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Borman, who spent a total of almost 20 days in space on two trips in the 1960s, died on Tuesday in Billings, Montana, NASA said in a statement on its website. Borman grew up with a fascination for airplanes and while a schoolboy in Arizona took flying lessons that he paid for by delivering newspapers. Like most of his fellow generation of astronauts, he trained as a test pilot before being selected for NASA's second astronaut program in 1962.

(Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut Frank Borman, who made history by commanding the first manned flight to circle the moon and later piloted Eastern Airlines as chairman in severe economic turbulence, has died at the age of 95, NASA said on Thursday.

By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department will press forward with a "secret shopper" program to help ensure that companies prop...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to "intensify communication" and work together on a range of economic, financial stability and regulatory issues, Treasury said on Friday. The two "had candid, direct, and productive discussions on the U.S.-China bilateral economic relationship and a wide range of issues, including areas of cooperation and areas of disagreement," Treasury said in a statement. The two met Nov. 9-10 in San Francisco ahead of the summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) country ...

By David Lawder and Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to "intensify c...