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ATLANTIC, Va. (AP) — NASA plans to launch a suborbital rocket from Virginia's Eastern Shore next week to test new rocket technologies. NASA says in a news release that the Terrior-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled to be launched from its Wallops Island facility between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A pretrial hearing on 13 defense motions in the case of five Somali nationals accused of piracy enters a second day in Norfolk. A federal judge is scheduled to resume the hearing today as attorneys for the five defendants attempt to chip away at the government's case.
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Three groups say they want a crack at upgrading U.S. 460 in eastern Virginia. The proposals would turn the highway between Petersburg and Suffolk into a four-lane toll road.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it began inspecting parts used to build submarines nearly a year ago after it received a tip about discrepancies from Northrop Grumman Corp.'s shipyard in Newport News. The supplier, Fairless Hills, Pa.-based Bristol Alloys, and its president are charged in a federal information with defrauding the government.
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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'
Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes
Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.Ken Cuccinelli Wins GOP Nomination For Virginia Governor
Virginia's attorney general Ken Cuccinelli will face former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe in November to become Virginia's 72nd governor.
Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes
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