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NASA delays next shuttle launch until March
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago NASA is delaying the next shuttle launch until some time in March, six months later than originally hoped. The agency needs more time to figure out how to prevent a repeat of potentially dangerous technical

Missiles strike US navy ship in Jordan, Israeli airport
China Daily - 54 minutes ago Two missiles were fired early Friday from Jordan at a US Navy ship docked in a Jordanian port and at a nearby airport in neighboring Israel, officials said. The US Navy said a mortar was fired at an American ship docked in Jordan's port of Aqaba.

Northwest, Mechanics Talks Set to Resume; Hope Wanes (Update3)
Bloomberg - 40 minutes ago Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Northwest Airlines Corp.'s mechanics union said it would resume contract negotiations today after the airline made a ``last, best offer'' that provided ``little hope'' for avoiding a strike before tonight's midnight deadline.

Israel clears out Gaza settlement, avoiding repeat of violence
Combined Jewish Philantropies - 1 hour ago By KRISTEN STEVENS (Associated Press Writer). GADID, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces burst through burning barricades at the entrance of this Jewish settlement early Friday and quickly removed dozens of Gaza pullout

Shuttle's uncertain future fuels concern over ISS
Reuters.uk - 5 hours ago By Sonia Oxley. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The $100-billion International Space Station could end up on the scrap heap if NASA's shuttle flights do not return to normal soon, scientists say. NASA said on Thursday its

Review: Hilarious '40-Year-Old Virgin'
CNN International - 1 hour ago By Paul Clinton. (CNN) -- Steve Carell. Remember that name. If you haven't heard of him before, you certainly will now. A former member of Chicago's Second City, Carell has been featured on Comedy Central's

Dead Brazilian's family tell police chief to quit
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Jeremy Lovell. LONDON (Reuters) - The family of an innocent Brazilian man shot dead by British police who mistook him for a would-be suicide bomber called on Friday for London police chief Ian Blair to resign.

Sheehan leaves antiwar camp
CNN - 1 hour ago CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- The mother of a slain soldier who has camped outside President Bush's ranch for nearly two weeks to protest the war in Iraq left Thursday to tend to her ill mother. Cindy Sheehan, whose