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Shuttle, astronauts prep for mid-mission reboost - 1 hour ago - HOUSTON - Astronauts at the international space station prepared to work on a urine-recycling contraption and re-fire the space shuttle's thrusters Friday, before enjoying a half-day off to reboost their own energy. Endeavour's extra push 0133 : WJLA

Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away - 1 hour ago - Associated Press Writer HOUSTON AP - Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week. We're 0133 : Guardian Unlimited

Ten Red Raiders in double figures as Tech hangs 167 - 1 hour ago - LUBBOCK, Texas Texas Tech gave coach Pat Knight something his famous father never received from the Red Raiders 167 points. Trevor Cook scored a career-high 20 and was one of 10 players in double figures for Texas Tech, which shattered 0133 : CBS Sportsline

1 dies of injuries from Texas refinery blast, fire - 49 minutes ago - TYLER, Texas AP - One man has died of injuries from an oil refinery explosion and fire in Tyler, Texas. A spokeswoman for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas said 49-year-old Dale Sherman died of his injuries from Thursday's explosion at 0133 : ksl.com

Bargain-hunters survey the market's rubble - 7 hours ago - TORONTO - New York stock index futures point to a positive open and overseas markets are modestly higher after two days of huge drops. Commodity prices also are reversing massive declines, with the near-month crude oil contract up 87 cents 0133 : Edmonton Sun

TWC Houston unemployment climbs despite added jobs - 49 minutes ago - Unemployment in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown region climbed to 5.4 percent in October, according to the latest report from the Texas Workforce Commission . There were 152,300 people without jobs during the month out of a total civilian 0133 : Houston Business Journal

Southwest adds Houston flight for presidential inauguration - 1 hour ago - Houstonians looking to catch the historic presidential inauguration in January will have an easier way to get to Washington, D.C. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has added a nonstop flight from William Hobby Airport to Baltimore Washington 0133 : Houston Business Journal

Two Houston Schools Honored for Excellence - 3 hours ago - Two Houston County elementary schools made the state's list of schools of excellence. They're the only ones in Central Georgia on the list. The Centerville Elementary School was honored for its gains in reading and math scores over the 0133 : 13 WMAZ