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As US military pitches in, families fret back home

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:28 PM PDT

U.S. sailors load food and other humanitarian supplies Friday onto a helicopter aboard the USS Ronald Reagan off the coast of Japan.As about 1,000 U.S. sailors began flying out of Japan on Friday, relatives in the United States expressed concerns about service members still in the country after last week's devastating earthquake and nuclear disaster.




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Gadhafi anti-aircraft guns a danger for NATO

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:15 PM PDT

U.S. Air Force, background, and Navy, foreground, airplanes are seen Friday at Sigonella NATO military base, Sicily, Italy.NATO will likely establish quick superiority over Moammar Gadhafi's outdated air force, but lessons from the Balkans indicate dangers lurk in Libya's anti-aircraft guns.




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Fear outweighs the fallout in America

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Americans are getting a lot more radiation exposure than they used to ... but not because of fallout from nuclear accidents in Japan or elsewhere.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Americans are getting a lot more radiation exposure than they used to ... but not because of fallout from nuclear accidents in Japan or elsewhere.




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Video: Obama sets stage for military action

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

March 18: President Obama warned Libya's Muammar Khaddafy that if he doesn't stop attacks on opposition forces now, he'll face the consequences including military action. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)President Obama warned Libya's Muammar Khaddafy that if he doesn't stop attacks on opposition forces now, he'll face the consequences including military action. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Video: Glimpses of hope amid grief

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PDT

March 18: While the chain reaction of disasters in Japan has forced a redefinition of "worst-case scenario," remarkable examples of human resilience offer hope. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)While the chain reaction of disasters in Japan has forced a redefinition of "worst-case scenario," remarkable examples of human resilience offer hope. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Moonstruck: 'Supermoon' to rise Saturday

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PDT

March 19: The full moon will be the closest it's been to earth in nearly 19 years on Saturday--and despite fears of a bad omen, experts say the so-called Supermoon is harmless. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)The full moon will be the closest it's been to earth in nearly 19 years on Saturday--and despite fears of a bad omen, experts say the so-called Supermoon is harmless. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: As unrest spreads, Saudis hope money will buy peace

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT

March 18: As governments across the Middle East are cracking down on protestors, particularly in Yemen and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia raised the minimum wage in hopes of assuaging unrest. NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)As governments across the Middle East are cracking down on protestors, particularly in Yemen and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia raised the minimum wage in hopes of assuaging unrest. NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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UCLA student's 'Asians' rant ignites YouTube

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PDT

When UCLA poli-sci student Alexandra Wallace posted a YouTube rant about Asians in the library calling their families after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, she probably had no idea it would create its own tsunami of YouTube responses from Asians and Asian Americans across the country.When UCLA poli-sci student Alexandra Wallace posted a YouTube rant about Asians in the library calling their families after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, she probably had no idea it would create its own tsunami of YouTube responses from Asians and Asian Americans across the country.




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Video: Gadhafi in tense but familiar territory

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:57 PM PDT

March 18: Will the weight of world leaders force Gadhafi to comply with the UN's call for a cease-fire in Libya? NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Tripoli.  (Nightly News)Will the weight of world leaders force Gadhafi to comply with the UN's call for a cease-fire in Libya? NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Tripoli. (Nightly News)




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Missing American's family: 'We just want to find her'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:43 AM PDT

The parents and sister of a 24-year-old teacher from Richmond, Va., last seen bicyling away from the school she was teaching at in Japan shortly before the tsunami struck on March 11, are conducting an increasingly desperate long-distance search for her. Msnbc.com's Miranda Leitsinger reports.

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One father's message of hope to 11-year-old rape victim

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT

A heartbreaking story prompts one father to write an open letter to the young victim

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DRF: Charity accused of letting racehorses starve

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PDT



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Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PDT

In Japan, Mormon network gathers the flock

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT

The only thing that rivals the Mormon church's ability to spread the word is its ability to cope with emergencies. Msnbc.com's Kari Huus reports.

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Michigan routs Tennessee 75-45

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Michigan forward Evan Smotrycz (23) has the ball slapped away by Tennessee forward Tobias Harris (12) in the first half of a West Regional NCAA tournament second round college basketball game, Friday, March 18, 2011, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/)For much of the past decade, Michigan has faded to the background in its state come March as rival Michigan State routinely made deep NCAA tournament runs.




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HBT: Ichiro donates $1.2 million to ravaged Japan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:26 AM PDT



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U.S. charity on Will and Kate's wedding list

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Peace Players, which uses basketball to bring children together educate and inspire young people in divided communities, are the only U.S.-based charity on the couple's list. Find out more about the inspiring organization.Peace Players, which uses basketball to bring children together educate and inspire young people in divided communities, are the only U.S.-based charity on the couple's list. Find out more about the inspiring organization.




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Man busted for polygamy after unfriending wife No. 1

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT

It's probably a good idea to unfriend one wife on Facebook before marrying another. Generally speaking, a divorce would also be appropriate.It's probably a good idea to unfriend one wife on Facebook before marrying another. Generally speaking, a divorce would also be appropriate.




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Did God have a wife? Scholar says he did

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Asherah's connection to Yahweh, according to Francesca Stavrakopoulou, is spelled out in the Bible and an 8th-century B.C. inscription on pottery found in the Sinai desert at a site called Kuntillet Ajrud.God had a wife, Asherah, whom the Book of Kings suggests was worshiped alongside Yahweh in his temple in Israel, according to an Oxford scholar.




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