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Engineers investigate why the Falcon 1 rocket, built by private space firm SpaceX, fails to reach orbit for a third time.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts.

It's the third time the high court has ruled against the Bush administration over its treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism.

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The third time must have been a charm for Verizon Wireless and regional cell phone operator Alltel.

Verizon Wireless has supposedly looked at buying Alltel at least two other times in the past three years.

And on Thursday it announced it had finally pulled the trigger, announcing it plans to ...

Last night’s M.I.A. show at La Zona Rosa was phenomenal. This was my third time seeing M.I.A. in less than...

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Silvio Berlusconi won a decisive victory Monday in Italy's parliamentary election, setting the colorful conservative and staunch U.S. ally on course to his third stint as premier.

For the third time in as many years, someone riding a bike and armed with a small explosive has struck in Manhattan, this time in the highest-profile location by far: a landmark military recruitment station in the heart of Times Square.

They say the third time is a charm. Today and Saturday, the Longhorns will be looking for their charm in the form of a third consecutive Big 12 Indoor Championship - a feat no team has accomplished since the conference's inception back in 1996.

The first five-game week of the year is in the books, and the Longhorns breezed through it. The NCAA's shortened season hasn't phased Texas, as the No. 14 Longhorns started the season 5-0 for only the third time since 1996.

Monday was D.J. Augustin's day. Just hours after being named the Big 12 Player of the Week for third time this season, Augustin led the No. 5 Longhorns to a 74-65 victory over Kansas State, scoring a team-high 24 points in the process.