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• Quake-triggered tsunami rushes ashore in Hawaii (AP)
• Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake (AP)
• Skier's death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley (AP)
• Snowpocalypse to snowicane: Hype reigns in winter (AP)
• Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm (AP)
• Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground (AP)
• How diplomat's paperwork saved lives in Holocaust (AP)
• 1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va. (AP)
• Iris scans may prevent mistaken release of inmates (AP)
• Analysis: NY Gov. Paterson's pals factor in fall (AP)
• 'Lockergate'?: Producer apologizes for e-mails (AP)
• Hawaii under tsunami warning (AP)

Quake-triggered tsunami rushes ashore in Hawaii (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:28 PM PST AP - A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake sent a surge of water ashore in Hawaii, California and islands in the South Pacific on Saturday as the waves continued onto Alaska and parts of Asia.

Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:42 PM PST AP - The huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami waves.

Skier's death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:37 PM PST AP - The first signal that Squaw Valley is a different kind of ski resort is at the entrance from the highway, a massive structure announcing its place in history as the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Snowpocalypse to snowicane: Hype reigns in winter (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:31 AM PST AP - The snowmenclature smackdown among meteorologists started with "snowmageddon" and "snowpocalypse." When the latest snow event — laden with flakes and whipped by heavy winds — headed for the storm-weary Northeast this week, the folks at AccuWeather Inc. warned of a coming "snowicane."

Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST AP - Frustration turned to resignation Saturday for hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast struggling to survive another day waiting for utility crews to restore electricity after powerful storms socked the region with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.

Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.

How diplomat's paperwork saved lives in Holocaust (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:14 PM PST AP - It took Ina Polak 35 years to discover the dusty piece of paper that probably saved her and her family in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va. (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST AP - A van carrying a Temple University dance team to a competition in North Carolina crashed in southern Virginia early Saturday, killing one student and injuring seven others, police said.

Iris scans may prevent mistaken release of inmates (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:42 AM PST AP - A Baltimore inmate who bluffed his way out of prison probably wouldn't have tricked guards if they had eye-scanners such as those being installed at dozens of jails nationwide.

Analysis: NY Gov. Paterson's pals factor in fall (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:45 AM PST AP - Gov. David Paterson's inspiring, tumultuous political rise and fall is ending under the weight of suspicion that he chose personal loyalty over the integrity of his office — suspicions that still have some people demanding his resignation.

'Lockergate'?: Producer apologizes for e-mails (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST AP - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of "The Hurt Locker" who sent multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture race and "not a $500 million film" — an obvious reference to close-competitor "Avatar."

Hawaii under tsunami warning (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 06:05 AM PST AP - Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean.

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