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Some scientists defend tsunami warnings (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:03 PM PST

Seawater moves upward (from left to right) in the mouth of the Kamo River that flows into the Pacific Ocean at Kamogawa in Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. The tsunami from Chile's deadly earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."

Tsunami advisory canceled in final US area (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:50 AM PST

A surfer enters the water at a beach near Diamond Head, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. Hawaii State Civil Defense canceled the tsunami warning Saturday. After an initial wave surge, there was no reported damage state wide. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - A tsunami advisory has been canceled in the last U.S. area that had been under any sort of alert following the Chilean earthquake.

Nearly 200K without power after Northeast storm (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:06 PM PST

A woman jogs past a puddle of melting snow in Central Park a day after a snow storm in New York February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Natalie Behring (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SPORT)AP - Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.

Music museum expands reach with archive, library (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:02 PM PST

AP - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland has fascinating relics like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" mask. Soon it'll have space to showcase its interesting but less flashy artifacts.

Arrest made in case of missing California girl (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:42 PM PST

AP - A registered sex offender was arrested Sunday in the disappearance of a suburban San Diego teenager as some 1,400 volunteers spent the weekend searching a park and surrounding area where she disappeared three days ago, authorities said.

Witness: Glass 'everywhere' in NYC atrium collapse (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:25 PM PST

Broken glass litters the floor of the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the building and people sustained minor injuries during a party Saturday night. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Ice broke through the ceiling of an atrium at the Sony Building in New York City, showering glass over partygoers who scurried to avoid it and leaving 10 with minor injuries, authorities and a witness said.

Clinton heading to Latin America after quake (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 07:15 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the House State and Foreign Operations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2010 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile, even as she tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.

Whale trainer's death jars safe world of adventure (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:47 PM PST

A SeaWorld trainer performs with a killer whale during the first show after an orca killed a trainer at theme park three days earlier 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. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)AP - It is billed as a leisurely boat tour. The shark surfaces, its fin slicing through the water.

Desperate for work, Miss. town awaits Toyota plant (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:37 AM PST

In this Feb. 3, 2010 photo, truck bays stand empty outside the Toyota plant at Blue Springs, Miss. Toyota says it's holding off production in Blue Springs, not because of the recall, but until the car market improves and the company sells off 'excess capacity.' (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Terry McShan isn't thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He's thinking about his little girl.

Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:18 AM PST

In this photo made Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, Virginia Tech senior and resident advisor, David Dorsett, left, chats with fellow dorm resident and freshman Ross Cooper of Richmond, Va., at Lee Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.

Pa. man dies during storm when 911 calls unheeded (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:19 AM PST

In this photo made on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, Sharon Edge stands on the porch of the row house where she and her late boyfriend, Curtis Mitchell, lived in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood. They first called 911 for help in the early morning hours of Feb. 6 during a snowstorm. Mitchell was in pain and needed an ambulance. Nearly 30 hours later, and after more than a dozen calls involving the couple and 911 operators or ambulance crews, Mitchell, 50, died at his home in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - With her boyfriend in severe abdominal pain, Sharon Edge called 911 for an ambulance in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Heavy snow was falling — so heavy it would all but bring the city to a standstill — and Curtis Mitchell needed to go to a hospital.
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