This just in: Washington will be spared when the NASA satellite UARS crashes to Earth . So will Manhattan. Indeed, the entire East Coast of the U.S. looks safe as I examine the projected crash map. This isn’t class warfare, it’s just physics. Although we don’t know where the dadgum thing is going to crash, and it could still hit any continent except Antarctica, there are very well-defined orbital tracks that show where it will be going in the final few days before the expected Friday-ish re-entry, spectacular fireballing and debris-spewing. Read full article > >

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UARS satellite: Obama, Boehner likely safe

Despite all the worry and debate about flying this Thanksgiving weekend, just a sliver of the projected 42.2 million travelers will be going by airplane.

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Forget pat downs, most will drive

Sinn Fein proposes a £1.9bn package of savings and revenue-generating ideas to plug the projected gap in the Executive’s finances.

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Sinn Fein plan ‘can save £1.9bn’