardian Suicide vehicle bomb hits Syrian military compoundThe Hindu RT -Voice of America (blog) all 373 news articles »

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2 girls killed in blast outside school in Italy - CNN

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2 girls killed in blast outside school in Italy CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Rome (CNN) -- Two 16-year-old girls have died and several are injured following an explosion outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, Italian officials said Saturday. Fabiano Amati, regional minister for Italy's ... Explosion at school in Italy kills teenager, injures othersLos Angeles Times Mafia suspected as bomb attack at Italian school kills teenage girl and wounds ...Telegraph.co.uk One dead, four gravely hurt in Italy school blastAFP euronews -The Associated Press -msnbc.com (blog) all 519 news articles »

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