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Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 4:46 PM ET

*Company selling tickets to ride for $200,000. April 29- A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson said.
UPDATE 1-U.S. high court won't hear Charter Comm bankruptcy case Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 10:35 AM ET

WASHINGTON, April 29- The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the post-bankruptcy reorganization of Charter Communications Inc.. The bankruptcy was viewed as a major setback for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, a major investor. Charter Communications, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-847..
UPDATE 1-U.S. high court won't hear Charter Comm bankruptcy case Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 10:35 AM ET

WASHINGTON, April 29- The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the post-bankruptcy reorganization of Charter Communications Inc.
UPDATE 3-Liberty eyes cable TV deals after Charter investment Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 12:42 AM ET

March 19- Liberty Media Corp will buy a 27 percent stake in Charter Communications Inc, signaling Chairman John Malone's return to his roots in cable television and a renewed appetite for consolidation in the sector. Chief Executive Greg Maffei said Liberty sees opportunities in U.S cable and that low interest rates made the deal attractive.