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Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is expected to take five years, will provide ...

Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old star of "Dog Day Afternoon," "Scent of a Woman" and a trilogy of "Godfather" films is the 62nd actor to receive the highest ...