
Air cargo of flights bound to the United States from Yemen were seized by authorities on Friday after a terror alert indicated that explosive devices were inside packages sent out from an al-Qaeda terrorist cell based in the Arabian peninsula. The packages were supposed to be sent to several Jewish places of worship. U.S. President […]
Saturday October 30 2010, 5:58 AM EDT | Posted in
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Global sea levels may rise 20-30 feet on average even under slight global warming conditions, according to a new study published on Wednesday in the online version of the journal Nature. Researchers from Harvard and Princeton examined the last interglacial period, roughly 125,000 years ago, to look for signs of global warming. At that time, […]
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Typhoon Megi claimed seven lives and left some tourists missing after hitting Taiwan as it heads toward Xiamen in southern China yesterday. Power outages were reported throughout the island, the National Fire agency said. A landslide in Suao in Yilan province covered a house beside a Buddhist temple where the dead victims were located, while […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Monday that former Laker Earvin “Magic” Johnson has sold his minority ownership stake to L.A. businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong. Long-time Lakers fan Soon-Shiong, who is a biotechnology entrepreneur and physician, bought Johnson’s stake of the team estimated at 5 percent for an undetermined amount. As of last year, the Los […]
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The whole of Chile celebrated on Wednesday as the last of the 33 miners who were trapped in the San Jose mine was hoisted above ground to end the rescue that drew the attention of the world. Luis Urzua was the last man out from the group who were trapped 2,000 feet below the earth […]
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will be investigated by the National Football League according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who was non-committal when asked about how long it would take for the league to finish the probe or whether it would slap sanctions against Favre. “I’d be hesitant to say anything until I…make sure we […]
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Shouts of joy and chanting filled the air as Chilean rescuers hoisted Florencio Avalos from the mine in which he and 32 others remained trapped for the last 69 days. Avalos went outside the custom-made rescue capsule and into the arms of family members who were anxiously waiting for him to emerge from the abyss […]
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The Chicago Bears will meet the Green Bay Packers for the 180th time on Monday night. Both teams are coming into the contest with a 2-0 record. This puts them tied for first place in the NFC North Division. Aaron Rodgers will lead the Packers against Jay Cutler from the Bears. Rodgers, who will turn […]
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During Matt Mitrione’s UFC post fight interview with Joe Rogan on last night’s UFC 119 event, Mitrione announced that he was firing his agent. Viewers of the event were confused at the time. However, during a post fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Mitrione confirmed that he fired Malki Kawa for only securing him $5,000 in […]
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