Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch, early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
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AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday night, disrupting people’s vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.
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Pat Richards equals Andy Farrell’s Super League points scoring record for a season as leaders Wigan thump Bradford 34-12.
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More details have come to light regarding the Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition spotted on the GameStop website about a month back. According to the British Board of Film Classification, the UE will come with all of the
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Reuters - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl churned toward the Massachusetts coast on Friday, en route to Canada’s Maritime provinces, after slapping North Carolina with heavy wind and rain.
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AP - A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was “100 percent” effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests.
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AP - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry.
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If you’re still concerned about the future of Atlus and its games after the reassurances made by the company’s forum staff, maybe this message will placate you. It’s from the president of Atlus USA himself, Shinichi Suzuki.
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AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state’s immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert.
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After thirteen fruitless years, it looks like Duke Nukem Forever’s seemingly neverending journey through development hell is now coming to an end. Well, not right now. Next year, actually, or so Gearbox Software says.
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AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be “the last chance for a very long time” to reach an agreement.
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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 the landmark IPO said.
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AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.
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AFP - A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand’s second largest city Christchurch after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck before dawn on Saturday, causing widespread damage.
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