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SpaceX rocket blasts Falcon into space in historic launch
Historic launch of commercial space vehicle
CAPE CANAVERAL – The SpaceX Dragon capsule is on its way to a rendezvous with the International Space Station and space history.
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Video of Washington waterfall rescue released
A rescuer's rope broke and he nearly fell over the waterfall himself
A 13-year-old boy who was stranded on a river rock ledge and in danger of being swept over a 270-foot waterfall described his ordeal Monday and said at one point he had joked to his little brother and father, "There is a fantastic view over here."
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Foundation objects to auction of purported vial of Reagan's blood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ronald Reagan's foundation expressed outrage on Monday at a British company's auction of what it says is a vial of the late U.S. president's blood taken at the hospital where he was treated after a 1981 assassination attempt.
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Obama speaks at tornado-weary Joplin's commencement
CHICAGO -- President Obama held up storm-ravaged Joplin, Mo., as a model for the power of cooperation in a commencement speech Monday night that hit on some of the themes of his campaign.
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President Obama shows signs of frustration with Pakistan
A growing diplomatic dispute over Pakistan's refusal to reopen supply routes for U.S. and other troops in Afghanistan threatened to overshadow President Barack Obama's efforts on the last day of the NATO summit to finalize plans for ending the unpopular war.
