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Amuay Explosion

Death Toll Climbs To 39 In Big Blast At Venezuelan Oil Refinery

With casualties of the earthshaking explosion at Venezuela's largest oil refinery rising to 39 dead and more than 80 injured on Saturday, President Hugo Chavez has called for an investigation to determine the cause of the firestorm at the Amuay plant in Falcon state in the northwest of the country.
President Obama greets the Apollo 11 astronauts in the White House

Obama, Romney React To Neil Armstrong's Death

Both Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney expressed sorrow at the news that Neil Armstrong, an American hero, died Saturday. Armstrong had previously criticized Obama for canceling scheduled explorations into space.
Pigeons

Pigeons Disappearing In 'Bird Bermuda Triangle'

Flocks of missing birds have British homing-pigeon owners concerned. In a mysterious area that's already been dubbed the Bermuda Triangle of birds, people in the U.K. are worried because their racing pigeons appear to have vanished into thin air.
Bloomberg

Shootings In NYC Don't Deter Visitors As Tourism Numbers Still Grow

A shooting that occurred near the Empire State Building on Friday happened during the height of New York City's tourism season, but officials aren't sure what effect, if any, the incident will have on tourism, an industry that brought in more than $34 billion in direct spending last year.

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