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Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey Killing Hundreds
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Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey Killing Hundreds

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, at 1:41 p.m. local time Sunday.  The death toll has risen to 275, with an estimated 1100 people injured.  The epicenter was located 12 miles south of the ancient city of Van at a depth of 12 miles Turkey’s Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said 80 multi-storey buildings [...]

Published by on October 24, 2011 3:08 pm
Google Inc. Considering Purchasing Yahoo
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Google Inc. Considering Purchasing Yahoo

According to the Wall Street Journal Google Inc. has been in discussions with least two private equity firms about potentially helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo’s core business. Google’s interest is to sell advertising across Yahoo’s websites and give Google access Yahoo’s audience of nearly 700 million users. A spokesperson for Google declined comment. [...]

Published by on October 24, 2011 12:40 pm
Keep Talking: Study finds No link to Cancer from Cellphone Use
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Keep Talking: Study finds No link to Cancer from Cellphone Use

Research published online in the British Medical Journal suggests, there is no link between the long-term use of a mobile phone and brain cancer.  Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, Denmark looked at 358,000 people over a period of 18 years and found cancer rates were almost the same in both long-term mobile [...]

Published by on October 21, 2011 12:51 pm
Obama; All U.S. Troops in Iraqi Home, by January 1st.
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Obama; All U.S. Troops in Iraqi Home, by January 1st.

“After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” Mr. Obama declared in the White House briefing room today. “Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.” Mr. Obama said the United States will be [...]

Published by on October 21, 2011 12:45 pm
Astronomers Capture Image of Planet Being Born
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Astronomers Capture Image of Planet Being Born

A University of Hawaii astronomer has captured the first direct image of a planet forming around a star. Dr. Adam Kraus used the twin 10 meter Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea, the world’s largest optical and infrared telescopes, to find the planet. Dr. Kraus was working with Dr. Michael Ireland from Macquarie University, Sydney and [...]

Published by on October 20, 2011 1:37 pm
Muammar Gaddafi Dead
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Muammar Gaddafi Dead

Libya’s National Transitional Council is reporting that the former Libyan leader has died following his capture on Thursday near his hometown of Sirte. His body has been taken to a location which is being kept secret for security reasons, an NTC official said. “Qaddafi’s body is with our unit in a car and we are [...]

Published by on October 20, 2011 1:20 pm
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