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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2018
U.S. succeeds in initial Nevada tests of nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars
Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 21, 2017
Storks, Magic looking to make instant impact
Will it be a bigger adjustment for the promoted Nishinomiya Storks and Shimane Susanoo Magic as they acclimate themselves to the first division this season, or for their opponents?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 12, 2017
Brave Thunders' Fazekas reaping rewards of shooting practice
Nick Fazekas is a big fella, and it certainly gives him an advantage playing basketball.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Judge foils Trump suit over Las Vegas early polling place that stayed open late
A Nevada judge rejected a request by Donald Trump's presidential campaign for an immediate order to be issued in its lawsuit over concerns about voting at a polling place in Las Vegas that remained open late last week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Clinton tailwind seen as Latinos in large numbers vote early in Florida, Nevada
The man answering a volunteer's knock on the door in the Kendall section of Miami-Dade County on Saturday was emphatic: Not only would he vote but "esperamos que la presidenta gane" — Spanish for "we hope Madam President wins."
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Musk's made-in-USA SpaceX vies in crowded, Russia-powered field for $3.5 billion NASA contract
Less than a decade after its first rocket launch, Elon Musk's SpaceX finds itself in an unfamiliar position.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2015
Sierra hiker missing nine days recounts straying from group, injurious fall, whistling for rescue
A 62-year-old hiker stranded for nine days with broken bones in the Sierra National Forest in California said on Tuesday that when she blew her whistle to draw rescuers to her, she felt it was her last chance at survival.

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