Topic - Twitter

• Franchitti and Johnson follow each other from afar

  They've got nine championships between them and a combined five victories on the single most prolific day of racing of the year.

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  Private supply ship rockets toward space station

  A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

• Lakers will debate overhaul after playoff exit

  Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.

• Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station

  Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular middle-of-the-night blastoff.

• Private supply ship rockets toward space station

  A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

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  Commercial craft speeds toward space station

  Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship financed by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular, middle-of-the-night blastoff.

• Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

  Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.

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  Barry treated for blood clot in Las Vegas

  Council member Marion Barry took to the Internet to say he is doing well after sustaining a blood clot in his leg on the way to an international retail convention in Las Vegas.

• In The Pits: Drama _ of course! _ in IndyCar again

  This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming Lotus. Toss in $275,000 worth of fines against 13 teams, and IndyCar has a real soap opera bubbling right before its biggest race.

• Rahal, Andretti happy to talk up rivalry pre-Indy

  Marco Andretti fist-bumped Graham Rahal on his way out of an Indianapolis 500 promotional event, a much friendlier encounter than their bump on the track at Long Beach last month.

• Major league teams working on social media message

  Bridget Houlihan rifled through her gift bag and pulled out a gray T-shirt with a circular Chicago Cubs emblem on the front and FOLLOWER emblazoned across the back, resting on a row of logos from the top social media websites. "This is awesome," she said.

• IndyCar fines 13 teams for rules violations

  Indianapolis Motor Speedway might have set a track record Sunday.

• World Briefs: Israelis mark 45 years since E. Jerusalem's seizure

  Israeli ministers held a special Cabinet meeting at Ammunition Hill on Sunday to celebrate Jerusalem Day, when the Jewish state captured the Arab eastern sector 45 years ago during the Six-Day War.

• Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material

  The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam.

• Rocket set to blast off, open new space era

  A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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