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Magnitude-6.9 Earthquake Hits Northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Oct. 21) -- A powerful earthquake struck offshore in Mexico's Gulf of California on Thursday, causing people to flee into the streets in the western state of Sinaloa, causing fear but no immediate reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude of the quake that hit at 11:53 a.m. (1:53 p.m. EDT, 1753 GMT)...

geology, los mochis, seismology

Rescuers Search for 3 Missing Hikers in Sequoia National Park

(Oct. 21) -- Rescuers are searching for three missing hikers on Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park. More than 45 people are scouring the California peak for Phillip Abraham, 34, Steven Filips, 43, and Dale Clymens, 45, of Omaha, Neb., but the search is being hampered by a snowstorm, the Park Service said in a statement. The agency said it...

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Octomom's Fertility Doctor Testifies to Save License

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 20) - The fertility doctor whose in vitro treatments gave Nadya Suleman her octuplets tearfully began testimony Wednesday as he defended his methods in the fight to keep his medical license. Dr. Michael Kamrava appeared shaken after being sworn in for the Medical Board of California's licensing hearing in downtown Los Angeles....

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Astronomers Say They've Found Oldest Galaxy So Far

WASHINGTON (Oct. 20) - Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago. Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small smudge of light that European astronomers now calculate is a galaxy from 13.1 billion years ago. That's...

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Accused Purse-Snatching Mayor Resigns

(Oct. 19) -- The mayor of San Gabriel, Calif., resigned on Tuesday after being arrested for an alleged instance of purse-snatching, among other crimes. "The unwanted media attention from this private occurrence has greatly affected my family," Albert Y.M. Huang said at a news conference at which he announced his resignation. "It's a tough...

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10/21/10 Stanford, Cal in new Pac-12 division with UW, WSU Source: ABC - KOMO 4 - Seattle WA The California schools will be divided when the Pac-12 conference splits into football divisions next year following its recent expansion.
10/21/10 50 states, 50 movies that define them Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA So, in honor of our fine, upstanding union, and the people that populate it, we're gathering together a list of movies that define each state.
10/21/10 Orthodox leaders: Time for unity has come Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT To Bishop Jonah and Archbishop Nathaniel, top leaders in the Orthodox Church in America, the unity of all U.S. wings of Eastern Orthodoxy is on the horizon.
10/21/10 California Home Sales Sink in September Source: TheStreet.com An estimated 33,176 new and resale houses and condos were sold in California last month.
10/21/10 Kent couple to be among first to purchase new Nissan... Source: Kent Reporter - Kent WA At Doug and Maria Nelson's Kent home, the debate is on over who will get to drive their as-yet-undelivered 2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle.