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Device Explodes Prematurely, Killing Hamas Handler 15:30 Jan 02, '07 / 12 Tevet 5767 (IsraelNN.com) One Hamas member was killed and three wounded when the explosive device they were transporting exploded on Tuesday. They were attempting to transport the device to a location where they could make use of it. The explosion took place in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza

AP SCIENCE WRITER LOS ANGELES -- A robotic NASA spacecraft designed to rendezvous with an orbiting satellite instead crashed into its target, according to a summary of the investigation released Monday. Investigators blamed the collision on faulty navigational data that caused the DART spacecraft to believe that it was backing away from its target when it was actually bearing down on it. "The inaccurate perception of its distance and speed ... prevented DART from taking effective action to avoid a collision," the summary said. The 800-pound Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology spacecraft was supposed to rendezvous with a defunct Pentagon...

/begin my translation China: Egg-sized Hails Pound Shenyang Flood in Heilungjian Province, and now hail damage in Shenyang Following the flood in Heilungjian Province, this time, egg-sized hails pounded Shenyang, another in the recent string of  unusual weather conditions in China. At 6:46pm on June 21, hailstorm started to the city of Shenyang, China, causing extensive damages. House windows were broken, trees on the street fell down. There were over 200 reports of broken phone connection.The Weather Agency in Shenyang explained, "There is no time to issue warning. Hailstorm came so abruptly." It went on to say, "Hot air near the ground and the cold air above...