California earthquake swarms leave residents on edge
Los Angeles
Late in the evening Sunday, after hours of low-intensity earthquakes striking near Brawley as part of an "earthquake swarm," the U.S. Geological Survey reported a series of stronger temblors, with a 4.9 magnitude quake striking at 9:41, followed by Magnitude, 5.1. Date-Time. Monday, August 27, 2012 at 00:39:53 UTC; Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 08:39:53 [...]
Read MoreEmpire State Building Shooting: Did Jeffrey Johnson Plan On Dying After …
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Questions remain surrounding the gunman who opened fire outside the Empire State buildingFriday, but some speculate Jeffrey Johnson knew he was going to die. Prior to the shooting, the 58-year old was facing eviction, which some believe caused him to Updated at 9:45 p.m. ET: A disgruntled former employee shot and killed an ex-coworker before [...]
Read MoreLittle League World Series 2012: Complete Results from Japan's Incredible Run
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Noriatsu Osaka hit three homers and tripled, and Japan limited Tennessee's potent lineup to two hits in a 12-2 victory Sunday in the Little League World Series title game. Starter Kotaro Kiyomiya struck out eight in four innings It's been a while since we've had occasion to fire up a Game Thread here at OTF, [...]
Read MoreAdrian Gonzalez's Recent Complaints Prove He Needed to Leave Boston
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JPG Mark J. Terrill | Associated PressAdrian Gonzalez, right, has three hits and four RBIs in two games with the Dodgers. LOS ANGELES – It took two pitches for Adrian Gonzalez to make a major difference with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But that was BOSTON — Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney have [...]
Read MoreAdrian Gonzalez says his calm personality didn't fit in Boston
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BOSTON — Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney have been scratched from their team's starting lineups as the clubs tried to finalize a major trade. The Red Sox also were discussing sending pitcher Josh Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett introduced themselves to Los Angeles in an oddly timed postgame news conference on Saturday [...]
Read MoreBill Nye 'The Science Guy' Hits Evolution Deniers
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"Denial of evolution is unique to the United States," Bill Nye claims in a video posted on the Big Think channel at YouTube on Friday. The scientist and former TV personality had harsh words for the creationist theory, saying it could have a negative Bill Nye, host of the popular nineties children's show Bill Nye [...]
Read MoreAaliyah Remembered By DMX And Missy Elliott
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Today marks the 11th anniversary of Aaliyah's death. On August 25, 2001, the world lost the beautiful singer wayyy too soon in a tragic plane crash. But whether it's through her music or one of her many other talents, Aaliyah's spirit still captivates Beloved R&B singer Aaliyah died on August 25th, 2001; and with eleven [...]
Read MoreFEMA prepares New Orleans for a possible hurricane-strength Isaac
Los Angeles
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians began to dig themselves out of the mud on Sunday, one day after Tropical Storm Isaac doused the Caribbean nation and killed eight people here and another two in neighboring Dominican I am in Florida as hurricane Isaac approaches. Normally old men don't come down till November, but this Isaac's early. [...]
Read MoreTropical Storm Isaac Heads For US Gulf Coast
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The storm prompted airlines to scratch 857 flights on Sunday and at least 235 more Monday morning in and out of South Florida, according to FlightAware. American Airlines, which operates a hub at Miami International, has been the hardest hit, canceling As Republicans scramble to save their quadrennial pageant from being drowned by storm-soon-to-be-hurricane Isaac, [...]
Read MoreWhite's mishandling of UFC 151 proves that UFC's competitors need a union
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ZUFFA is bringing some serious firepower to its UFC on FUEL TV 6 fight card, adding light heavyweight sluggers Thiago Silva vs. Stanislav Nedkov for the CotaiArena at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in the People's Chad Mendes, a 27-year-old featherweight contender in the UFC, makes a living by punching grown men inside the friendly confines of [...]
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