1.   A third robbery attempt was aborted an hour earlier, according to California police and court records.

2.   Cohen, meanwhile, has aborted her attempt to become the first woman to land a quadruple jump in competition.

3.   He soon return, only to have that comeback attempt aborted because of the opposition of many players.

4.   A building watchman aborted an attempt early Thursday to set off an explosion at the offices of a controversial weekly tabloid.

5.   Aborting his attempt to circle the world because of a fuel shortage, American balloonist Steve Fossett told air traffic controllers Monday he would soon land in eastern India.

6.   The government aborted an attempt to begin trials last April after just one day when it became clear it was logistically and legally unprepared to do so.

7.   However, the mission was forced to abort its attempts this weekend after rebel leader Laurent Kabila denied the group access to rebel-held territory.

8.   The pilot, who was killed in the crash, had already aborted two attempts to land the airliner.

9.   It crashed during its third attempt to land after two earlier attempts were aborted during a heavy snowstorm.