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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks New Zealand's South Island
12 RelatedFOX News
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck close to New Zealand's second-largest city of Christchurch early Saturday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The quake hit at 4.35am local time just 20...
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Air Force hero's actions in Laos finally recognized after 42 years
CNN
President Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades at a then-secret base in...
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Radical Islam is world's greatest threat - Tony Blair
BBC
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world today. He made the remark in a BBC interview marking the publication of his memoirs. Mr Blair said radical Islamists believed...
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Weakened Earl begins smacking Nantucket
4 RelatedMSNBC
A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl began smacking Nantucket Friday evening as it steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England...
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From North Korea, Word of Shortages, Grudges
Wall Street Journal
DANDONG, China—One evening last week in this Chinese border city, restaurants bustled and taxis honked. Tall buildings were clad in LED displays. Just beyond the din, an empty one-lane bridge extended across the Yalu river, to a darkened...
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Revenge or Random: Nebraska Couple's Death
ABC News
For legendary crime scene investigator David Kofoed, this was one of the bad ones. "It was like something out of Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood,'" he said. Well-liked couple Wayne and Sharmon Stock were found viciously murdered in...
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America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges
CBS News
In its "Where America Stands" series, CBS News is looking at a broad spectrum of issues facing this country in the new decade. Deliveryman Mike Sweeney used to just drive over the Lake Champlain Bridge to get to...
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Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growth
Washington Post
The unemployment rate edged up and private-sector job creation continued at a modest pace in August, the government said Friday, reflecting an economy that is treading water, neither accelerating into a robust recovery nor slipping into another recession....
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For 2nd Time, Ohio Woman Gives Birth in Vehicle
FOX News
For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.Christina Schuler's 8-pound, 11-ounce son was born Tuesday in the front seat of the family's...
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Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
Reuters
By Clare Baldwin, Soyoung Kim and Kevin KrolickiNEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for...