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Spot Gold Price Hits Record High

Gold hit fresh record highs on Wednesday as U.S. stock markets resumed their decline on concerns over the U.S. and euro zone economies, and after the Federal Reserve said U.S. interest rates would stay near zero for at least two years.
Solar Flare Erupts

Largest Solar Flare in Current Cycle Erupts on Sun

An extremely powerful solar flare, which is the largest in the current solar weather cycle, rocked the Sun on Tuesday, resulting in coronal mass ejection (CME). But as the gigantic bursts of radiation occurred near the western limb of the sun, it is unlikely to wreak any serious havoc on Earth.
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Earth Hit by Solar Storm

Multiple Solar Flares Could Slam Into Earth, Disrupt Your GPS, Cell Phones

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted four "extreme" solar emissions which could threaten the Earth this decade, and with solar flare activity expected to peak around 2013, the Sun is entering a particularly active time and big flares like recent one will likely be common during the next few years, federal scientists say.
Glee Cast

Lea Michele, Yes For 'Glee,' No For 'Funny Girl'

This is not a complete lost for Lea! She has lots of work to keep her busy. Despite raving rumors, Michele, Cory Monteith, and Chris Colfer will be "Glee" season 3 and will make recurring appearances in future seasons. In fact, Lea Michele missed the 2011 Teen Choice Awards because of filming this third season.
Earth Hit by Solar Storm

Solar Storms Could Cause Power Outages, Scrambled GPS, Communications Failure

Solar storms or the current of charged particles from the sun, in the event of hitting earth, could potentially wreak havoc on the planet causing power outages, scrambled GPS and communications failure. It could leave us in the dark for months together by generating overlapping electrical currents in Earth's magnetosphere.
Spectacular Photos of Solar Flares Detected by NASA

Severe Solar Storms Could Disrupt Earth This Decade: NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency that focuses on the condition of the oceans and atmosphere, said that a severe solar storm could cause global chaos, wreck satellite communications and take down the most important power grids in the world for a period of years.
"Girl Talk" performs at the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago

Lollapalooza closes with muddy, rainy dance party

Mouse ears in the mud. It seemed a fitting end to the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival that started under warm, sunny skies but ended on Sunday night in a rainy dance party.
 India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee

India better placed to weather world econ storm: Pranab

India is in a better position than other countries to manage the impact of an uncertain global economic situation following the developments in the United States and the euro zone, the finance minister said on Monday.
A highway sign details the current drought.

More extreme weather in store across U.S.

More extreme weather was expected across the country on Sunday, as parts of the Midwest and Northeast faced possible flooding from slow-moving storms while blistering triple-digit temperatures were expected in coastal Southeastern states.
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center

High Alert as Third Solar Storm Hurtles Towards Earth

Three large solar explosions from the Sun are threatening to cause chaos on earth, with energy from the release potentially shutting down communications systems and power grids across the world.
Solar Storm

Solar Storm Watch: Could This be Armageddon?

Solar storms are brewing some 93 million miles away, and if one of them hits Earth, it has the potential to bring serious electrical and communication failures. Could this be Armageddon? The U.S. government is warning users of satellite, telecommunications, and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.
Smoke is seen near a tank at Al-Bahra roundabout in Hama in this still image taken from video

Syrian Army Deploys Across Hama After Attack

Activists said the death toll in protests across Syria a day earlier, when tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, had risen to 26.

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