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	Click to View in Browser 10/15/2012 Space shuttle Endeavour rolls into new L.A. home at museum LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled into its retirement home at a museum early on Sunday, in the conclusion of a slow-motion parade through the narrow streets of Los Angeles. Exclusive: Study shows $1.2 trillion gap for public pensions (Reuters) - The largest 100 public pension funds have around $1.2 trillion of unfunded liabilities, about $300 billion above the nearly $900 billion they reported themselves, according to a new actuarial study to be released on Monday. South Dakota to execute man who killed guard in escape attempt (Reuters) - South Dakota is set to execute on Monday a convicted murderer who has sought to expedite his own execution for the killing of a prison guard during a failed escape attempt. Rats, mold won't delay Guantanamo hearings in 9-11 case GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. attempts to move forward in the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks have been thwarted for months by scheduling conflicts, religious observances, an Internet outage and a tropical storm. Tea Party versus Agenda 21: Saving the U.S. or just irking it? CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Reuters) - Tea Party activist Judd Saul admits that he can sound a little unhinged when he gets talking about an issue close to his heart that most Americans have never heard of. Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states. Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound barrier in the process. Former senator Arlen Specter, 82, dies of cancer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the U.S. Senate but was spurned by Pennsylvania voters after switching in 2009 from Republican to Democrat, died on Sunday of cancer, his family said. He was 82. At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - At the epicenter of one of the worst U.S. health scares in recent history, staff at St. Thomas Hospital have battled around the clock for more than two weeks to the save the lives of patients stricken with meningitis. Moon rocks, chunks of Mars auctioned in New York NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meteorites from Mars and the biggest piece of the Moon ever offered for sale went on the block on Sunday in New York in what organizers billed as history's largest meteorite auction, which brought in over $1 million. Related Video Wealth Strategies: Macro concerns may be good for munis ECONOMY 2012: Industrial uses for silver provide growth Great Debate The billionaires next door A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend