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Video: Statue Of Liberty Trembles As Strong Earthquake Hits New York
A video shows the moment the Statue of Liberty, the iconic landmark, in New York City was hit by an earthquake.
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"Never Experienced Such...": New York Rattled By Earthquake, Aftershock
UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps.
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"You're Making Ground Shake": Earthquake Interrupts UN Briefing On Gaza
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the US state of New Jersey on Friday interrupted the UN Security Council meeting in the neighboring New York City.
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5.5 Earthquake Hits US's New Jersey, Tremors In New York City
New York City was shaken by a small earthquake on Friday with a 4.8 magnitude and an epicenter in neighboring New Jersey state, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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Dog Who Rescued Quake Survivors Found Dead. Owner Says He Was Poisoned
When a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the central Italian town of Amatrice two years ago, Fabiano Ettore and his German shepherd, Kaos, were among the first to join in the rescue efforts. Kaos, who was just over a year old at the time, worked for days with other dogs to find survivors of the quake, which killed 241 people and destroyed most of the to...
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India's Aam Aadmi Party Sweeps Elections in Delhi
Less than a year after Narendra Modi won a historic victory to become India's new prime minister, a smaller political earthquake struck the capital Tuesday as Modi's governing party lost badly in local elections to a young political organization led by an anti-corruption crusader.
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From Tsunami Lifeline to Listing, Line Sends Message to Chat Rivals
A messaging app launched in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Line is moving towards a possible dual listing in Tokyo and New York as it jostles for space in an increasingly crowded and imaginative market.
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The safest place during an earthquake: Expert advice
Professor Sudhir K. Jain is an expert in earthquake engineering, and member of several global groups devoted to reducing fatalities during earthquakes. His mantra, and that of many other earthquake experts, is simple: earthquakes alone don't kill people, poor engineering does.
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A news anchor shows off his daytime side
This year, Anderson Cooper spent 10 days in Japan covering the aftermath of the devastating earthquake; he spent nine days in Egypt and was roughed up by supporters of Hosni Mubarak during the uprising there.
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East Coast quake strongest since World War II
Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted on Tuesday by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of September 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature.
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Earthquake in US: Quake rattles Washington, felt in New York
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
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In Deference to Crisis, a New Obsession Sweeps Japan: Self-Restraint
Even in a country whose people are known for walking in lockstep, a national consensus on the proper code of behaviour has emerged with startling speed. Consider post-tsunami Japan as the age of voluntary self-restraint, or jishuku, the antipode of the Japan of the "bubble" era that celebrated excess.With hundreds of thousands of people displaced u...
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Japan worries of breached nuclear reactor
Japan's effort to contain the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a setback, an official said on Friday, citing evidence that the reactor vessel of the No. 3 unit may have been damaged.The development, described at a news conference by Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, ...
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Radiation leaks said to recede after blast at Japan nuclear plant
An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Saturday blew the roof off one building and destroyed the exterior walls of a crippled reactor, but officials said radiation leaks from the plant were receding and that a major meltdown was not imminent. (Watch: Explosion at Fukushima nuclear power plant)Japanese television showed a cloud o...
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Japan's industrial heart escapes heaviest blows
As bad as the toll might eventually be in lives and property from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, the fact that the disaster hit far from Japan's industrial heartland will at least soften the economic blow, both at home and abroad.The epicentre was in and around the coastal city of Sendai, nearly 200 miles northeast of Tokyo, the nation's populatio...
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Video: Statue Of Liberty Trembles As Strong Earthquake Hits New York
A video shows the moment the Statue of Liberty, the iconic landmark, in New York City was hit by an earthquake.
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"Never Experienced Such...": New York Rattled By Earthquake, Aftershock
UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps.
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"You're Making Ground Shake": Earthquake Interrupts UN Briefing On Gaza
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the US state of New Jersey on Friday interrupted the UN Security Council meeting in the neighboring New York City.
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5.5 Earthquake Hits US's New Jersey, Tremors In New York City
New York City was shaken by a small earthquake on Friday with a 4.8 magnitude and an epicenter in neighboring New Jersey state, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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Dog Who Rescued Quake Survivors Found Dead. Owner Says He Was Poisoned
When a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the central Italian town of Amatrice two years ago, Fabiano Ettore and his German shepherd, Kaos, were among the first to join in the rescue efforts. Kaos, who was just over a year old at the time, worked for days with other dogs to find survivors of the quake, which killed 241 people and destroyed most of the to...
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India's Aam Aadmi Party Sweeps Elections in Delhi
Less than a year after Narendra Modi won a historic victory to become India's new prime minister, a smaller political earthquake struck the capital Tuesday as Modi's governing party lost badly in local elections to a young political organization led by an anti-corruption crusader.
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From Tsunami Lifeline to Listing, Line Sends Message to Chat Rivals
A messaging app launched in the aftermath of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Line is moving towards a possible dual listing in Tokyo and New York as it jostles for space in an increasingly crowded and imaginative market.
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The safest place during an earthquake: Expert advice
Professor Sudhir K. Jain is an expert in earthquake engineering, and member of several global groups devoted to reducing fatalities during earthquakes. His mantra, and that of many other earthquake experts, is simple: earthquakes alone don't kill people, poor engineering does.
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A news anchor shows off his daytime side
This year, Anderson Cooper spent 10 days in Japan covering the aftermath of the devastating earthquake; he spent nine days in Egypt and was roughed up by supporters of Hosni Mubarak during the uprising there.
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East Coast quake strongest since World War II
Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted on Tuesday by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of September 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature.
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Earthquake in US: Quake rattles Washington, felt in New York
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
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In Deference to Crisis, a New Obsession Sweeps Japan: Self-Restraint
Even in a country whose people are known for walking in lockstep, a national consensus on the proper code of behaviour has emerged with startling speed. Consider post-tsunami Japan as the age of voluntary self-restraint, or jishuku, the antipode of the Japan of the "bubble" era that celebrated excess.With hundreds of thousands of people displaced u...
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Japan worries of breached nuclear reactor
Japan's effort to contain the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a setback, an official said on Friday, citing evidence that the reactor vessel of the No. 3 unit may have been damaged.The development, described at a news conference by Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, ...
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Radiation leaks said to recede after blast at Japan nuclear plant
An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Saturday blew the roof off one building and destroyed the exterior walls of a crippled reactor, but officials said radiation leaks from the plant were receding and that a major meltdown was not imminent. (Watch: Explosion at Fukushima nuclear power plant)Japanese television showed a cloud o...
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Japan's industrial heart escapes heaviest blows
As bad as the toll might eventually be in lives and property from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, the fact that the disaster hit far from Japan's industrial heartland will at least soften the economic blow, both at home and abroad.The epicentre was in and around the coastal city of Sendai, nearly 200 miles northeast of Tokyo, the nation's populatio...
