Delta Flight 1475 Blows Tire Makes Emergency Landing

A Delta Airways Flight 1457 was forced to dump fuel and circle Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Thursday afternoon after blowing out a tire on take-off.

The plane on its way to Portland, Oregon, reports said.

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UPDATE: Flight 1457 landed safely around 2.30pm local time, media in Atlanta said. Numerous fire trucks and emergency units were seen surrounding the aircraft at landing.

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3.7 Washington DC Quake Wakes Beltway Friday July 16

A 3.7 earthquake hits the US north-east this morning waking millions across the Beltway region.

People in the US Capital awoke the the small earth tremor that was centered near Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Whitehouse reporter for CNN, Ed Henry said on his twitter account: "
WJLA reporting a magnitude 3.7 earthquake in DC area -- definitely woke me up"

Dozens of other media and individuals on social media also reported feeling the quake that hit at 39.167°N, 77.252°W around 5.04am local time Friday July 16 2010.

The US Geological Survey said the small earthquake, rare in the region, hit these distances from major population centers in the region:

2 km (1 miles) SE (146°) from Germantown, MD
4 km (3 miles) NNW (331°) from Gaithersburg, MD
5 km (3 miles) WSW (258°) from Montgomery Village, MD
34 km (21 miles) NNW (339°) from Arlington, VA
35 km (22 miles) NW (324°) from Washington, DC

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Paul the Octopus: Spain to Win World Cup

Paul the psychic octopus has chosen Spain to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be played this Sunday in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Paul the octopus, has become a modern day oracle of football predictions for Germany at teh 2010 World Cup, correctly predicting the oucome of all team Germany games in South Africa.

In a moment of history, carried live on dozens of TV stations across Europe and around the world, two boxes containing the flag of each World Cup finalist nation, the Netherlands and Spain and a muscle was lowered into Paul's tank.

Paul correctly predicted Germany's wins over Australia and Ghana in the group stages, a loss to Serbia and wins over Argentina, England and the loss to Spain earlier this week.

Earlier Paul predicted Germany would beat Uruguay in the game to determine the 3rd place at the World Cup.

Video: Paul the psychic Octopus picks Spain to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup:

Nicola Paginton Pictures

Picture: Nicola Paginton

An inquest has heard that 31-year-old Nicola Paginton died after using a sex toy while watching an adult film, probably due to her state arousal.

UK social worker Nicola Paginton was found dead in bed in October 2009 with with adult content running on her laptop and an adult toy was discovered next to her.

Authorities at an inquest determined that Nichola Paginton passed away from a sudden heart arrhythmia, that occurring during her state of arousal.




The inquest hear that after Nicola Paginton failed to arrive at work, a co-worker and a neighbor tried to find Ms Paginton in her home, concerned for her welfare.

Dr Richard Jones from a University hospital told the inquest into Nicola Paginton's death there was "nothing to explain why she died in this way but I suspect sudden cardiac death."

Jesus Google Earth Image

The face of Jesus has been found by views of the popular Google Maps applicication.

The Jesus image was found by a 26-year-old internet user in a field on farmland near Puspokladany in Hungary.

Briton Zack Evens, from England, spotted the Jesus Goolge Earth image while searching for a nice place to vaccation in Eastern Europe.

"I'm not a religious person looking for images of Mary or Jesus in everything, but this is obvious," Evans told UK tabloid, The Sun.




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Mexico Earthquake: Oaxaca State Hit by 6.5 June 30 2010

Powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 rocks Mexico, reports.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico- A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit near Mexico City early morning Wednesday June 30, 2010, reports said.

The epicenter of the Mexico quake was located in Oaxaca state, reports said.

The quake hit at location, 97.66°W 16.77°N, at a depth of about 35 kilometers, preliminary data said.

The quake hit over land in southern Mexico near the Pacific Ocean.

The USGS said the quake hit these distances from major population centers:
13 km (8 miles) ENE (60°) from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
58 km (36 miles) SSE (156°) from Huajuapan, Oaxaca, Mexico
87 km (54 miles) WNW (287°) from Atzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico
96 km (59 miles) WNW (289°) from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
255 km (159 miles) ENE (78°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico


MEXICO CITY, Mexico- A powerful 6.5 preliminary magnitude earthquake has hit southern Mexico, reports said.

The powerful quake was felt by millions across the region, hitting around 2.22am local time.

The earthquake was centred near the city of Tlaxiaco in Oaxaca state, in southern Mexico, near the Pacific Ocean.

The quake was very shallow according to data provided by the US Geological Survey, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The earthquake was powerful enough to sway sky scrapers several hundred kilometers away in Mexico City.

Thousands of people took to social networking site Twitter to say they had felt the quake. Any deaths, injuries or damage from the June 30, 2010 quake has yet to be reported.
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Verizon Wireless iPhone Deal

US telecommunications provider Verizon Wireless will be selling the iPhone 4 and 5 on its networks from January 2011, reports said.

The news has been greeted warmly by Apple fans in the US, who for years have been stuck on AT&T Inc's network for iPhone coverage.

The exclusive iPhone contract with AT&T was set to end in January, Bloomberg news reported Tuesday night, citing unidentified sources in the Verizon camp.

Verizon Wirless is at the forefront of digital communications technology in the United States, currently building it's own 4G wireless network.

Later this year, Verizon was also expected to unveil deals with several other popular smartphone makers to carry their respective devices.

Massive growth in the use of smartphones for high volume data activity, like the downloading of music, videos and applications has put an increased strain on the AT&T network, creating iPhone user dismay.

Steve Jobs' Apple Inc. has sold some 50 million iPhone smartphone devices world wide since 2007, with the 4th generation iPhone released world wide last week.

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Global Markets "on a cliff edge"

Global financial markets continue to fall as sickly European banks create nervousness and austerity budgets implemented by some nations threaten growth.

Markets were described as "on a cliff edge"  by analysts as Asian, North American and European indices moved swiftly downward.

Rumors European Banks were struggling to raise funds in money markets continue to haunt investors, as a Thursday deadline for payments to the European Central Bank loomed for many institutions.

On Tuesday an unexpected fall in consumer confidence saw punishment on Wall Street. The Dow was down 2.6% for the day and the S&P hit an 8-month low.

There were also signs the Chinese economy was starting to cool down creating concerns global demand and growth would fall with it. Next door, Japanese export expectations were being revised, spooking investors.

The timing of emergency austerity budgets handed down by several European Parliaments, aimed at cutting severe debts, are also a worry to some who fear the Global Financial Crisis had yet to run its course.

In the UK, reports said budget cuts could see 1.3 million people lose their jobs, with Unions looking at implementing nation wide strikes in protest.

Andrew Roberts, head of European rates strategy at the Royal Bank of Scotland said: "We strongly believe that a cliff-edge may be around the corner, for the global banking system, particularly in Europe, and for the global economy, particularly in the US and Europe."

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Anna Chapman Pictures: Russian Beauty Accused of Spying on US

NEW YORK- A beautiful Russian businesswoman accused of spying for Moscow has become the face of a sinister Cold War-style team of operatives exposed by US law enforcement.

Dubbed "the Red Head" by Manhattan tabloid media, Anna Chapman, a georgeous 28-year-old businesswoman, is one of 10 alleged members of the Russian spying ring faced with charges in a US court.

Champman was one of several Russian operatives, working out of an embassy in New York City, observed by the FBI sending sensitive data via laptop to clandestine wireless networks.

It appears Chapman may have been the spy to have exposed the rest of the highly established, deep cover Russian network. Earlier this year FBI agents posing as Moscow handlers tricked the beauty into exposing vital information now being used against her in a Federal Court.

During the set-up in a Manhattan coffee house, Anna Chapman is asked by undercover FBI agents to give a fake passport over to them, she obliges, according to court documents.

When asked to carry out this “next step”, Anna Chapman replies: “Shit, of course.”

Cold War throw back:Russian beauty Anna Chapman, accused of spying for Russia in the United States.


Many of the other accused Russian spys opearting in the north-east of the United States, near New York CIty and Washington D.C, have been operating since the 1990's, with some posing as couples and owning homes in the region.

An apparently naive Ann Chapman had however only been in the United States since February, using a start up recruitment firm valued at around US $2 million, as cover for her apparent primary goal of penetrating US government and policy making circles.

Chapman has an extensive online and social media profile, posing in Youtube video's and establishing a Facebook account.

Her company, called “Time Venture”, specialized in “technology, Internet, media and leisure activities,” Chapman said in one Youtube video.

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Jacinta Campbell Pictures: Miss Universe Australia

SYDNEY, Australia- 18-year-old Jacinta Campbell has been named Miss Universe Australia tonight in Sydney.

The Sydney based model and bartender beat off strong competition from Australia's most gorgeous women representing the best talent from Australia's six States and two territories.

The New South Welshman will head to the 59th annual Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada to complete with beauties from 83 other nations.

18-year-old Jacinta Campbell wins Miss Universe Australia 2010


30 of the nation's most beautiful women faced three elimination rounds, including swim wear, evening wear and the final, most daunting round of live questioning.

2004 Miss Universe Australia, Jennifer Hawkins, went on to win the Miss Universe pageant and is now one of the best known personalities in Australia.

The now 26-year-old Hawkins is a TV personality, model, the face of several luxury brands and one of the wealthiest celebrities in the country.

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Gary Brooks Faulkner: Man on Mission to Assassinate Osama bin Laden

American man claiming to be on a solo assasination mission to kill Osama bin Laden arrested in Chitral region of northern Pakistan.

A 52-year-old Californian man named Gary Brooks Faulkner has been arrested in northern Pakistan with a pistol, sword and high-tech night vision equipment, claiming he was on a solo mission to kill wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.

"God is with me, and I am confident I will be successful in killing him," Gary Brooks Faulkner said.

The construction worker was arrested in a Forrest in the region of Chitral late Sunday by local police, reports said.

An officer said: "We initially laughed when he told us that he wanted to kill Osama bin Laden."

Gary Brooks Fualkner was said to have been making his way to eastern Afghanistan, where teh worlds most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, is said to be hiding.

Police in the region said Faulkner was also carrying various Christian religion texts with him. The bin Laden assassin said he had visited Pakistan seven times as part of his preparations to kill the well known terrorist.

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Abby Sunderland, Young Sailor, Lost off Madagascar

A 16-year-old US girl attempting to become the youngest person in history to circumnavigate the world on a sail boat is lost at sea, reports said.

There are grave fears for the life of Abby Sunderland who just hours ago activated two emergency satellite beacons June 10 off the coast of Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean.

Abby Sunderland's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABCNews her daughter was experiencing 20-25 foot seas in freezing waters some 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands.

Just hours before, on Wednesday evening, Abby Sunderland made a blog post on her website about the conditions she was facing: "The wind is beginning to pick up. It is back up to 20 knots and I am expecting that by midnight tonight I could have 35-50 knots with gusts to 60 so I am off to sleep before it really picks up."

The closest land to Sunderland's last location was Reunion Island, east of Madagascar and the nearest contactable ship is approximately 400 miles away.



Abby Sunderland's support crew back in the US were attempting to contact the ship as part of a search and rescue effort.

The Californian left from Marina del Rey on January 24 this year on her boat "Wild Eyes" in an attempt to become the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the world solo.

The current holder of that title is 17-year-old Mike Perham of the UK.

Last month, Australian teen Jessica Watson attempted the round-the-world solo record, arriving safely in Sydney, Australia, however failing to travel south enough on her return home to break the record.

In 2009, then 14-year-old Dutch teen Laura Dekker was prevented by a court from attempting to circumnavigate the world, as she was deemed too young to attempt the feat.

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Naro 1 South Korean Space Rocket Lost After Launch June 10

SOEUL, South Korea- South Korea has lost communications with a rocket it launched today, local media said.

Nicknamed the Naro 1,the rocket was carrying satellite communications equipment and launched earlier Thursday from South Korea's southern coast, without any visible problems.

The Korean Space Launch Vehicle is a half-Russian, half-Korean rocket part of a $400 million space program funded by the South Korean government.

The flight had been delayed by a day after a problem with a potential fire hazard a the launch site.

The Naro 1 is a two stage rocket. The first stage, a kerosene-burning 9.5-foot-wide piece was built by Khrunichev, a Russian company.

The second stage was made with South Korean technology and was programmed to coast for nearly three minutes before firing the flight's 219-pound payload into an orbit around the Earth.

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Anri Suzuki Pictures, Adult Film Star Making Peace with China by offering free sex

TOKYO, Japan- A Japanese adult film star, Anri Suzuki, says she has been giving out free sex sessions to Chinese students, as a way of giving back for Japan's World War 2 sins.

The bizarre situation was revealed today in the Korea Times newspaper.

24-year-old Anri Suzuki studied history at University, holding a Doctorate in the discipline.

Suzuki focoused on the Japanese invasion of of Chine, writing the paper, "The History of the Japanese Invasion into China."



Anri Suzuki said she was so shocked to learn about her nation's past that she decided to make up for her country's early 20th century wrongs by giving back, one man at a time.

Anri Suzuki told the Korean Times: "We have to respect history and cannot obliterate it. I want to cure the wounds of Chinese with my body, and I am practicing this by having sex with Chinese students in Japan."

"I think it is psychological compensation to them. Actually, Chinese students treat me more friendly and comfortably than Japanese."


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Suzanne Corona Pictures: New York Woman Charged with Adultery

BATAVIA, New York- A 41-year-old woman has become just the twelfth person charged with adultery in New York state after she was arrested by police having sex in a public park.

Married mother-of-three, Suzanne Corona, was caught with 29-year-old Justin Amend at a popular park in a small town in upstate New York earlier this week.

The lovers were charged with public lewdness, with Corona later being charged with adultery.

Corona and and Amend were caught in the act on a public bench as children played in the park nearby, reports said.

Arresting officer Matthew Baldwin approached the couple after he was alerted to their activity by another woman.

Suzanne Corona insisted she was 'just talking', however Baldwin reported that Amend's shirt was off and his trousers unbuttoned as Corona sat in his lap.

Corona has apologised since being arrested, and claims she was no longer having sex with her husband and had been drunk at the time.

Conoran said: 'One thing led to another and this is what ended up happening.

'I feel terrible, especially for my family. It's an embarrassment for my family. It just happened. There was no reason for it.

'It just occurred and obviously I wish it never happened. It wasn't planned. I am very sorry for the situation.'

Suxanne Coron denied she had engaged in a sexual act with Justin Amend.

Adultery is a law rarely used and has been on the books of several US states since the early 1900's. Adultery is a criminal offence and carries a prison sentence.

The law has been part of New Yorkpenal code since 1907.



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Joran van der Sloot killed Stephany Flores

LIMA, Peru- Joran van der Sloot has admitted killing Peruvian woman Stephany Flores, reports said.

“I did not want to do it. The girl intruded into my private life," van der Sloot told Peruvian officials, according to the La Republica newspaper.

The report said Joran van der Sloot, who in 2005 was suspected to have killed American student Natalie Holloway on the Caribbean island of Aruba, killed Flores by snapping her neck after she snatched his laptop computer.

Picture: Joran van der Sloot and 18-year-old American Natalie Holloway, body never recovered.


"She had no right," La Republica claimed van der Sloot said. "She was scared, we argued, she tried to escape and I grabbed her by the neck and hit her."

Van der Sloot met Stephany Flores, a business student, at a casino in Lima, Peru.

Security vision showed Van der Sloot and Flores entering a hotel room. The vision showed van der Sloot leaving the hotel room,which he paid for, alone.

The 22-year-old Dutchman then left in a taxi, bound for Chile, where he was found and extradited back to Peru.

The body of 21-year-old Stephany Flores was discoverd by hotel staff, with authorities saying her body had puncture wounds from a stabbing.

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