NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Record declines in the vast U.S. and European service sectors and more grim U.S. employment news on Wednesday sparked fear of an economic "free fall," setting up another round of aggressive interest rate cuts. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Bargain-hunting holiday shoppers did not save U.S. retail sales in November, which will likely represent a second straight month of declines for the industry. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Key retail stocks fell on Monday as investors feared that deep discounts offered by U.S. stores during the year's first holiday shopping weekend could sap profits and would not save a bleak season. ... > full story
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The space shuttle Endeavour fired its braking rockets and left orbit on Sunday, beginning an hourlong glide to California after finishing a marathon home-improvement mission at the International Space Station. ... > full story
BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — At a canteen inside a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base, hundreds of soldiers stand patiently in line for a traditional Thanksgiving meal to be eaten at tables decorated with paper turkeys. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of foreign troops near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing four civilians, the government said. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. authorities have warned of a possible al Qaeda threat to transit systems in and around New York City, a Homeland Security official said on Wednesday. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, underwent surgery late on Tuesday to treat a perforated ulcer, a family spokesman said on Wednesday. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Up to 128 million shoppers and would-be shoppers could be expected this holiday weekend, but the numbers represent a drop of more than 5 percent from a year ago, according to a survey released Tuesday. ... > full story
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Many U.S. retailers, large and small, have good reason to envy Sue Opeka -- sales at her store have been up 15 percent for the past four months and she's up 5 percent for the year so far. ... > full story
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NASA delays space shuttle's landing Nov. 30, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Bad weather on Sunday forced NASA to abandon a first attempt to land the space shuttle Endeavour back on Earth, the US space agency said.. . A ...
NASA managers clear shuttle Endeavour to land Nov. 30, 2008 (NBC 2 Southwest Florida) — HOUSTON: Space shuttle endeavour is cleared to land in a matter of hours, as long as the weather co-operates. . . NASA officials are watching the ...
Reisman: What I saw in space Nov. 30, 2008 (NY Daily News) — Every new astronaut dreams of floating up to the window of his spaceship and getting that first look at the Earth in all of her majesty. Well, that ...
NASA works on Internet for space Nov. 30, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) — San Francisco In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.. . NASA scientists have ...
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