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12 Jan 2010 09:51

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World: Nigerian president: Rumors of my death have been greatly 419’ed

  • seven weeks without a peep in public from Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua
  • resting the claim by Yar’Adua on why he’s been hiding since being hospitalized in November source

13 Nov 2009 16:38

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Tech: A drop in the bucket? NASA finds tons of water on the moon

  • I’m here today to tell you that indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit; we found a significant amount.
  • NASA scientist Anthony Colaprete • Describing the excitement caused by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, which crashed into the moon last month with the specific purpose of finding water. And oh boy, it found a lot of it: A dozen two-gallon buckets of water. This is promising for many reasons, including the fact that this makes a lunar space station seem possible. We just made a ton of nerds’ days with this news. • source

13 Sep 2009 22:52

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U.S.: The Yale grad student story – slowly getting more disturbing

  • Annie Le, a Yale grad student who was supposed be getting married this weekend, went missing after going into a school building. source
  • Bloody clothes were found in the ceiling, and other details came out, including an abruptly-canceled class Le was to be attending Tuesday. source
  • On the day of her wedding, a body was found inside a wall in the building. Investigators say it’s probably her. source

27 Aug 2009 20:51

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U.S.: A California girl kidnapped in 1991 was found alive. Yeah, today.

  • 18 years later, she was found – kidnapped by a sex offender source

17 Aug 2009 11:18

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World: Missing Russian ship The Arctic Sea found, with crew still alive

  • The Arctic Sea was discovered at 1 a.m., Moscow time today 300 miles off the Cape Verde islands. All crewmembers are alive and they are feeling well. They were not under armed control.
  • Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov • Regarding the fate of the ship, which had been missing since last month. The ship’s disappearance captured the attention of Europe – with lots of speculation as to whether pirates hijacked it – due to the fact that, well, it’s a giant cargo ship and it went undetected for over two weeks on waters which are well-trafficked. The ship was carrying a lot of wood – $2 million worth of timber. • source