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Pinwheel Supernova the Brightest Stellar Explosion of the Decade

Pinwheel Supernova the Brightest Stellar Explosion of the Decade: Scientists
Astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory in California has claimed that their robotic telescope has detected what could be regarded as the supernova of a generation - a type la of supernova that resulted from the violent explosion of an old star twenty-one million years ago.

Small Plane Crash Kills 1, Starts Brush Fire

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A small plane crashed near a rural California community on Sunday then burst into flames, killing one person and igniting a fast-moving brush fire that destroyed one home and evacuated almost 30 others.
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U.S. solar company plans $600 mln Mississippi plant

A California solar company said on Friday it plans to build a $600 million silicon factory in Mississippi that will be backed by $75 million in incentives from the state.
Billie Joe Armstrong of the band ''Green Day''

Green Day singer ejected from flight over pants

Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has complained that he was booted from a Southwest Airlines flight in Oakland, California, because of the way he wore his pants.
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Wildfire threatens Southern California community

Hundreds of firefighters battled to protect a community in the path of a wildfire raging out of control on Friday in a mountain pass outside Los Angeles that has already forced the evacuation of 1,500 homes.
American Classics: Groucho Marx

American Classics: Unforgettable Groucho Marx

The United States is going through a challenging time right now, and it could use a little comic relief. And who better to provide it than, arguably, the greatest comedian of the modern era, Groucho Marx.
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Apple Employees Impersonating Police in iPhone 5 Prototype Search? No, Says SFPD

Apple, notorious for its corporate secrecy and for releasing industry defining products, could come under government scanner if it turns out to be true that its employees had allegedly impersonated San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officials while conducting a search in the house of a man, who was at a tequila bar the night an iPhone 5 prototype reportedly got lost.
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Foul Play Ruled Out in Deaths at California Mansion

A woman found hanged, bound and nude at the estate of a prominent pharmaceutical executive in July -- two days after the fatal fall of the executive's young son -- committed suicide, police said on Friday.
Holden and Eberswalde craters

Striking Satellite Images of an Ancient Lake on Mars [PHOTOS]

A satellite orbiting Mars has found evidence that a huge crater on the Red Planet was once a water-filled lake and striking new images of the surface has been released. The new images were captured by the European Space Agency's Mars Express satellite, which have been orbiting Mars since 2003.
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California fire threatens homes, closes interstate

A brush fire broke out in the middle of a major California interstate on Friday and spread to a nearby neighborhood, threatening homes and forcing the highway's closure.
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California lawmakers propose bill for NFL stadium

A top California lawmaker unveiled legislation on Friday to help advance a proposal for building a new stadium in downtown Los Angeles to bring the National Football League back to the second-largest U.S. city.
Al Qaeda's new second-in-command Rahman is pictured in handout photograph

9/11 Memorial: As 10th Anniversary Nears, U.S. Close to Defeating al Qaeda

When the U.S. went to war with al-Qaida almost a decade ago after the terrorist organization launched a deadly attack against the U.S., killing thousands and taking down New York's World Trade Center towers, the contest seemed un-winnable at times. Over the past decade, some pundits and experts even labeled it that -- the un-winnable war. But now that the U.S. has reportedly killed Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's second-in-command in Pakistan last month, and largely disbanded the organization...

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