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7.4 quake shakes Mexico; 100s of homes damaged
MEXICO CITY — A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, damaging some 800 homes near the epicenter and swaying tall buildings and spreading fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the capital of Mexico City. One of the strongest to shake Mexico …
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Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats’ gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can’t afford to fill the tank. From all corners of the country, Americans are …
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The world’s strongest earthquakes, tsunamis
A look at the world’s strongest earthquakes and tsunamis: March 20, 2012: A 7.4-magnitude quake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shakes central southern Mexico, swaying buildings in Mexico City. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending …
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‘Kony 2012’ director suffers from psychosis
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The director of a wildly popular video about brutal African warlord Joseph Kony has been diagnosed with a mental condition triggered by trauma or stress and is expected to stay in the hospital for weeks, his wife said Wednesday. Jason Russell, …
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9-year-old boy summoned to jury duty
YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Like many people who get summoned to jury duty, Jacob Clark didn’t want to go. But unlike most people, he had a legitimate excuse — he’s 9 years old. “I was like, ‘What’s a jury duty?’” Jacob told the Cape Cod …
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Flooding feared after storms sock southcentral U.S.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri braced for flooding today after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more of the same forecast for the next several days. The …
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Study of ‘meth babies’ finds behavior problems
CHICAGO (AP) — The first study to look at methamphetamine’s potential lasting effects on children whose mothers used it in pregnancy finds these kids at higher risk for behavior problems than other children. The behavior differences — anxiety, depression, moodiness — weren’t huge, but lead …
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Iwo Jima shipmates reunion set
HAMPTON, Va. — A reunion for members of the USS Iowa Jima Shipmates Organization has been set for June 6-10, 2012, said Robert G. McAnally, executive director. The reunion is for “all ships company and embarked Navy and Marine Corps personnel … USS Iwo Jima …
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Taliban vow revenge for Afghans killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban vowed revenge today for an “inhumane attack” in which an American soldier allegedly shot to death 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan and torched their bodies — an assault that has fueled anger still simmering after U.S. troops burned Qurans …
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So far — so good, scientists say after biggest solar storm in years
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out. Hours after the storm arrived, officials said there were no reports of problems with power grids, GPS, satellites or other technologies …
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Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have pieced together what’s believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an …
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Web star born: Kony video gets millions of views
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he’s an Internet star now. A video about the atrocities carried out by Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army has gone viral, racking up millions more views seemingly by the hour. The marketing …
