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Waterpark Wave Machine In China Triggers 'Tsunami', 44 Injured
A wave machine at a waterpark in northern China went rogue Sunday, launching a crushing tsunami that injured at least 44 people, according to The Associated Press.
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In Mobile Game, Players Kill Reporter To Win "Breaking News" Mission
The mission is called "Breaking News." It's the seventh mission in the game, and it comes after you've upgraded your sniper rifle to shoot at a distance of nearly 1,000 feet with accuracy.
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At Least 40 Dead As Plane Catches Fire On Runway In Moscow
Forty-one people were killed Sunday after a Russian passenger jet making an emergency landing in Moscow touched down and burst into flames.
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2 Dads, A Mom: Rare Trio Of Bald Eagles Raise Eaglet Together In A Nest
Proof that families come in all shapes, sizes and species, three eagles - two dads and a mom - are raising three, fluffy-feathered eaglets in a nest near the Mississippi River this spring.
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5 Million Fisher Price Rock-Play Sleepers Recalled After Infant Deaths
All models of Rock 'n Play sleepers by Fisher-Price are being recalled after reports of infant fatalities occurring while using the product. More than 30 infant fatalities have been reported since the product was introduced in 2009, "after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances," according to the Consumer Product S...
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Frozen Cat Covered In Ice Survives After Vets Rally To Thaw Her
The polar vortex was raging in the Midwest last week, and temperatures had dropped below zero on the morning of Jan. 31 in the city of Kalispell, Mont., near Glacier National Park. A cat named Fluffy - a northwest Montana native and usually confident outdoor cat - got into some trouble.
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Shattering Arctic Blast Keeps The US Midwest In A Deep Freeze
Millions of people across the Midwest are enduring a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle as temperatures in some areas dropped below minus-50 degrees Thursday. The second day of frightful cold, bottoming out to record lows, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears grew for the most vulnerable populations.
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6 Dead As Deep Freeze Grips US Midwest, Emergency In 2 States: Officials
Millions across the Midwest experienced a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle on Wednesday as temperatures dropped to nearly 50 degrees below zero
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Dangerous Deep Freeze Hits US Midwest, Low Of Minus 60 Degrees Forecast
Polar vortex: Nearly 90 million people are likely to experience temperatures at or below zero in the Midwest and New England, according to the National Weather Service; 25 million of them will face temperatures below minus-20 - dips that when combined with wind can cause frostbite in a matter of minutes.
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IBM Announces High-Resolution Global Weather Forecast Model
On Tuesday, IBM parted the clouds on why it got into the weather business.
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Natural Disasters Cost $155 Billion In 2018, Several Of Them Struck Hard
Natural disasters cost $155 billion this year, and several of them struck the U.S. particularly hard. Hurricanes Michael and Florence, the California wildfires and Hawaii's volcano eruption are all on the list of the most expensive global disasters of 2018, according to the Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re
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Guatemala Volcano Killed Dozens With Its Pyroclastic Flow. Here's What That Is.
Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego - Volcano of Fire - erupted spectacularly Sunday, shooting a plume of ash and gas nearly six miles into the sky and spreading ash and debris across towns and farms more than 10 miles away from the volcano.
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Erupting Hawaii Volcano Could Spew 10-Ton Boulders From Summit: Experts
The ongoing surge in volcanic activity on Hawaii's Big Island soon could cause a massive explosion from a volcano's summit, scientists and Hawaii officials warned Wednesday.
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Pakistan's 114 Degrees Shows Heat Wave Soaring Across Asia
Searing spring heat ripped across parts of Asia in the last days of March, and we now know many of the extraordinarily high temperatures were indeed records for the month in at least seven countries.
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A Chinese Spacecraft Is Falling Out Of The Sky. It's Not Supposed To Happen Like This.
A spacecraft the size of a small house is about to reenter Earth's atmosphere. We don't know when, exactly, and we certainly don't know where. Pieces of the spacecraft might survive the fiery reentry and make it to the ground - or maybe they won't. We'll be able to see it happen if it reenters over a populated area, probably.
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Waterpark Wave Machine In China Triggers 'Tsunami', 44 Injured
A wave machine at a waterpark in northern China went rogue Sunday, launching a crushing tsunami that injured at least 44 people, according to The Associated Press.
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In Mobile Game, Players Kill Reporter To Win "Breaking News" Mission
The mission is called "Breaking News." It's the seventh mission in the game, and it comes after you've upgraded your sniper rifle to shoot at a distance of nearly 1,000 feet with accuracy.
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At Least 40 Dead As Plane Catches Fire On Runway In Moscow
Forty-one people were killed Sunday after a Russian passenger jet making an emergency landing in Moscow touched down and burst into flames.
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2 Dads, A Mom: Rare Trio Of Bald Eagles Raise Eaglet Together In A Nest
Proof that families come in all shapes, sizes and species, three eagles - two dads and a mom - are raising three, fluffy-feathered eaglets in a nest near the Mississippi River this spring.
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5 Million Fisher Price Rock-Play Sleepers Recalled After Infant Deaths
All models of Rock 'n Play sleepers by Fisher-Price are being recalled after reports of infant fatalities occurring while using the product. More than 30 infant fatalities have been reported since the product was introduced in 2009, "after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances," according to the Consumer Product S...
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Frozen Cat Covered In Ice Survives After Vets Rally To Thaw Her
The polar vortex was raging in the Midwest last week, and temperatures had dropped below zero on the morning of Jan. 31 in the city of Kalispell, Mont., near Glacier National Park. A cat named Fluffy - a northwest Montana native and usually confident outdoor cat - got into some trouble.
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Shattering Arctic Blast Keeps The US Midwest In A Deep Freeze
Millions of people across the Midwest are enduring a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle as temperatures in some areas dropped below minus-50 degrees Thursday. The second day of frightful cold, bottoming out to record lows, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears grew for the most vulnerable populations.
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6 Dead As Deep Freeze Grips US Midwest, Emergency In 2 States: Officials
Millions across the Midwest experienced a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle on Wednesday as temperatures dropped to nearly 50 degrees below zero
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Dangerous Deep Freeze Hits US Midwest, Low Of Minus 60 Degrees Forecast
Polar vortex: Nearly 90 million people are likely to experience temperatures at or below zero in the Midwest and New England, according to the National Weather Service; 25 million of them will face temperatures below minus-20 - dips that when combined with wind can cause frostbite in a matter of minutes.
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IBM Announces High-Resolution Global Weather Forecast Model
On Tuesday, IBM parted the clouds on why it got into the weather business.
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Natural Disasters Cost $155 Billion In 2018, Several Of Them Struck Hard
Natural disasters cost $155 billion this year, and several of them struck the U.S. particularly hard. Hurricanes Michael and Florence, the California wildfires and Hawaii's volcano eruption are all on the list of the most expensive global disasters of 2018, according to the Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re
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Guatemala Volcano Killed Dozens With Its Pyroclastic Flow. Here's What That Is.
Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego - Volcano of Fire - erupted spectacularly Sunday, shooting a plume of ash and gas nearly six miles into the sky and spreading ash and debris across towns and farms more than 10 miles away from the volcano.
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Erupting Hawaii Volcano Could Spew 10-Ton Boulders From Summit: Experts
The ongoing surge in volcanic activity on Hawaii's Big Island soon could cause a massive explosion from a volcano's summit, scientists and Hawaii officials warned Wednesday.
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Pakistan's 114 Degrees Shows Heat Wave Soaring Across Asia
Searing spring heat ripped across parts of Asia in the last days of March, and we now know many of the extraordinarily high temperatures were indeed records for the month in at least seven countries.
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A Chinese Spacecraft Is Falling Out Of The Sky. It's Not Supposed To Happen Like This.
A spacecraft the size of a small house is about to reenter Earth's atmosphere. We don't know when, exactly, and we certainly don't know where. Pieces of the spacecraft might survive the fiery reentry and make it to the ground - or maybe they won't. We'll be able to see it happen if it reenters over a populated area, probably.
