Friday, March 11, 2011

The Morning Dig: Massive Earthquake and Tsunami Hit Japan

The Morning Dig: Massive Earthquake and Tsunami Hit Japan: "

5517074054_ce59f48458• A powerful 8.9 earthquake and resulting tsunami shook Japan on Friday, causing hundreds of deaths and shutting down most rail and air travel. (NYT) (AP) (Reuters)


• The U.S. military is helping reconstruct a town it completely razed in Afghanistan. (LAT)


• The rowdy St. Patrick’s Day parade seems to have gotten out of hand in Hoboken, New Jersey. (NYT)


• A House subcommittee voted to take away the EPA’s power on regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (NYT)


Forbes has named the Californian city of Stockton “America’s most miserable”; residents are angry at the designation. (LAT)


• With gas prices on the rise again, a look at the different factors that go into the price of gas at the pump. (AP)


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