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2 Million-Year-Old Mastodon Skull and Tusks Unearthed in Chile
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsNow that's some mammoth discovery. The skull and tusks of a 2 million-year-old elephant relative -- a mastodon -- have been unearthed in Chile. Construction workers building a hydroelectric power plant near the Chilean capital of Santiago dug up 4-foot-long, 6-inch-wide tusks as well as the first complete mastodon skull found in the South American country, the Daily Mail reports. "When we were in the excavation process, we were aware that the bone continued," said Rafael Labarca of Chile's PDI Institute. "Practically the whole skull complete and in perfect condition, with its four molars and ...
Obama in Brazil, Balancing Latin American Swing With Libyan Crisis
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyPresident Obama, balancing the crisis in Libya with a long-planned trip to Latin America, arrived in Brazil Saturday at the outset of a three-country swing aimed at strengthening the nation's economic relationship with its neighbors and improving regional security. "As we respond to these immediate crises abroad, we also will not let up in our efforts to tackle the pressing, ongoing challenges facing our country, including accelerating economic growth," Obama said in his weekly address before departing. Related Stories Economic Issues Underpin Obama's Trip to Brazil, ...
Lawyer: Van der Sloot to Plead Temporary Insanity
By not in system - AOL NewsLIMA, Peru -- Joran van der Sloot plans to plead guilty to killing a young Peruvian woman he met gambling but will argue temporary insanity in a bid to significantly shorten his sentence, his defense lawyer said Monday. Van der Sloot, the key suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway on the Caribbean island of Aruba, will use a "violent emotion" defense in the slaying of Stephany Flores, attorney Maximo Altez told The Associated Press. Altez said he filed papers three weeks ago informing prosecutors of his intent to argue that Van der Sloot became enraged and killed ...
Chile Earthquake a Year Later [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL Newshttp://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=986509&pid=986508&uts=1298737667 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Chile Earthquake a Year Later A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami devastated Chile on Feb. 27, 2010, killing hundreds, reducing homes and buildings to rubble and displacing millions of people. Michelle Bachelet, then president of Chile, called the temblor "one of the worst ...
A Forgotten Hero Praised: Boater Saves 60 From Chile's Tsunami
By not in system - AOL NewsCONSTITUCION, Chile -- Hector Osvaldo Gonzalez rescued more than 60 people from last year's devastating tsunami. Three times he crossed the roiling Maule River, hauling out people who had been sleeping in tents on a small island near where the river meets the sea. He tried a fourth trip but turned back moments before a wall of water roared through, and scrambled ashore just as his boat was smashed to pieces. Sebastian Martinez, AP Hector Osvaldo Gonzalez, 47, almost died rescuing more than 60 people from last year's devastating tsunami in Chile. But his heroism has gone ...
31 Chilean Miners Give Thanks in the Holy Land
By Linda Gradstein - AOL NewsJERUSALEM -- Richard Villaroel, 26, spent most of his time underground praying that he would see his wife, who was pregnant with their first child, again. Six days after he was rescued, his son, also named Richard, was born. Today the elder Richard seemed to find it hard to believe that he, his wife, Dana, and their baby were in the Holy Land. "It is really a dream to be here and to see the Jordan River, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall," he told AOL News after a tiring, 16-hour flight from Chile to Israel. "I lost count of the number of Ave Marias and Our Fathers I said ...
Chile Earthquake: 6.8 Temblor Rattles Nerves
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThe shaking is back. Almost one year after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake caused massive destruction in Chile on Feb. 28, another strong quake was registered today. According to the USGS, the 6.8-magnitude quake struck shortly after 5 p.m. local time. The epicenter was just off shore, about 245 miles south-southwest of Santiago, but was powerful enough to shake buildings in the capital city. As yet there have been no reports of damage or injuries from today's quake, which was centered not far from the one that killed about 500 people a year ago. Follow Surge Desk on Twitter. ...
Chilean Miners Considered Suicide, Cannibalism
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe 33 men trapped in a Chilean copper mine were just days away from committing mass suicide or engaging in cannibalism when they were contacted by rescue crews, the miners have revealed. In a "60 Minutes" interview set to air Sunday on CBS, the miners say they were prepared for the worst after a mine shaft collapsed around them last August. The men survived for 17 days by carefully rationing their meager emergency supply of food and water. They were down to their last can of tuna when rescue crews discovered they were still alive half a mile below the surface of the Atacama Desert. Miner ...
Chilean Makes Bomb Threat to Keep Her Man Home
By not in system - AOL NewsSANTIAGO, Chile - People are capable of doing many things for love. What Grace Guajardo did forced the evacuation of more than 300 people from a plane moments before takeoff. Authorities say she phoned in a false bomb threat to keep her boyfriend from flying off to a new job. "I'm sorry, but I did it for love," Guajardo said Monday after she was charged with making a false bomb threat. Daniel Hernandez, AP Grace Guajardo and her boyfriend, Rodrigo Gomez, leave a Chilean court Monday after she was charged with making a false bomb threat. Guajardo admits she phoned in a fake threat ...
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