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Teen Survives Being Buried Alive as Sand Tunnel Caves

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A 17-year-old teenage boy is lucky to be alive after being buried on a California beach after a sand tunnel caved in. Matt Mina and his friends were digging a tunnel five to seven feet below the beach's surface when the incident occured. He screamed for help, but wasn't sure anyone could hear him.

Virginia Tech Lockdown Brings Back Ghost of 2007 Shooting

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The Virginia Tech campus was under lockdown, Thursday morning, after an alert posted on the official campus website warned that a gunman had been sighted in campus, bringing back memories of the 2007 shooting that left 33 dead.
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Earth and Two moons

Long Ago, Earth May Have Had Two Moons [VIDEO]

Once upon a time, a second moon orbited the Earth, but after a slow-motion collision with its bigger sister, our planet was left with one, scientists say. Astronomers believe that this collision, which lasted several hours, can explain the moon's symmetry.

Top 10 Luxury Vehicles of Richard Branson [PHOTOS]

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson is known for his many exploits in the travel and tourism industry. From space tourism to new ventures in the railway sector, the British entrepreneur has a deep-set passion for high-end adventurous vehicles.
Investing in Africa

African Savannas: The Cradle of Humanity

Researchers from University of Utah suggest that the human evolution millions of years ago might have been with the help of savannas, rolling grassland of Africa.
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Only 4 Sentenced to Prison in Child Pornography Ring Bust

Timothy Lee Gentry, 33, of Burlington, Ky., was sentenced to 25 years in prison on May 10. Michael Biggs, 32, of Orlando, Fla., was sentenced to 20 years in prison on May 31, 2011. While Michael Childs, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June and Charles Christian, 49, of Tilton, Ill., will spend more than 22 years in prison, according a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Police arrest Los Angeles man suspected of arson spree

A Los Angeles man who may have served time in jail for setting fire to restaurants and bars in Japan while stationed there as a U.S. Marine is suspected in a spree of arson attacks in California, authorities said on Tuesday.
Sydney Teen Escapes Bomb Detonation, Hunt for Australian Bomber Begins (Photos)

Sydney Teen Escapes Bomb Detonation, Hunt for Australian Bomber Begins (Photos)

The Sydney teenage girl named Madeleine Pulver has been reported to be safe and freed from the bomb device attached to her for 10 hours. A bomb collar device was attached onto her by an unidentified man who broke into her family's mansion. He forcibly locked the collar around her neck then fled the scene, allow the teenager to call police.
Ambulance arrives outside a house where bomb squad officers were working to protect an 18-year-old girl in Sydney

Bomb Explosion Prevented, Bomber Permitted Wealthy Teen to call Police

An 18 year old girl was forced to wear an elaborate and sophisticated bomb device around her neck after an assailant broke into the teenager's home. Police spent the next 10 hours working to free the Australian teen from the live device preventing detonation and perhaps saving hundreds of lives in the wealthy Sydney town.
Tropical Storm Emily

Tropical Storm Emily to Make Direct Hit on Haiti, Florida Possibly in its Path

As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Emily was located at about 145 miles southeast of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, or 85 kilometers per hour. Emily is still on a westward movement at a speed of 14 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

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