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Nobel Peace Prize for the ISS? - The Galveston County Daily News : Space

galvestondailynews.com — Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Strasbourg International.

L.A. mayor's race: It's Eric Garcetti by wide margin

latimes.com — Three-term city councilman Eric Garcetti's relentless campaigning paid off early Wednesday as he decisively won a hard-fought race to become Los Angeles' next mayor, scoring well with voters across the sprawling city and even challenging rival Wendy Greuel on her home turf in the San Fernando Valley.

Ian @ Bleecker Street

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First Ever Topographic Map of Titan Produced

news.discovery.com — Titan, the largest of Saturn's natural satellites and the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere, is a fascinating little place. Peering through its thick orange clouds may not be the easiest of tasks, but a team of planetary scientists using NASA's Cassini spacecraft have created the first full topographical map of its surface - created using radar measurements.

Tesla Motors Repays $465M Government Loan 9 Years Early

yro.slashdot.org — Tesla Motors announced today it has completely repaid the $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy the company received in 2010. The funds were generated by Tesla through a recent sale of their stock, worth close to a billion dollars. The stock price had risen sharply after the company r...

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Rough Roving: Curiosity's Wheels Show Damage

news.discovery.com — If, like me, you spend time obsessively perusing the thousands of incredible raw images flooding from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity every day (or sol), you may have noticed that the car-sized robot is picking up obvious signs of wear and tear.