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Astronauts conduct the first spacewalk of mission STS-126
Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station on November 18, 2008. During the six-hour, 52-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, worked to clean and lubricate part of the station's starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ) and conducted other general maintenance. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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    New pirates terrorize oil-trade routes from Middle East
    New pirates terrorize oil-trade routes from Middle East
    Piracy is back. And in a big way. The heirs of Blackbeard -- 18th century Caribbean pirate Edward Teach -- and Anne Bonny are alive and well on the Somali main, looting the great ships of the world.
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    New pirates terrorize oil-trade routes from Middle East
    New pirates terrorize oil-trade routes from Middle East
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) --
    Piracy is back. And in a big way. The heirs of Blackbeard -- 18th century Caribbean pirate Edward Teach -- and Anne Bonny are alive and well on the Somali main, looting the great ships of the world.
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