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Powerful Quake Strikes Deep Under South Pacific

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A powerful earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific late Tuesday north of New Zealand, and it rocked a wide area of the country, but no damage or injuries were reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a bulletin saying the magnitude 7.4 quake had not …

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Storm Sinks Ferry, Kills 25 in Philippines

Tropical storm Chanchu finished its swipe across the central Philippines on Saturday, leaving at least 25 dead and four missing, blowing a ferry full of passengers aground and forcing Southeast Asian trade ministers to shift their annual retreat from a resort island to the capital. The coast guard said 21 …

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DNA Clears Connecticut Man of Rape After 18 Years in Prison

HARTFORD, Conn – A man imprisoned more than 18 years for kidnapping and raping a woman was released Tuesday after new forensic tests showed evidence from the crime did not match his DNA. James Calvin Tillman, 44, told his family he wanted to take a quiet walk for the first …

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