India Zooms To Mars Much More Cheaply, But With Trade-Offs Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News India Zooms To Mars Much More Cheaply, But With Trade-Offs A U.S. probe cost $637 million to get to Mars; an Indian mission cost about a tenth as much. There are at least a few reasons why, both teams agree — starting with the differing shapes of each orbit. Read this story Chelsea Clinton Gives Bill And Hillary Their First Grandchild The baby has been eagerly anticipated as Hillary Clinton, who dubbed "grandmother" her "most exciting title yet, and said she wouldn't decide about running for president until after the baby arrived. Read this story Tech Week That Was: Apple's Gaffes, Shellshock And Hello Ello Apple's very bad week with bending phones and iOS flaws, a new bug that's so nasty it has two names and the social network of the moment lead our look back at the top tech headlines. Read this story Catalonia Defies Spain, As Leader Signs Decree For Breakaway Vote Catalonia's leader has set a November date for a vote on whether the northeast region of Spain should become independent. Spain's central government has said it will block the vote. Read this story Culinary Diplomacy Takes Texan Chef To The Land Of Grilled Yak Is food the oldest instrument of diplomacy? The U.S. State Department just sent award-winning chef Tim Byres to Kyrgyzstan, where he ate a sheep's eye and wowed his hosts with Texan spices. Read this story more news stories

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