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Muslim pulled from plane seeks apology

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PDT

A Muslim woman said Wednesday that she wants a Southwest Airlines crew disciplined for removing her from a flight for wearing a headscarf.

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Video: As Japan's disaster deepens, so does distrust

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PDT

March 16: As survivors of the earthquake and tsunami struggle against cold weather and lack of water, food and medicine, people are forced to trust reports from the Japanese government that differ from dire new warnings from American nuclear experts. NBC's Lester Holt reports.  (Nightly News)As survivors of the earthquake and tsunami struggle against cold weather and lack of water, food and medicine, people are forced to trust reports from the Japanese government that differ from dire new warnings from American nuclear experts. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)




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U.S. boosts radiation-sniffing system

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Federal agencies are beefing up their radiation-monitoring capabilities even as they insist that significant amounts of fallout won't waft from Japan onto U.S. territory.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Federal agencies are beefing up their radiation-monitoring capabilities even as they insist that significant amounts of fallout won't waft from Japan onto U.S. territory.




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Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Video: Road past Fukushima paved with fear

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PDT

March 16: The journey from the northern part of Honshu Island toward Tokyo takes rescuers and evacuees just a few kilometers away from the damaged reactors at Fukushima's nuclear plant. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.  (Nightly News)The journey from the northern part of Honshu Island toward Tokyo takes rescuers and evacuees just a few kilometers away from the damaged reactors at Fukushima's nuclear plant. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)




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A new record! U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:28 AM PDT

U.S. life expectancy has hit another all-time high, rising to about 78 years and 2 months.

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Minder ‘thanks God!’ spotlight is off Libya

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PDT

So what has the mercurial Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi been up to while the world has focused on Japan?

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Facebook kills the comment button, adds an edit feature

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PDT

The next time you reply to someone's Facebook wall post, don't bother looking for the "comment" button. From now on, all you have to do in order to submit a typed reply is hit enter.

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5 dead as plane crashes at Long Beach airport

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Two prominent real estate developers and a bicycle advocate were among five people killed Wednesday in the fiery crash of a twin-engine plane at Long Beach airport, a spokesman for one of the victims said.

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Crash highlights Chinese-American gambling market

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Passengers in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood in New York wait to board a bus to the Mohegan Sun casino Tuesday, March 15. About 30,000 Chinese New Yorkers per week board discount buses that take them from Chinatown to casinos outside the city. But tour bus operators say business is down after a bus crashed  March 12, on a return trip from a Connecticut casino, killing 15 passengers. About 30,000 Chinese New Yorkers per week board discount buses that take them from Chinatown to casinos outside the city — buses like the one that crashed on a return trip from a Connecticut casino, killing 15 passengers.




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Stocks end lower as Japan worries won't ease

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Stocks ended the day sharply lower amid worsening fears about the nuclear crisis in Japan that shook financial markets Wednesday.

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James: March Madness is about to get Jimmered

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:39 PM PDT

BYU's Jimmer Fredette celebrates after a BYU win this season. If the nation's leading scorer leads the Cougars to the second week of the NCAA tournament, the nation might go crazy for Fredette.James: You think BYU's star and his name are hot items now? Just wait until the Cougars win a couple of tournament games




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Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Video: Families search rubble in Japan for loved ones

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT

March 16: ITV's Nina Nannar reports from northeastern Japan where family members are desperate to locate missing loved ones following last week's tsunami. (NBC News Channel)ITV's Nina Nannar reports from northeastern Japan where family members are desperate to locate missing loved ones following last week's tsunami. (NBC News Channel)




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NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman answers radiation questions

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PDT

As we watch the nuclear crisis escalate in Japan, many of us have questions on radiation sickness. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman explains the health effects of exposure to radioactive material.

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Airlines scramble to get travelers out of Tokyo

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Passengers stand in line at a busy Haneda Airport, Tokyo, on Tuesday.Airlines on Wednesday hustled to get passengers stuck at Tokyo's airports out of quake-stricken Japan, while aid organizations said the city is safe for international travelers.




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Video: Dog stands by injured canine friend in Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PDT

March 16: A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (Other)A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY )




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Video: Radiation fears spread to US

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:49 AM PDT

March 16: Japan's nuclear crisis sparks run on iodine pills along America's West Coast. NBC's Kurt Gregory reports. (NBC News Channel)Japan's nuclear crisis sparks run on iodine pills along America's West Coast. NBC's Kurt Gregory reports. (NBC News Channel)




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The return of Sharron Angle

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:23 AM PDT



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Berlusconi: I'm too old for so much sex

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi looks on during a press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, not pictured, after their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, on March 14.Premier Silvio Berlusconi has sat down with the enemy, telling an opposition newspaper that he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused of by Italian prosecutors.




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