The 33 trapped Chilean miners today received their first hot meal in 26 days, meatballs and chicken. But still no booze or smokes.

Chilean miners, trapped underground without contact for 17 days, sent a message to the surface saying that they were all alive. "The 33 of us in the shelter are well," read the note, "and could someone please DVR Mad Men."

A 6.2 earthquake hit Chile's Antofagasta region on Sunday evening. No injuries have been reported.

Two-time murder suspect Joran van der Sloot has been arrested in Chile.

Chile can't catch a break: Another 6.7 magnitude aftershock hit 45 miles off the coast.

So, there was an election in Iraq today. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became a 9/11 truther. And Al Qaeda's spokesman, Azzam the American, may have been captured! Here's all the stuff you missed while ogling the red carpet.

The Desarmes family survived the Haitian earthquake and sought refuge in Chile, where Haitian-borne Reggaeton singer Pierre Desarmes lives. Bad idea. Thankfully, they all survived both earthquakes, but it's been a real mindfuck.

Using a complex computer model, NASA scientists concluded the earthquake in Chile may have altered the Earth's rotation, shortening each day one-millionth of a second. And the planet's axis may have moved three inches. So: Even worse disaster than expected.

Immediately following the earthquake in Chile, Hawaii was put on high-alert due to the threat of a tsunami. Watch as a group of beach-goers in Hawaii spot the tsunami, and flee in terror.


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After the Haiti earthquake, a lot of people had a problem with the media referring to the looting there as "looting". This was racist, it was argued. Now white people in Chile are looting. Kumbaya.

So, maybe you heard that Chile is slightly shaken up as of this morning. An 8.8 earthquake some are noting as "100 times more powerful" than Haiti's hit this morning. Damage and deaths are still being assessed. Meanwhile, in Hawaii:

As long as you're here, why not watch this video of a Chilean hero who enlivens the commutes of her fellow subway passengers by performing impromptu subterranean pole dances? Clip after the jump.