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NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Set to Measure Moon's Gravity

NASA is gearing up for Thursday’s launch of its twin lunar orbiters that will map the moon's gravity in unparalleled detail. The twin lunar probes, Graili-A and Graili-B, are scheduled to lift-off Thursday, Sept. 8 between 5:37 AM and 6:16 AM (Arizona time) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Hurricane Katia Path 2011: East Cost Could Feel Impact

Hurricane Katia 2011 is growing stronger, and while the storm's path still leaves unaswered questions some along the U.S. East Coast from Florida to the Carolinas could feel its impact before it's all over with late next week.
Tropical Storm Lee

Tropical Storm Lee Hammers Gulf Coast, Poses Threats of Inland Flooding

Tropical Storm Lee hammered the Gulf Coast with torrential rainfall and tidal surges this weekend and the spinoff tornado headed to the northeast from south Louisiana to Mississippi. It pounded almost 14 inches of rain in New Orleans swamping the coastlines and flooding at least 11 southern parishes including Barataria, Acadia, Jefferson, Plaquemines, Livingston, St. John and St. Tammany, said the officials.
Taylor of the U.S. competes during the men's triple jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu

Taylor Stuns Idowu to Win Triple Jump Gold

American Christian Taylor stunned defending champion Phillips Idowu with a world leading leap of 17.96 meters to win triple jump gold at the world championships on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Lee

Tropical Storm Lee Spawns Tornadoes on Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Lee spawned tornado sightings and alerts from the Louisiana Gulf Coast to the Florida panhandle on Sunday, and at least one death was reported from a traffic accident related to the storm.
Tropical Storm Lee

New Orleans Levees Holding as Tropical Storm Lee Bears Down on Coast

Tropical Storm Lee is moving at a crawl, slowly slipping onto southern Louisiana's coast Sunday morning as New Orleans hunkers down in heavy rainfall, hoping levees that breached in Hurricane Katrina in 2005 hold. The National Hurricane Center said Lee's center is about 125 miles west-southwest of New Orleans Sunday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour at around 8 a.m. EDT. Winds are gradually weakening from the storm, but that's the least of the threat from Lee. U...
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Porn Industry Faces its Latest HIV Threat

In less than one year the second case of HIV has been detected in the porn industry. The first one being in December of the male porn star Derrick Burts, who tested positive for HIV.
Tropical Storm Lee

Tropical Storm Lee Weakens Along Its Path to Louisiana, Tornado Watch in Effect, Thousands of Outages Reported

A slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee churned towards the Gulf Coast on Saturday bringing bands of heavy rain and strong wind gust that knocked out power to thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi. Lee is also dumping heavy rains on the southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama. It is reported that approximately 38,000 people in Louisiana had lost power at one point because of Tropical Storm Lee.
Tropical Storm Lee

Tropical Storm Lee Threatens Massive Flooding in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi

The rain keeps falling in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Lee pushes closer, and it's likely only going to get worse.The slow-moving storm is expected to bring massive flooding to some areas Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi this Labor Day weekend.Lee is spawning tornado warnings, evacuation and knocking out power in New Orleans and southern Louisiana on Saturday.
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Slow-moving Lee Forces Louisiana Evacuation, Drenching New Orleans

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee is spawning tornado warnings, evacuation and knocking out power in New Orleans and southern Louisiana on Saturday. Lee has strengthened and continues pounding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region with heavy rain and flooding threat. The storm has spawned multiple tornadoes and flash flooding in the New Orleans area Saturday, and residents in the town of Jean Lafitte, La. living south of Goose Bayou Bridge have been issued an evacuation order because of possible fl...
Tropical Storm Lee

Tropical Storm Lee Spawns Tornado Warnings; Evacuation Order Issued in La.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened and continues pounding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region with heavy rain and flooding threat. The storm has spawned multiple tornadoes and flash flooding in the New Orleans area Saturday, and residents in the town of Jean Lafitte, La. living south of Goose Bayou Bridge have been issued an evacuation order because of possible flooding from storm surge, tides and rain.

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