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U.S. officials think No. 4 reactor at Fukushima may have dire breach in wall or floor

Nuclear energy experts in the U.S. believe that the quake-damaged atomic plant in northeastern Japan that is at the center of an unrelenting crisis has a dire breach in the wall or floor – a predicament that will pose serious problems when they seek to refill the spent fuel pool with coolant in order to prevent the release of extremely harmful radioactivity.
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Japanese-Americans watch, worry and wait

Japanese and Japanese-Americans across the U.S. are mobilizing to send help to their homeland after the unspeakable damage wreaked by one of the worst earthquakes and tsunamis in history.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating plant is seen on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in North San Diego County, California March 14, 2011.

U.S. Nuclear Stance Unchanged for Now Despite Japan Crisis

Nuclear power will continue to be a part of U.S. plans for power generation even as a nuclear crisis unfolds in Japan in which authorities are trying their best to prevent a meltdown at a plant on the nation's eastern coastline, a top official said on Tuesday.
Casey Abrams

American Idol contestant, Casey Abrams, hospitalized

You'll notice that Casey is missing from the group. He is unfortunately sick and in the hospital right now. Wave to him ... We know you're watching buddy, feel better - shout out to the nurses. Get back here soon, okay? said host Ryan Seacrest.

Lindsay Lohan rejects plea deal

Lindsay Lohan was back in court today as she rejected a plea agreement offered by prosecutors in a grand theft case. The plea would have guaranteed Lohan's return to jail.

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