Deadly airborne fungus in Oregon set to spread... "While scientists aren't sure how the highly infectious or virulent fungus emerged in Oregon, they caution the new strain now looks set to expand to California and other neighboring areas ( Read more... )

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.html

USGS says 8.3, news says 8.5.

Edit: it's now been upgraded to 8.8.

Vladimir Putin 'to wed Olympic gymnast half his age'

Now all Moscow is ablaze with rumours that Vladimir Putin, 56, and the flexible 24-year-old Alina Kabaeva have decided to tie the knot.

... Despite increasingly frantic rumours of a wedding, apparently to take place on June 15 in Mr Putin's home town of St Petersburg, the Kremlin has so far ( Read more... )

I'm wondering if these "investors" made all their money in the "oil bidness", or perhaps shorting mortgage brokers.

WaMu Poised to Get $5B in Cash From TPG

Wachovia May Get Up to $7 Billion From Investor Group, WSJ Says

Landing gear mishap nearly catastrophic, pilot says

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