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The Short List: Space station back to normal, mostly, after apparent computer glitch

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All clear after a little scare for those aboard the International Space Station
Um, yikes. So it wasn't Apollo 13 by any means, but it was a scary morning for six aboard the International Space Station today, who were forced to seal themselves in the Russian segment of the orbiting outpost — twice — after an alarm went off, suggesting a possible ammonia leak into the station's American segment. NASA determined, however, that wasn't the case, and it seemed likely it was a false alarm. We hope the astronauts and cosmonauts didn't mind the closer quarters while the alarm was probed; the crew were allowed back in this afternoon. NASA said that in case of emergency, the temporary home does have enough provisions to sustain all six for nearly a week. Have we mentioned we love it when astronauts tweet from space? Hey, @AstroSamantha and @AstroTerry, do you read #theshortlist up there?
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American crew members aboard the International Space Station were evacuated after a sensor indicated a potential ammonia leak. NASA says that leak appears to be a false alarm. VPC



This blood test promises to help you put off getting older
This could be the best blood test you ever take. Why? Because it can keep you from getting old. At least, that's the promise from Boston-based InsideTracker, which scores your sample based on five biomarkers ranging from glucose to vitamin D. The algorithm-sourced results tell you whether your body is older or younger than your chronological age and suggests a range of foods that over time will help improve your score. The service, out today, costs $99 per analyzed blood sample, which is recommended two or three times a year to better chart progress. We're in.
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Jefferson Graham explores our future, as shown at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, with how it was invisioned in the 1989 Back to the Future 2 movie, which was set in 2015.



'She was my world. We loved her'
Pure horror. Last week, a father was accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter from a bridge into Tampa Bay. Police said they believe Phoebe Jonchuck was alive when she was hurled 60 feet off the bridge. She drowned in the water below. At her funeral today, mourners scrapped the black. Instead, they wore the colors of the rainbow with zebra-striped purple ribbons pinned to their chests in her memory. "She was my world. We loved her," her grandmother Michele Jonchuck said after the service. "There's not enough words in the world to describe how much this child brought so much happiness to this family."
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Phoebe Jonchuck, 5, died Jan. 8, 2015, when her father drove to bridge in St. Petersburg, Fla., and threw her into the water.(Photo: Family photo)

Marcus Mariota is turning pro
He may have missed out on the national championship on Monday, but NFL riches await. Oregon quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota is entering the NFL draft.The 6-4 junior from Honolulu threw for 5,224 yards and 58 touchdowns this season and led Oregon to the national title game, where the Ducks lost to Ohio State. Mariota and Florida State's Jameis Winston, who faced off in the Rose Bowl, are the nation's two top QB prospects. Yesterday, For The Win's Dan Shanoff said Ohio State QB Cardale Jones should also turn pro. Immediately.
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USA TODAY Sports' Lorenzo Reyes examines the Oregon quarterback's prospect in professional football.



Prison bus slams into moving train
A tragedy in Texas today. A bus carrying prisoners between Abilene and El Paso skidded off an icy highway embankment and tumbled onto a passing train below. Eight prisoners and two correctional officers were killed. Five people were injured — one staff member and four prisoners, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operated the bus. "It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of those killed and injured this morning in a tragic accident. Their loved ones will be in our thoughts and prayers," said Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the TDCJ.
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Officials investigate the scene of a prison transport bus crash in Penwell, Texas, on Jan. 14.(Photo: Mark Sterkel, The Odessa American, via AP)

Extra Bites
Day in Pictures: Our favorite photo from today's gallery.
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Arctic sea smoke rises on the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine, as a worker uses a push boat to break ice forming around a dredging barge.(Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, AP)

Good boy! Black lab takes himself to the dog park — on the city bus.
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A black Labrador named Eclipse just wants to get to the dog park. So if her owner takes too long finishing his cigarette, and their bus arrives, she climbs aboard solo and rides to her stop, to the delight of fellow Seattle bus passengers. (Jan. 13)



The first Charlie Hebdo issue since the Paris attack sells out.
Where have all the carnitas gone? Chipotle explains.
The great, and not-so-great, at the Detroit auto show.
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USA TODAY's Chris Woodyard and Fred Meier share their top hits and misses from Detroit's auto show. (Money, Cars, USA TODAY, Kaveh Rezaei)



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Contributing: Doug Stanglin, Marco della Cava, Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY; Tess Quinlan, USA TODAY Sports; Emre Kelly, Florida Today; Kendra Conlon and Shyann Malone, WTSP-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.




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