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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he's still confident signals detected so far come from the black boxes of a missing Malaysian airliner, but adds that finding the plane could still be a long and arduous task. The operational window of the batteries for the black box locators is at its closing point and no new signals have been heard recently.
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian Interior Ministry says about a dozen armed men in camouflage who seized a police station in a small town in eastern Ukraine haven't presented any demands. Ukrainian officials promise a "very tough response." Local media report that special forces have been sent to the area as tensions intensify in the country's Russian-speaking regions.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — About 60 evacuees in Jackson, Wyoming have been told to be prepared to be out of their homes for the weekend as officials keep a close watch on what's being called a slow-motion landslide. Officials were aware a year ago that the hillside was shifting and had installed monitoring equipment. It got worse recently, breaking a water line. Experts can't say if the slowly shifting ground will stabilize, or just let go.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Next week's launch of a commercial supply ship to the International Space Station I is in jeopardy because of a balky backup computer outside the ISS. Fixing the device which controls some robotic functions could require a spacewalk. Those functions are needed for when the supply ship comes calling. Officials say the station is in no danger.
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A 12-bedroom waterfront estate on 50 acres in wealthy Greenwich, Conn., has sold for $120 million. A real estate agent told the Greenwich Time he believes the sum is the most ever paid for a residential property in the United States. The 13,000-square-foot French Renaissance-style home has a 75-foot pool, grass tennis court, a stone carriage house and two islands in Long Island Sound.
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