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Government shutdown: Will those who like government least miss it most?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/10
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In Pictures: Meteors
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Rocket science
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Meteor shower webcast: Watch outside or onscreen
Tonight's meteor shower can be viewed outside, if you have little light pollution and clear skies. City folk and those with cloudy skies can watch NASA's livestream of the meteor shower.
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Will the Scottsboro Boys get a posthumous pardon?
The Alabama legislature voted unanimously to grant posthumous pardons for the 'Scottsboro Boys,' nine black teens wrongly convicted of raping two white women in 1931. The pardons now await the governor's approval.
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This year's best online April Fools' Day jokes
Better watch out: the interwebs are joining in on the April Fools' festivities. Check out some of these prank pages and announcements by some of the biggest names on the Web.
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Friday's near-miss asteroid could help track more dangerous ones
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will buzz within 17,200 miles of Earth – a record for a known object of that size. While it's no threat to hit, it might help scientists find and track others that are.
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Cover Story The Mars mystique
After 50 years of missions to Mars, scientists are unlocking some of the mysteries surrounding a planet that has captivated mankind for millenniums. Will humans ever leave a boot print on Mars?
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Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight: When to watch for falling stars
A new and as-yet unnamed meteor shower may also make an appearance tonight, ramping up the celestial display even further.
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Orionid meteor shower: Watch for fireballs during weekend peak
One of the more spectacular meteor showers of the year peaks overnight Saturday, with perhaps 60 visible meteors an hour. Fireballs – any meteor brighter than Venus – are likely as Orionids plunge into the atmosphere at 148,000 miles per hour.
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Texas man: 'Ready to go home'
Cleve Foster, convicted of murder and rape, was put to death in Texas on Tuesday after previously receiving three stays of execution from the country's highest court.
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Ex-prof Amy Bishop pleads guilty to killing Alabama U colleagues
Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of life without parole for the capital charge, and three life sentences for the attempted murder charges.
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Across America, tributes to Neil Armstrong (+video)
As a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.
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A year after Space Shuttle's final flight, workers still struggle (+video)
A year after the final flight of the Atlantis marked the end of NASA's Space Shuttle program, thousands of engineers and other workers who helped make the program possible are still looking for decent work.
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George Lindsey remembered as 'Goober' on TV's 'Andy Griffith Show' & 'Hee Haw'
George Lindsey, an Alabama native and veteran, was a teacher and coach before turning to acting on the stage, television and films.
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California fireball produces jackpot for meteorite hunters (+video)
Meteorite hunter finds pieces of a mini-bus sized meteor that lit up in the skies above California and Nevada this week. More pieces of the meteor are expected to be found as hunters scour the area.
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Humongous exploding fireball in sky probably a meteor, say scientists (+video)
For many people in Nevada and northern California, Sunday morning was disrupted by a sonic boom and a fireball streaking across the sky.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos to search for sunken Apollo 11 engines (+video)
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that his deep-sea sonar expedition in the Atlantic has located the five engines used to launch Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon in 1969, and he plans to bring at least one of them to the surface.
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Tornadoes sweep across Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana
A dozen tornadoes have been spotted across the South and Midwest. Tornado warnings are up until 10 p.m. Friday night
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Tornado reported in Ala., several houses destroyed
There was no immediate word on any injuries. But the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Office says ambulances are responding to neighborhoods near Huntsville.
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Stratolaunch plane could make space tourism affordable
Stratolaunch plane, an enormous aircraft, will be a flying launchpad for space flights. Could this Stratolaunch plane turn extraterrestrial tourism into an everyday affair?
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Humongous plane to serve as flying launch pad for space tourists
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced plans to construct a giant aircraft to launch rockets into orbit, eventually for paying passengers.
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USPS to slow first class mail, close centers in Ga. and Ala.
The Postal Service's cuts would close 252 of the nation's 461 mail processing centers beginning next spring. They would result in the elimination of roughly 28,000 jobs.
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Investment capital: the rise of 'angel' investors
Angel investors are stepping up to larger, more complicated investments as the venture capital industry consolidates. But there are drawbacks to accepting their investment capital.
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Draconid meteor shower: Don't let daylight or nearly full moon stop you
Draconid meteor shower viewing is potentially much more exciting this year, as Earth is expected to hit some tendrils of comet dust head-on. But the peak is Saturday afternoon.
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Hispanics leave school in face of Alabama's tough immigration law
Alabama's new immigration law requires public schools to document the legal status of children upon enrollment. As a result, many immigrant families are withdrawing their children from school.
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Feds bust online child-pornography ring that focused on young children
The online enterprise, known as Dreamboard, rewarded a participant with greater access to child pornography whenever that participant provided new images of sexual abuse of young children.
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Atlantis Day 2: Coldplay song evokes bittersweet moment for space shuttle
To NASA workers and shuttle fans, Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" as Atlantis's Saturday wakeup call was a wistful tribute to a vehicle that has been the leading symbol of America's space program.
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