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Massive Quake Strikes Haiti

Gabriel Snyder · 01/12/10 06:52PM

A 7.0 quake has struck Haiti just outside Port-au-Prince causing widespread damage. The Haitian ambassador to the United States, Raymond Alcide Joseph, told CNN, "I think it's really a catastrophe of major proportions." The AFP spoke to a reporter with a Haitian TV station who described devastation in the capital:

Rush Limbaugh Rushed to Hospital

Adrian Chen · 12/30/09 09:42PM

Rush Limbaugh was just rushed to a Honolulu hospital. According to KITV, Limbaugh "suffered from chest pains" and was taken to Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. Rush's arch-enemies, Obama and Pelosi are also in Hawaii now. Coincidence? [KITV] Update:

Obama Rushes from Golf Course after His Friend's Son Is Injured

Gabriel Snyder · 12/28/09 05:14PM

Barack Obama cut short a game a golf for a "personal matter" and returned to his family compound on Hawaii in what pool reporters are describing as a "very high speed and dramatic" motorcade trip. An ambulance has been spotted outside their vacation home, but CNN's Ed Henry just reported that the incident concerns "a minor injury with a friend who's travelling with the first family." MSNBC's Chuck Todd adds (see the clip above) that the injury occurred "on the ocean."

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Ravi Somaiya · 12/25/09 06:59PM

There were reports that 'firecrackers' had gone off on a flight from Holland to Detroit on Friday. Several people were slightly hurt. US Intelligence sources have now told the Associated Press the suspect said he was acting for Al-Qaeda.

Pope Tackled During Christmas Eve Mass (Now with Video)

Adrian Chen · 12/24/09 04:51PM

The Vatican's Christmas Eve mass had an NFL quality tonight. A mentally unstable woman knocked over Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the aisle at St. Peter's Basilica. The Pope is OK. Thank God. (Seriously, do it.) [AP]Update:

Possibly Explosive Hostage Situation in VA. Post Office

Adrian Chen · 12/23/09 10:20PM

As many as five hostages are currently being held by a gunman in a Post Office in Wytheville, Va. Shots were fired, and the gunman is thought to have five pounds of plastic explosive strapped to his chest. [NYT] Update: