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Shuttle links up with space station

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and the international space station joined forces Thursday, linking their ships and kicking off the big...
BP pays, apologizes for series of misdeeds

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- BP PLC is taking a multimillion dollar broom to sweep away a slew of federal charges linked to energy price-fixing, a deadly refinery blast and pipeline leaks...
France wants to be greenest of all

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- No more incandescent light bulbs in chandelier-filled chateaux or French cafes. No more energy-wasting cars and televisions, and no more drafty windows. These p...
Watson wishes his retirement wasn't spurred by controversy

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- James Watson, famous for DNA research but widely condemned for recent comments about intelligence levels among blacks, retired Thursday from his post at a pr...
U.S.: Sanctions not prelude to war

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration says harsh new penalties it is imposing against Iran -- the first such U.S. action targeting the armed forces of another country --...
Gates prods European allies to do more

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HEIDELBERG, Germany -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday questioned the commitment of some NATO allies to winning in Afghanistan, saying the outcome there is at...
California wildfires claim more lives

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Four charred bodies were found Thursday in an apparent migrant camp burned by one of the wildfires raging across Southern California, authorities said Thurs...
Navistar eyes GM's truck unit

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Truck maker Navistar International said Thursday it is in talks to buy General Motors' medium-duty truck business. The disclosure came as the beleaguered Navistar restat...
Microsoft scores with 'Halo 3' sales

Daily Herald staff report and news services
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 23 percent as brisk sales of the new "Halo 3" video game, Windows and Office, all of which helped...
Can GPS beat speed trap's radar gun?

Associated Press
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WINDSOR, Calif. -- Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists -- 19 out of 20 by some estimates -- would rather pay up than pit their word against a...

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