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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland."

VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say five people were killed and six others injured when a van in which they were riding left a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times.

The bombings increase the death toll in clashes in the past week to more than 200.

NEW YORK (AP) — A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for celebration.

This is the first topographical map of Venus  and it was made in the Pioneer program. It was 35 years ago on this day. The Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket. The launch kicked off the Pioneer project and was one of two components, the second of which launched in August of 1978. After the May 20, 1978 launch the orbiter arrived at Venus and was placed into orbit on December 4, 1978. The oribiter was 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) across by 1.2 meters (3.49 feet) high and was packed with 17 experiments. See here for details. One of the products was the first topographical map of Venus shown at the top of the post. The Pioneer Venus Orbiter provided data until 1992 when it entered and was destroyed by the atmosphere of Venus. It is worth mentioning that for the first ten years of operation and that includes building the spacecraft, the cost was 125 million dollars. Pioneer project from Wikipedia Pioneer project from NASA

The explosion was so bright that it could be seen by the naked eye all the way from Earth. Powered by Newslook.

She alleges the real estate mogul cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme.

Foreigners leaving the country would be subjected to the checks at the busiest airports.

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The suburbs struggle as the nation's poor migrate out of the cities.