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NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak

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By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. The "gusher" erupted a week ago, prompting the hastiest repair job ever by residents of the orbiting

2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

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By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist

'Like Hell': Texas Tornadoes Kill At Least Six

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NBCNEWS.COM - North Texas residents began to take in the devastation on Thursday wreaked by a series of tornadoes that killed six and injured dozens more in what Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds described as a "nightmare" scenario. Seven of 14 people who had previously been unaccounted for

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes

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By JOHN L. MONE and ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press GRANBURY, Texas (AP) - A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes and

INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

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By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook'

INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

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Obama aims to halt perception of passive president

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By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that he has been passive and disengaged as unexpected developments consume his second term. The

Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the nation's burgeoning production of greenhouse gases

Asia stocks mixed as holidays thin trade

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By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trading Friday as investors digested a slew of disappointing economic data and corporate results from the U.S. Applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in six weeks, the

New Zealand to sell stake in 2nd power company

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By NICK PERRYAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand will sell a minority stake in a second power company this year as part of a plan to balance its books. The government on Thursday announced it plans to list state-owned Meridian Energy on the stock market by the end of the