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Endeavour blasts off after several postponements

Jul. 15, 2009
The space shuttle Endeavour streaked into the skies over Cape Canaveral on Wednesday evening, lifting off for the international space station after days of weather delays. NASA had scrubbed launch attempts on Saturday, Sunday and Monday due to thunderstorms, including a Friday night storm with 11...
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa