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Border police stand near the collapsed scaffolding supporting the roof at the San Ysidro port of entry, linking Tijuana, Mexico, with San Diego, California, in Tijuana

Roof Collapse Hurts 17 at Busy U.S.-Mexico Crossing

A roof collapsed at the San Ysidro border crossing between Mexico and the United States on Wednesday, piling debris on lines of cars, injuring at least 17 travelers and construction workers and closing lanes to northbound traffic.
A surfer walks out of the ocean as the sun sets on New Year's Eve on Venice Beach in Los Angeles

Rising Seas Expected to Wash Out Key California Beaches

Rising seas forecast from climate change will likely wash away some of California's most iconic beaches by century's end, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate, roads and tax revenues, a new study found on Wednesday.
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Human Remains Found While Searching for Utah Woman

Authorities, while searching for Susan Powell who went missing two years ago in Utah’s desert, have found unidentified human remains on Wednesday, hoping that the remains could result in a major break in the cold case.
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More U.S. Doctors Facing Charges Over Drug Abuse

Michael Jackson's doctor, accused of killing the pop star with a powerful anesthetic, has joined a small but growing number of U.S. physicians facing criminal charges over their handling of prescription drugs.
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Dodgy Data Makes Sea Turtle Death Toll Ambiguous

Fewer sea turtles have been killed accidently by American fisheries, according to a new report yet the lack of data being issued by shrimp trawlers has become an obstacle to finding the number of turtles killed by fish hooks and nets.
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George Bush Park Fire: Crews Largely Contain Blaze [VIDEO]

A large wildfire ignited in George Bush Park in west Houston Tuesday afternoon threatened the evacuation of adjacent neighborhoods when ash fell from it. However, the latest update from officials indicate that no neighborhoods were in danger and no injuries were reported, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Star/planet

Star Hammers Alien Planet With Brutal X-ray Blasts

A new study suggests that a planet is attacking a nearby planet which is 880 light-years from Earth with a storm of X-rays that is hundred thousand times more powerful than what Earth receives from the Sun.
Cindy Anthony

Casey Anthony's Mother Raises Possibility of Seizure

Casey Anthony may have suffered a seizure on the day her 2 year-old daughter Caylee died, Casey's mother said in an interview with talk show host Phil McGraw that aired on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Arctic Ocean

Arctic Sea Ice Melts at a Record Level: NSIDC

The Arctic sea ice extent in the last few days have decline slowly, the National Snow and Ice Data Center on Tuesday said that Arctic sea ice extent is currently at the second-lowest levels in the satellite record since 1979.

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