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Japan earthquake's tales of survival

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PST

Survivors caught up in Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami share harrowing stories and their fears.

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Video: Grief-stricken Japan clings to survivor stories

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PST

March 12: Amid the chaos of the recovery effort, NBC's Lester Holt reports on remarkable scenes of survival. (Nightly News)Amid the chaos of the recovery effort, NBC's Lester Holt reports on remarkable scenes of survival. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PST

Radiation risk from nuclear plant seen as worrisome

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PST

Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama.As the operator of an earthquake-damaged nuclear reactor in Japan raced to try and prevent the core from melting down, experts on the health effects of radiation described the situation as worrisome but not yet posing a serious threat to public safety.




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Video: Supplies, search teams on their way to Japan

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:51 PM PST

March 12: Shortly after the earthquake hit, countries from around the world began a massive relief effort. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)Shortly after the earthquake hit, countries from around the world began a massive relief effort. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Shattered Sendai spends another night in darkness

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PST

March 12: NBC's Angus Walker describes the widespread devastation that has left this coastal community stunned. (Nightly News)NBC's Angus Walker describes the widespread devastation that has left this coastal community stunned. (Nightly News)




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No pain, no gain: Smith lifts No. 5 Duke to ACC final

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PST

Duke's Nolan Smith scored two of his game-high 27 points in the Blue Devils' 77-63 win over Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday.Nolan Smith scored 27 points and No. 5 Duke claimed a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by beating Virginia Tech 77-63 in the semifinals Saturday.




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Video: Passengers: Driver drifted before fatal N.Y. crash

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:59 PM PST

March 12: The bus driver told police he lost control while trying to avoid a tractor-trailer, but investigators are questioning the claim. NBC's Kate Snow reports. (Nightly News)The bus driver told police he lost control while trying to avoid a tractor-trailer, but investigators are questioning the claim. NBC's Kate Snow reports. (Nightly News)




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No. 6 UNC rallies again, reaches ACC final

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PST

Dexter Strickland, right, and Harrison Barnes celebrates during overtime of their victory.Harrison Barnes ignored all the doubters, the questions about his game, even the bumpier-than-expected start to his career at North Carolina.




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Al-Jazeera says cameraman killed in eastern Libya

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:49 PM PST

An Al-Jazeera cameraman was killed in an ambush near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, the first journalist slain in the nearly month-long conflict, the satellite station said.

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Big Ten: No. 1 OSU, surprising Penn St. reach final

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PST

Jared Sullinger shoots in the first half against Tim Hardaway Jr.Jared Sullinger had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 1 Ohio State boosted its bid for the NCAA tournament's top overall seed with a 68-61 victory over rival Michigan in the Big Ten semifinals.




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Maryland gay marriage bill dies with no final vote

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PST

The speaker of Maryland's House vowed that Democrats would try again next year to pass legislation legalizing gay marriage, but the intense lobbying by faith groups against the measure in recent weeks shows that it won't be easy, even in a state known for its liberal politics.

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Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PST

Tsunami slams West Coast city's economy

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:33 PM PST

Driven by the force of a tsunami surge, a loose boat slams into another in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., on Friday.The tsunami warnings moved faster than the waves, giving millions of people across the Pacific hours to flee. Now they are left to clean up what the waves had wrought: Destroyed docks and damaged boats.




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Amid crisis, Portuguese youth take to streets

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PST

Thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue on Saturday.Portugal's disgruntled Facebook generation, inspired by a pop song, marched in a dozen cities Saturday to vent its frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating.




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Troopers: 800 motorists rescued after ND blizzard

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:33 AM PST

Rescue workers used military trucks and other heavy vehicles to pluck motorists from more than 500 vehicles abandoned along ice-slicked roads and in drifting snow throughout North Dakota and take them to churches, schools, bars and gas stations that became makeshift shelters.

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Video: Video shows tsunami engulf Japanese city

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:53 AM PST

March 12: Dramatic new scenes demonstrate the power of Friday's tsunami as it rips through Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture. (msnbc.com)Dramatic new scenes demonstrate the power of Friday's tsunami as it rips through Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture. (msnbc.com)




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Video: Dramatic rescue scenes unfold in Japan

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PST

March 12: Military rescue teams in Japan begin to assist people who have been stranded by Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports. (msnbc.com)Military rescue teams in Japan begin to assist people who have been stranded by Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports. (msnbc.com)




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Video: Images show Japan before, after tsunami

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST

March 12: Striking images demonstrate the impact of Friday's tsunami on Japan's landscape. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports. (Other)Striking images demonstrate the impact of Friday's tsunami on Japan's landscape. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports. (msnbc tv)




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American contractor found guilty in Cuba

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:59 AM PST

Alan Gross, seen in a family photo with his wife Judy, went to trial on March 4 in Cuba on charges he sought to undermine Cuba's government by bringing communications equipment onto the island illegally.A Cuban court on Saturday found U.S. contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that is sure to have sweeping repercussions for already-sour relations between Washington and Havana.




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