Bad Weather Postpones Return Of 3 Astronauts

Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station.<p/>The astronauts were scheduled to land in a Soyuz capsule in central Kazakhstan early Friday morning. But fog and freezing rain prevented Russian rescue helicopters from flying to the touchdown site.

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