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Cargo ship splits in two off New Zealand coast

A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday.

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Flotsam from Japanese tsunami reaches West Coast (AP)

AP – Some debris from the March tsunami in Japan has reached the West Coast.

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Snow, hurricane-force winds batter Alaska coast (AP)

In a Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011 photo, Nome kids plays in sea foam near the Nome harbor late Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2011 as the big Bering Sea storm starts kicking up in Nome, Alaska.   High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska's western coast Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland.   (AP Photo/Peggy Fagerstrom)AP – One of the strongest storms to hit western Alaska in nearly 40 years battered coastal communities Wednesday with snow and hurricane-force winds, knocking out power, ripping up roofs and forcing some residents to board up their windows and seek higher ground.


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Early snow pelts East Coast, cuts power to 2M-plus (AP)

A vehicle makes its way at the snow-covered intersection of Autumn and Grove Streets in Lodi, N.J., following a rare October snowstorm that hit the region, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP – An unusually early and powerful nor’easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to more than 2 million homes and businesses.


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Early snow pelts East Coast, cuts power to 2M (AP)

Bayron Zamora, right, 15, and Jarell Finley, 17, look at a down tree as heavy snow created issues with down lines and trees during a rare October snowstorm that hit the Northern New Jersey region, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, in Lodi, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP – An unusually early and powerful nor’easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to more than 2 million homes and businesses.


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Early snow pelts East Coast, cuts power to 1.7M (AP)

A jack-o-lantern is covered with snow during a rare October snowstorm that hit the Northern New Jersey region, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, in North Bergen, N.J.   A classic nor'easter is moving along the East Coast and is expected to dump anywhere from a dusting of snow to about 10 inches throughout the region starting Saturday, a decidedly unseasonal date for a type of storm more associated with midwinter.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP – An unusually early and powerful nor’easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday on parts of the mid-Atlantic region, and it weighed down or toppled leafy trees and power lines to knock out power to 1.7 million as the storm headed toward New England.


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Nearly 1.5 million lose power in East Coast snow (AP)

AP – The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to more than 1.4 million customers.

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