A strong earthquake strikes northwestern Argentina on the same day that a massive temblor strikes neighboring Chile. Authorities report at least one person was killed.
Source:Powerful quake strikes Argentina
Michael Jordan has struck a deal to buy controlling interest of the Charlotte Bobcats, taking charge of the money-losing team in his home state.
Source:Jordan reaches deal to buy Bobcats
More than 2,000 people watch killer whales perform at SeaWorld for the first time since one of the orcas dragged a trainer to her death underwater.
Source:Whales perform for first time since death
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.
Source:Troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah
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AP - With a surge of victories in the final days of the games, including two more on Saturday, Canada has won more gold medals than any host nation in Winter Olympic history.
Source:Canada's Olympic gold rush breaks 2 records
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Reuters - The British embassy in Israel said an investigator was flown in this week to interview 10 dual Israeli-British citizens whose British passports may have been used in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai.
Source:Britain to investigate passport ordeal in Israel
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Reuters - The first small waves of a tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile reached French Polynesia on Saturday, authorities said.
Source:Tsunami waves hit French Polynesia after Chile quake
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AFP - A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile Saturday killing at least 147 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring at jetspeed across the vast Pacific Ocean.
Source:Huge quake kills 147 in Chile, triggers Pacific tsunami
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Gov. David Paterson, who repeatedly and defiantly said he would let voters decide if he should run the state, abruptly quit his nascent election bid Friday.
Source:'Realistic' Paterson won't seek new term in N.Y.
A magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit off Japan’s southern coast, shaking Okinawa and nearby islands, Japan’s Meteorological Agency says.
Source:Strong earthquake strikes off Japan
