Cricket: Australia vs India 3rd test – Day 2

Thursday, January 17, 2008 Thursday was the second day of play in the third test between Australia and India at the WACA, Perth, Australia. India resumed their first innings at 6/297. Australia took the remaining four wickets before the lunch break. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (19) and Irfan Pathan (28) both fell lbw in successive overs. … Read more

Cricket: Australia vs India 3rd test – Day 2

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Gay marriage banned in three states; other ballot measures decided

Sunday, November 9, 2008 Voters in California, Florida and Arizona voted on Tuesday to ban gay marriage, bringing about a victory for conservatives on a day which did not bring many conservative wins. Meanwhile, voters in Colorado, South Dakota and California voted on measures which would have restricted abortion in those states. In Massachusetts and … Read more

Gay marriage banned in three states; other ballot measures decided

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Technical troubles hold up International Space Station repairs

Monday, August 9, 2010 A faulty ammonia line fitting delayed repairs to a cooling pump on the International Space Station Saturday during an eight-hour spacewalk. During the spacewalk, astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson were to repair a faulty cooling system, which failed on July 31. The faulty cooling unit was to be swapped … Read more

Technical troubles hold up International Space Station repairs

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News briefs:June 16, 2010

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U.S. automaker GM plans to close 1,100 dealerships

Friday, May 15, 2009 American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) announced plans Friday to shut down about 1,100 of its dealerships, in an effort to evade bankruptcy and lower its expenditures. GM’s move comes a day after Chrysler, another U.S. car maker, released a list of 789 dealerships that it was closing. Unlike Chrylser, GM … Read more

U.S. automaker GM plans to close 1,100 dealerships

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