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This mysterious, brownish yellow substance thats dripping down the siding of several homes in Amherst has sparked some controversy. Was it a bird or was it a plane? It is just kind of a shock, you know, not sure what it is, just some yellowy goopy st

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Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero India launched its first mission to the moon on Wednesday, rocketing the Chandrayaan-1 into the dawn sky for a 2-year mission to redraw maps of the lunar surface. Dear colleagues and friends, its a historic mome

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