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Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons.

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By now I'm sure you've seen trailers for the new movie, "Battle: Los Angeles", but did you know that L.A. may was approached by still unidentified aircraft during World War II? That's what the L.A

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Detroit might get a RoboCop statue after all.

Just a week ago, Detroit mayor and former NBA great Dave Bing shot down a suggestions that the city erect a statue of its most famous fictional cyborg crime fighter

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Its almost time for the biggest NASCAR race of the season! Next Sun Feb 20th, the flag will drop on one of the longest and FASTEST tracks of the year and the field will be locked in for 500 grueling and dueling miles! It is time! Racers start your engines, ITS DAYTONA 500 TIME!!

Wake Forest University baseball coach Tom Walter has given one of his players a kidney.

Freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan has ANCA vasculitis, a rare autoimmune disease that would have led to kidney failure by the time he finished college, unless he got a kidney transplant

Jordan had been trying to play baseball, despite his condition, but had been worn out by the daily dialysis treatments.

Coach Walters credits “divine intervention” for making him Jordan’s organ donor match. Coach and player are currently recovering from their surgeries, and Jordan will be able to resume exercise in eight weeks.

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A lot of people were saddened by this video of a 65-year-old robber repeatedly apologizing to the convenience store clerk he was robbing. The "Polite Robber" spoke in a soft voice, used the word “sir” and remorsefully told the clerk that he needed money to pay rent and feed his kids.

However, it seems they needn't have felt bad for the the thief, who was arrested after a tipster recognized him in the video. It turns he has been arrested for similar crimes before, and he isn’t currently supporting any children. Keep reading to see the video.

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Marc Rudov, the self-proclaimed "No Nonsense Man" is causing controversy with his contention that real men should boycott Valentine's Day, which he calls "Nomance Day." He describes Valentine's Day as "phony, guilt-driven, over-priced" and "all about her."

Check out video of Rudov making his case against the romantic holiday after the jump. (Via Q103 Albany)

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As the roads in Wichita Falls slowly clear of the snow and ice, I discovered this story from the Daily Mail that shows the magnitude of the storm system that dropped five or so inches on us. The pictures are breathtaking - especially if you've ever been in the kind of deep freeze cold some of these cities are going through! Here's the full story, with LOTS of pictures, from the Daily Mail.

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Snow and ice may be blanketing a good part of the country, but the nation’s foremost groundhog says better weather is coming soon.

Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this February 2nd, as he emerged from Gobbler's Knob, which suggests we will have an early spring.

Since 1887, Phil has only predicted 15 early springs. The StormFax Weather Almanac pegs Phil’s accuracy as a prognosticator at 39 percent. See video of the little critter after the jump.

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Snack fans united in shock and disbelief on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Girl Scouts would be discontinuing a few varieties of their popular cookies. The economy hasn't been kind to the cookie business over the past couple of years, organization reps explained to the paper, and a few flavors had to go.

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A New York City man is suing Facebook for over $500,000 after the social networking company disabled his account. 30-year-old Mustafa Fteja claims that since his account was taken down he's become alienated from his 340 Facebook friends (he says he uses the account to keep in touch with family members in other parts of the world).

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Security at London’s Gatwick airport have deemed the three-inch rifle that came with a toy solider a “firearm” that is too dangerous to take on a flight.

Ken Lloyd, a Canadian, was flying home with a military figurine he had bought from a museum gift shop in his carry-on bag.

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