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Chile assesses damage from mammoth earthquake (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:06 AM PST

A collapsed bridge over the Claro river is seen near the town of Camarico, Chile, some 112 miles (180 kilometers ) south of Santiago Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. The quake hit 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of the capital and the epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - A weeping man strokes the hand of a dead woman in a collapsed cafe. Survivors huddle around bonfires in the rubble of their homes. Smashed cars lie beneath bridges torn asunder by one of history's strongest earthquakes.

Chile tsunami reaches Japan; Pacific damage small (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:05 AM PST

Houses are flooded in seawater in a section of Kesennuma, northern Japan on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Japan, fearing the tsunami could gain force as it moved closer, put all of its eastern coastline on tsunami alert Sunday and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as waves generated by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - The tsunami from the deadly earthquake in Chile hit Japan's main islands and even reached the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves didn't cause significant damage. Hawaii and other Pacific islands in their path were also spared.

US sets medals record, Canada ties gold record (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:07 AM PST

The United States' USA-1, Steve Mesler, right, hugs teammate Curtis Tomasevicz after they won the gold during the men's four-man bobsled final competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)AP - While the Vancouver Olympics aren't finished, the medal races are — and in spectacular fashion for North Americans.

Toyota's president to visit China on Monday (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:41 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010, file photo Toyota Motor Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda, left, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Yoshimi Inaba, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. To understand why people don't trust institutions, and why America is so disgruntled, look no further than the capital: Toyota executives apologized for safety recalls but said their gas-pedal fix may 'not totally' solve spontaneous acceleration problems. They also got subpoenas seeking answers to these familiar, chilling questions: What did they know and when did they know it? (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Fresh from a grilling by U.S. lawmakers, Toyota President Akio Toyoda will speak Monday in China about his company's quality problems, seeking to boost confidence and ease consumer worries in the world's biggest auto market.

Troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:06 AM PST

U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a dismounted patrol in the Badula Qulp area, West of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Marines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday — part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan's dangerous south.

Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:06 AM PST

Charlotte Letteney, 64, of Allenstown, N.H., keeps her husband, George, 66, company in the Concord High School gymnasium, which has been turned into a temporary shelter, in Concord, N.H., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Letteney and family members have been staying at the school because their trailer is without electricity, after snow and heavy wind downed trees and power lines. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)AP - Frustration turned to resignation Saturday for hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast struggling to survive another day waiting for utility crews to restore electricity after powerful storms socked the region with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.

Emotional orca show marks 1st since trainer killed (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:06 AM PST

SeaWorld trainer Laura Surovik, right, a colleague and friend of Dawn Brancheau, who was dragged to her death by a killer whale, cries as a slide show tribute is shown at the the theme park in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. More than 2,000 people watched killer whales perform Saturday at SeaWorld for the first time since one of the orcas dragged a trainer to her death underwater in front of horrified spectators three days ago. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - Employees wept and audience members grew silent Saturday at SeaWorld as the theme park's popular killer whale show resumed with a photo montage memorial for a trainer who was killed by one of the orcas in front of horrified spectators three days ago.

AP source: RFK's grandson weighing US House run (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:06 AM PST

AP - A top Massachusetts Democrat said Saturday that one of Robert F. Kennedy's grandsons is considering carrying on the family's vaunted political tradition by running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Official: Ice, glass fall into NYC building atrium (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:20 AM PST

FILE - The Sony building is shown in New York City in this July 25, 2005 file photo. Fire officials say ice has broken through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people have sustained minor injuries. A spokesman for the New York City Fire Department says ice and glass fell into the lobby area of the Madison Avenue building on Saturday night Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)AP - Fire officials say ice has broken through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people have sustained minor injuries.

Marie Osmond's son dies in Los Angeles (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:08 AM PST

FILE - Entertainer Marie Osmond speaks at a North Little Rock, Ark., Sam's Club store in this April 27, 2005 file photo. Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, the entertainer said Saturday Feb. 27, 2010. Osmond said in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the 'tragic loss.' She did not provide details on the death. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)AP - Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, the entertainer said Saturday.

Wary Chileans sleep outside; quake affects millions (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:37 PM PST

A man prepares to move his belongings in his home destroyed in an earthquake in Valparaiso February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Eliseo FernandezReuters - Chileans fearful of aftershocks camped outside on Sunday in towns shattered by a massive earthquake, as officials struggled to grasp the scale of the damage to the country's transport, energy and housing infrastructure.

Financial reform compromise rebuffed in Senate (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:13 PM PST

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd listens to a testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - Marathon negotiations in the U.S. Senate on financial regulatory reform were set to continue on Sunday with a renewed focus on financial consumer protections after key Republicans rejected a compromise offer from the banking committee chairman.

Clinton faces Latin America test on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:06 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Doha February 15, 2010. Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday, working to buff a lackluster U.S. image in a region where Brazil is emerging as a regional power with global aspirations. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad/FilesReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday, working to buff a lackluster U.S. image in a region where Brazil is emerging as a regional power with global aspirations.

Yemen arrests 21 separatists in south as tensions rise (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:11 AM PST

Reuters - Security forces arrested 21 separatists trying to provoke rioting during demonstrations in a southern provincial capital as Yemen increased security to guard against attacks, the government said on Sunday.

Enron's Jeff Skilling takes fight to Supreme Court (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 02:32 PM PST

Jeff Skilling (C), former Enron CEO, and attorney Daniel Petrocelli (R) are escorted by federal marshals, away from Houston Federal court October 23, 2006. REUTERS/Tim JohnsonReuters - Former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling lost the first half of the fight of his life when a jury convicted him nearly four years ago for committing fraud while at the helm of the once high-flying energy trader.

Cuba says dead hunger striker was common criminal (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 05:08 PM PST

Reuters - Cuba fired back against international criticism on Saturday, saying in state-run press a prisoner who died of a hunger strike this week was a common criminal used by Cuba's enemies for political purposes.

Tsunami waves hit Pacific regions after Chile quake (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:20 AM PST

Local residents watch Pacific coast as they evacuate during tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency at a shrine in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, February 28, 2010. A 1.2 metre (4 ft) tsunami hit Japan's northern Pacific coast on Sunday after a massive earthquake struck Chile the day before, Japanese media reported. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)Reuters - Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 meters (5 ft) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands on Sunday after a massive earthquake struck Chile, killing more than 300 people.

Berkshire net rises, Buffett sees housing rebound (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:48 AM PST

Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said fourth-quarter profit surged, helped by derivatives bets tied to global stock markets, though operating profit fell 40 percent as the weakened economy weighed on several businesses.

Search for survivors after quake kills over 300 in Chile (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:57 PM PST

The rubble of a collapsed bridge is seen in Santiago. Rescue teams hunted for survivors Sunday after one of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile and sent giant waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.(AFP/Martin Bernetti)AFP - Rescue teams hunted for survivors Sunday after one of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile and sent giant waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.

Japan evacuates 320,000 on tsunami alert (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:16 AM PST

Graphic showing how a tsunami warning system works.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Japan evacuated 320,000 people Sunday as a tsunami triggered by Chile's earthquake hit its Pacific coast, but fears of destructive waves ebbed across the rest of the Pacific's vast "Ring of Fire".
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