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Weather permitting, the space shuttle Atlantis will bast off Friday for the last time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Music, Dance, Theatre and the celebration of the Irish in all of us!

Enjoy the Colorado Irish Festival all weekend long next weekend (7/8-10) with Music, Pipe Band Competition · Denver Gaels Irish Sports · Cultural Village & Pub · Storytelling · Celtic Marketplace · Kids Area  in the beautiful Clement Park in Littleton.  5-10 Friday, 10-10 Saturday, 9-6 Sunday 303-561-4007 

Dala – 8:00 show at Swallow Hill Friday 8tth and an 8:00 show on Saturday the 9that the Strings Music Pavilion in Steamboat Springs

People who fall behind on their mortgage payments because of a job loss are about to get some additional breathing room. The Obama administration is pressuring mortgage servicers to increase the forbearance period to 12 months for homeowners who have lost jobs. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.

A rise in the global price of silver is hurting Native American artists like Floyd Lomakuyuaya of the Hopi Reservation. The spike is threatening not only their livelihoods, but also part of their cultural heritage.

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