MOSCOW – A shower of falling objects, tentatively identified as fragments of a meteorite, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, damaging buildings across a vast swath of territory. More than 400 people were reported to have been injured, most from breaking glass. But hours after the objects fell to earth, emergency officials had reported no deaths. Yelena Smirnykh,...
Feb
15
Meteorite Fragments Are Said to Rain Down on Siberia; 400 Injuries Reported
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American Idol's Top 40 Revealed
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch American Idol By Steve Helling 02/14/2013 at 10:00 PM EST From left: Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Ryan Seacrest, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban Michael Becker/FOX. American Idol really, really wants a woman to win this season. At the beginning of Thursday's...
Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction
Label: HealthBOSTON (AP) — What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it's an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies.It may sound funny, but it could threaten the fish population and upset the delicate dynamics of the marine environment, scientists say.The findings, published online Thursday in...
Yen firms as G20 eyed, weak Europe dampens mood
Label: BusinessLONDON (Reuters) - The yen firmed on Friday as investors braced for the likelihood of more conflicting comments on currencies from the G20 meeting, while a revival in worries about global economic growth weighed on shares and commodities. The G20 forum in Moscow is in the spotlight as officials are expected to discuss whether the ultra loose monetary polices of the United States, Japan,...
Feb
14
Woman Found Fatally Shot at Home of Pistorius
Label: WorldEmilio Morenatti/Associated PressOscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic and Paralympic track star, in September. JOHANNESBURG — Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was taken into police custody early Thursday morning after he shot and killed a woman in his home in Pretoria, according to South African police officials. Mr. Pistorius, 26, won two gold medals and a silver at last year’s...
Lady Gaga Cancels Born This Way Ball Tour Due to Severe Injury
Label: Lifestyle 02/13/2013 at 08:50 PM EST It's a somber week for Lady Gaga – and her Little Monsters.Following Tuesday's Facebook announcement that she was "devastated and sad" because she couldn't walk and had to postpone several Born This Way Ball concerts, the pop star, 26, has officially canceled the remaining dates of...
Morning-after pill use up to 1 in 9 younger women
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago.The results come from a survey of females ages 15 to 44. Eleven percent of those who'd had sex reported using a morning-after pill. That's up from 4 percent in 2002, only a few years after the pills went...
Euro falls as German, French economies disappoint
Label: BusinessLONDON (Reuters) - The euro dropped and European shares fell on Thursday as growth data from the region's two largest economies came in weaker than forecast, throwing a first quarter recovery for the bloc into doubt. The German economy, Europe's largest, contracted by 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2012, marking its worst performance since the global financial crisis was raging in...
Feb
13
Pope to Make First Public Appearance Since Decision to Resign
Label: WorldVATICAN CITY — As Christians embarked on the 40-day period of Lent preceding Easter, Pope Benedict XVI made his first public appearance on Wednesday since the stunning announcement of his resignation two days ago, holding a general audience at the Vatican before a mass at St. Peter’s described by officials as likely to be his final celebration of a major mass in the huge basilica before his retirement...
Westminster Names Affenpinscher Banana Joe Best in Show
Label: Lifestyle People Pets By Kiran Hefa & Alison Schwartz 02/12/2013 at 11:55 PM EST Westminster has its top dog!After two days of meticulous primping, prizes and the less-pretty realities of any spirited championship, the 137th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show came to its finale Tuesday night, declaring Affenpinscher...
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