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Marijuana cannon: Mexican police confiscate improvised border drug cannon
Marijuana cannon: Police told the Televisa network that the device was made up of a plastic pipe and a crude metal tank that used compressed air from the engine of an old car.
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Rotten egg smell traced to California's Salton Sea
Rotten egg smell: Scientists say strong winds from a storm churned the Salton Sea, stirring up foul-smelling gasses from the lake bottom. The Salton Sea is 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Mexico earthquake shakes buildings as far as Mexico City
A Mexico earthquake, magnitude 6.0, centered in the southern state of Oaxaca and shook buildings 300 miles north in Mexico City. One person died in a quake that was shallower and weaker than the Haiti and Chile earthquakes.
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Why Mexico earthquake, stronger than Haiti's, did much less damage
The magnitude 7.2 Mexico earthquake on Sunday, centered in northern Baja California, did not inflict nearly the damage that the 7.0 earthquake did in Haiti. Credit quake-resistant building standards and, perhaps, the distance of population centers from the epicenters.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/05
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In Pictures: Mexicali earthquake
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Mexicali earthquake: Damage could have been much worse
Sunday night's 7.2 Mexicali earthquake was the most powerful to hit the area in decades, but damage was limited compared with the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile.
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Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings'
The Baja earthquake centered 22 miles from the border town of Mexicali, Mexico, knocked buildings off their foundations and closed a busy US-Mexico port of entry Sunday.
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Mexicali earthquake: What are the damage reports in LA?
The 7.2-magnitude Mexicali earthquake, centered in Mexico near the border city, rattled LA for nearly a minute. One researcher says she hopes it is a wakeup call for southern Californians.
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Mexicali earthquake: Major 7.2 quake hits US-Mexico border
A major 7.2 quake, centered near Mexicali, Mexico, struck Sunday afternoon. At least one person was reported killed. The quake was felt in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Tijuana.
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Imperial
For the brave reader ready to tackle it, this sprawling text offers a fascinating glimpse of a corner of America at work.
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‘Everybody’s Kitchen’ delivers meals in Louisiana bayou country
Volunteers with the charity group use converted school buses to prepare food for the needy – currently in a part of Louisiana still reeling from hurricane damage.
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Border schools get tough on Mexican students
In Calexico, Calif., schools crack down on students who live across the border.
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A Mexican Sweet 15 – a bluejean girl becomes a woman
In the Mexican desert, full of hardship and dust, the traditional quinceañera is a chance to be a princess for a day.
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