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Astronaut Mark Kelly Announces Retirement From NASA

Mark Kelly, the astronaut and husband of recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced his retirement from the Navy and NASA Tuesday saying he plans to focus on his wife's recovery and work with her to pen a memoir.

Wall Street extends gains, hits session high

U.S. stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 2 percent and the Dow and S&P 500 at session highs as optimism over a confidence vote for Greece and better-than-expected housing data boosted investor appetite for equities.

Barnes & Noble results hurt by Borders bankruptcy

Barnes & Noble Inc reported a deeper-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as the largest U.S. bookstore chain came under pressure from the going-out-of-business sales of bankrupt rival Borders Group Inc.

Fed meeting begins; weaker growth key to debate

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday began a two-day meeting against the backdrop of a weakening U.S. economy that will likely force policymakers to plan for the possibility that things may get worse.

Libya Conflict: Rebel Weapons Workshop [PHOTOS]

As the Libya conflict continues, Libyan rebels have taken and are repairing weapons from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. On Monday, rebel army officers were seen in a workshop in Benghazi fixing weapons.

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