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Newly discovered photos show astronauts after near-catastrophe

NEW YORK — Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name. Quick thinking saved Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott, who ended the ...

Vaccines just start of routine care refused for newborns

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn't get the shot. Their parents wouldn't allow it. "When you ...

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month at the library

These are titles at the Peter White Public Library that can help us all celebrate Women’s History Month: • “Dead and Alive: Essays,” by Zadie Smith — Whether she’s building an army of a strong protagonists in fiction or delivering observations that are both clever and somber, ...

NASA brings moon rocket back to launching pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month. If the latest repairs work and everything else goes NASA's way, the Space Launch System could ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses ease policy on transfusions a bit

Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery with a risk of significant blood ...

Upcoming activities at your library

These are activities scheduled at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette through Thursday: • Art with Ella — 1-3 p.m. today, at the library’s Great Room. Join NMU art education major Ella and create art! Kids of all ages are welcome; techniques used will be adaptable for kids of all ages and abilities. All supplies provided and this is a drop-in program. Children under age 8 must have an adult in the program with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the program status, call 906-226-4323 or visit online at www.pwpl.info.  • Trustee & Power of ...