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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (L) and his wife Vanessa attend activities during the NBA All-Star weekend in Dallas, Texas

Basketball star Kobe Bryant, wife file for divorce

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and his wife Vanessa have filed for divorce after more than 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, a representative for the couple said on Friday.
Jian River Turns Red

China's 'River of Blood:' Jian Turns Red After Chemical Dump [PHOTOS]

Visitors to Luoyang, China were shocked this week when the Jian (or Jianhe) river turned a lurid blood red overnight. Investigators found the blood-red shade came from an illegal chemical dumps by nearby plants, but locals claim the river often changes color from pollutants. Here, see pictures of China's eerie River of Blood.
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India's Economic Slowdown Likely to Prolong

If Indian policymakers are hoping the country's slowing economy can rebound largely the same way it did from the 2008 global financial crisis, they are dreaming. India's economic slowdown is likely to prolong.
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Conn. Home Invasion: Joshua Komisarjevsky Condemned to Death

A jury condemned Joshua Komisarjevsky to die for the brutal murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and daughter Hayley and Michaela. Komisarjevsky will join accomplice Steven Hayes on Connecticut's death row for the triple killing, despite defense arguments that he is mentally ill and was horribly abused as a child.
Coronal Mass Ejection

Moon Takes a Beating from Solar Wind

As our sun churns out massive amounts of energy, it sometimes belts out enough solar wind to literally sandblast the surface of the Moon. NASA scientists have used a model of the effects of coronal mass ejections -a gargantuan type of sun storm- to determine that such events can blow the equivalent of 10 dump truck loads of dust right off the Moon's surface and into space.
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Amazon's Kindle Fire lets kids charge up a storm

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season because of its low price, has some parents bristling over the simplicity at which children can order from the retail giant and the inability to stop them without crippling the device.
Herman Cain Said He Will Abuse Chickens In His Next Video

Cain Train Went from Silver Bullet to Train Wreck

Former pizza magnate Herman Cain's bid for the White House was an unconventional long shot from the start, but behind the colorful Cain Train a dysfunctional team has always been on the verge of running off the tracks.
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Stormy Sun Could Knock out Power Grids: Report

An upcoming cycle of stormy solar activity risks causing damage to electrical transformers and threatening vulnerable energy infrastructure around the globe, a report by an insurance group says.
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Herman Cain Announcement: The Campaign Is Over

Cain, the Georgia businessman whose sudden rise in the polls in October shook up the Republican presidential field, announced in Atlanta on Saturday that he would withdraw from the race in light of allegations of a 13-year extramarital affair and several 1990s-era sexual harassment accusations.

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