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10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day
Check out these 10 movies for the holiday
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Quadrantid meteors and 11 other big skywatching events of 2012
What lies ahead sky-wise for 2012? Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist, selected what he considers to be the top 12 "skylights" for this coming year,
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Falling satellite: 10 times space junk has crashed into Earth
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Existing home sales dip, but prices vary wildly. Top 5 most, least expensive cities.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/23
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Winter mess socks Northeast, more snow storms 'stacked' behind it
A wintry mix of snow turning to slush and freezing rain hit New York and Boston Tuesday, and one meteorologist says a line of snow storms is set to hit the Northeast from now to February.
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What's causing the Australia flooding
The Australia flooding is partly a result of the La Niña weather pattern, which cools surface ocean temperatures and usually brings increased precipitation to eastern Australia.
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Top Picks: American Idol returns, 'The Social Network' on DVD, French film online, and more
A new season of Idol (minus Cowell,) 'The Social Network' released on DVD, the first French online film festival, and more recommendations
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/28
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Do pre-winter snowstorms signal a harsh winter?
Tuesday marks the first day of winter, but many people in the United States and Europe have already seen a preview. Can we expect a snowy winter?
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near southern Japanese island; tsunami warning issued
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of a Japanese island early Wednesday morning. A tsunami warning was issued after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
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Lunar eclipse tonight will likely be totally eclipsed by clouds
Lunar eclipse: For some cities, the local weather will unfortunately not cooperate for a view of tonight's big moon show.
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Lunar Eclipse Monday night: Where can it be seen?
Lunar Eclipse: Unlike a total eclipse of the sun, which is only visible to those in the path of totality, eclipses of the moon can usually be observed from one's own backyard.
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Opinion: Why Russia is warming to the West
Stepping out of Putin's shadow, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made bold moves recently that tighten ties with Washington. Senate ratification of the new START treaty would give Obama a chance to complete the US-Russian 'reset.'
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Snow storm snarls Midwest: Is US facing another extreme winter?
A giant snow storm wreaking havoc on the Midwest is sending blasts of frigid air plunging toward the Southeast. Sound familiar? The atmospheric dynamics are still somewhat of a mystery.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/10
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Russia's $2 billion project to rival America's GPS suffers setback
On Sunday, three satellites meant to complete the highly touted Glonass system crashed in the Pacific after veering off course, reportedly due to a programming error.
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X-37B unmanned space plane returns to Earth
X-37B is an unmanned US Air Force space plane. The X-37B made a successful return on Friday after 220 days in Earth orbit.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Apollo 13
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DARPA's mysterious X-37B Space Plane Earth-bound
X-37B Space Plane will return to Earth as early as this week. No word on declassification of its mission or costs to taxpayers.
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Secret US X-37B space plane could be coming to end of mission
The US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane remains in Earth orbit, but its initial mission might be coming to an end.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Blowing in the Wind
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Mystery missile? Pentagon, NASA experts say it was a plane
Mystery missile: Pentagon and NASA experts say the mysterious plume off southern California Monday was probably made by a jetliner and not by some mystery missile.
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California 'mystery missile' ignites debate: Friend, foe, or faux?
News video showed a spectacular contrail Monday off California's coast, and debate over the 'mystery missile' blasted off. But even as government agencies said 'it wasn't us,' the US denied any threat.
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Mysterious missile off California coast has many puzzled
Mysterious missile: CBS affiliate KCBS caught the launch on camera and reported that military officials were 'tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile.'
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Five of world's biggest tsunamis
A tsunami triggered by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake swamped Japan's northeast coast Friday, picking up cars, ships and houses as it surged as much as three miles inland. The wave generated by the quake, whose epicenter was 80 miles offshore of Sendai, was as high as 30 feet in some spots. There is no official death toll yet, but Japanese officials reported that as many as 300 people have been killed in the city of Sendai alone. But despite the alarming footage of entire houses moving across land, this most recent tsunami was relatively small in size compared to others throughout history. Here are the five of the worst tsunamis on record.
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Indonesia's tsunami death toll climbs to more than 340
Indonesia's tsunami warning system failed because it may have been broken, say officials as death toll climbs above 340.
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Expect another winter of extreme weather, forecasters say
The Pacific Northwest will be colder and wetter than usual, while the South and California will be warmer and drier, says the US National Weather Service.
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Ready for winter? In the South, you may not need to be.
The long-range forecasts are out, and this winter promises to be every bit as wacky as last, except different. La Nina could make the north cold, California warm and dry, and Florida parched. And the Northeast? Check back later.
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'Gracias, Señor!' A thank-you from Chile
A Christian Science perspective.
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