Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.2 SR Earthquake

A tsunami warning of up to 50 cm was issued for northeastern Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Tohoku Electric Power said its Onagawa nuclear plant was operating normally after the quake. Tokyo Electric Power also said there was no impact on its power plants in the region.

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Makeshift Memorials Pop Up in Tucson

There are stuffed animals of all possible species and notes written by children in crayon. There are inspiring biblical verses, photographs of the departed and candles summoning a plethora of saints. The somber, sprawling memorial outside University Medical Center has become the focal point for Tucson’s grief.

But it is not the only one. At the Safeway supermarket where a gunman opened fire on a group gathered to meet Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Jan. 8, outside the wounded congresswoman’s district office, at the entrance to the school where one victim attended third grade, makeshift memorials are popping up across this shell-shocked community.

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 Once again, fireworks and mimes will help ring in the New Year in the region. Sugar Shack Casino sponsors “Twice as fireworks, twice the fun,” two fireworks shows tonight produced by the company from Delaware Riverfront

This year offers an evening show at 6:00 p.m. with a possibility of listening to families with children, and the traditional display at midnight.

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 Hundreds of passengers were stranded at airports along the East Coast snowstorm threatens travelers wanted to go home after the holidays. The main airports and railways were closed for a second day around the region.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman, hundreds of passengers at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty airports are provided blankets and cots.

The airport should reopen on Monday afternoon about the end of time.

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Shooting at Millard South High School

Millard South High School Shooting: Student Shoots Principal In Omaha

A high school student shot his principal and was later found dead this afternoon in an incident at Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reported that the school's principal Curtis Case and one other adult ...
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Shooting at Millard South High School

Two administrators are injured by gunfire at Millard South High School at 149th and Q Streets. Police were called to school at 12:50 Wednesday afternoon and found two people, one male and one female, injured inside the building. ...
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