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SpaceX capsule set for splashdown
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule, which last week became the world's first privately built and operated spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station, is scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday morning. At 8:44 a.m. Pacific time, the capsule is...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Space Programs, Science and Technology, SpaceX, Oceans
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100 days of summer
Looking for something to do this summer? Whether you're looking for relaxation, a good meal, respite from the heat or adventure, there are a wide range o f activities to help make the most of your summer. Here are 100 from which to choose: May Silver...
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, National Parks, Concerts, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Beaches
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For troops on Siachen Glacier, the elements are the enemy
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Icy wind whipped Lt. Nauman Ahmed's face as he plodded up a barren expanse of snowfields and crevasses. Woozy and spent, he reached a Pakistani military outpost 20,000 feet above sea level and slumped down on a cot in one of...
Tags: Armed Forces, Glaciers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Landforms, Health
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Red tide? Fireworks? Mystery of flaming rocks ignites theories
L.A. NOWHow the rocks collected by Lyn Hiner's children during a visit to the popular beach last Saturday could catch fire later in the day has stumped scientists and prompted some to offer their ideas for what happened.... -
Six Flags Magic Mountain polluting river, coalition alleges
Environmental groups are accusing Six Flags Magic Mountain of polluting the Santa Clara River with huge volumes of contaminated water and allowing trash with its logos to spill into the Southern California waterway and toward the ocean. The allegations...
Tags: Rivers, Gardens and Parks, Six Flags Inc., Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations
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Despite recent tragedies, boat accidents in Pacific Ocean are rare
L.A. NOWFor the second time in a month: sailboat crew members have died while racing off the California coast.... -
Grand Ole Opry sues Army Corps over damage from 2010 flood
ATLANTA — The owner of Grand Ole Opry, the renowned temple of American country music, sued the federal government Monday, alleging that the great Nashville flood of 2010 — which caused more than $250 million in damage to the Opry and related...
Tags: Politics, Georgia Floods (2009), Rivers, Judges, Gaylord Entertainment Company
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In South Korea, a small island town takes on the navy
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea -- To the South Korean military, this picturesque island is the perfect place to build a naval base: a strategic location guarding the country's southern flank from possible invasion. To its residents, its small-town feel,...
Tags: Politics, South Korea, UNESCO, Coral Reefs, Robert Redford
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Tsunami alert: Don't cut that program
After last week's earthquake in the Indian Ocean, people in Indonesia responded far differently than they had seven years earlier, after another major quake: They evacuated low coastal areas to escape a possible tsunami. As it turned out, there were no...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Southeast Asia, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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L.A. County sued over development along Santa Clara River
L.A. NOWA coalition of environmental groups has filed suit against Los Angeles County, claiming the County’s decision to allow the development of a massive residential project along the Santa Clara River would harm the waterway, destroy wildlife habitat and... -
Southern California Close-Ups: Joshua Tree National Park and Desert Hot Springs
It's a dry heat – a boulder-studded, wind-raked Mojave heat, in which rock stars lie low, artists think big, marines train, weird plants jut toward the sun like beseeching biblical figures, and climbers cling to granite walls like insects stuck to...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, National Parks, Artists, Arts, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Planning your trip to Joshua Tree and environs
Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive., Twentynine Palms; (760) 367-5500, http://www.nps.gov/jotr. Entrance fee $15 per car for up to seven days. Crossroads Café, 61715 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree; (760) 366-5414, http://www....Tags: Pizzas, National Parks, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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