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Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws of physics.

Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station, it has been disclosed. We are a group of professionals," said Alan Poindexter, a NASA commander, during a visit to Tokyo, when asked about the consequences if astronauts boldly went where no others have been.

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2006 – A bus bombing in Afghanistan killed several passengers this morning, and Operation Mountain Thrust continues in the southern portion of the country, military officials said. A bus exploded near the intersection of highways 1 and 4 in Kandahar City at about 8 a.m. today. The explosion, caused by a bomb on the bus, killed seven and injured 17. It was believed to be a deliberate attack against Afghan civilians. Afghan national security forces and coalition forces have responded by assisting with the evacuation of casualties to the Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar City. "This is a...

<p>Democrats may have lost the battle over whether Gov. Gray Davis must stand before voters in a historic recall election, but they were zeroing in Wednesday on a politically charged legal strategy that could preclude voters from picking his successor if Davis gets tossed from office.</p>

Northern Thrust of Iraq Invasion Plan in Doubt By Adam Entous and Ralph Boulton WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) - The northern thrust of a planned two-pronged U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was thrown in doubt on Wednesday after Turkey put off any decision on whether to allow American forces onto its soil. With Western forces building up in the Gulf region, the United States and Britain were working to draw up a U.N. resolution authorizing force that they hope will placate global opposition to a war assumed to be only weeks away. But the government of Turkey, Iraq's northern neighbor, deferred a...