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Puerto Rico Earthquake 2010 - Christa von Hillebrandt, director of the Tsunami Warning Program, warned that the 5.8 earthquake in Puerto Rico that occurred in the morning is just a warning of major earthquake that will happen in Puerto Rico. “What happened today is just a sign of activity on faults in the region of Puerto Rico The earth is saying I’m alive and I’m moving,” said the expert. Von Hillebrandt said, according to the measuring instruments, the phenomenon spread to eight minutes even when a citizen’s perception was 10 to 15 seconds. The expert explained that there has been only one reply directly related to the earthquake and it took four minutes following the main event and it was a magnitude 3.2 degrees on the Richter scale. The major event that will possibly hit Puerto Rico, will be 8 degrees on the Richter scale, von Hillebrandt said. “Earthquakes are inevitable, unpredictable, but the damage is mitigated,” he said. A study of Haiti after the quake, estimated that a tota...

FBI 10 Most Wanted - The FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List features criminals whose whereabouts are presently unknown. The FBI is offering rewards for information leading to the apprehension of the Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Usama (Osama?) Bin Laden still tops the list of the Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In addition to Bin Laden are the following criminals: Eduardo Ravelo, Jason Derek Brown, James J. (Whitey) Bulger, Joe Luis Saenz, Robert William Fisher, Victor Manuel Gerena, Glen Stewart Godwin, Semion Mogilevich, and Alexis Flores. The FBI's 10 Most Wanted List has hit the national news circuits in recent days regarding the search for James (Whitey) Bulger. The FBI has taken out advertisements in trade journals read by cosmetic surgeons in search of Bulger and his girlfriend. Since the girlfriend was known to have had prior cosmetic surgery, (breast implants)investigators assume she may try to have additional surgeries at some point in time; especially if she develo...

Ohio Unemployment - Ohio’s unemployment compensation trust fund is broke and owes more than $2 billion to the federal government, yet the fund is losing tens of millions in revenue because the rate for part of the employers’ tax that supports it declined this year, a research organization reported. “Ohio’s system for financing unemployment compensation is broken,” said Zach Schiller, research director for Policy Matters Ohio, the Cleveland-based organization that has been studying the trust fund’s problems. The rate reduction came in what is called the “mutualized rate,” one of three factors included in establishing the unemployment tax rates levied on the first $9,000 in each employee’s earnings, Policy Matters Ohio said. The state uses the mutualized account to pay benefits to former employees of companies that have gone out of business. That part of the employer’s tax declined this year by $18 per employee because federal stimulus funds Ohio received were put into that account, inc...

Survivor Finale 2010 - Don’t be the one who will ask who won in Survivor and watch the 2010 Survivor Finale tonight. Yes, it’s going to a three-hour final episode for the Survivor: Heroes vs Villains season. Watch the two-hour finale and one-hour reunion show. And it all ends tonight with the episode entitled, “Anything Can Happen”. Who knows who will win the million dollar prize? Now time for a spoilers on Survivor Heroes vs Villains below. Spoilers say that it will be Sandra Diaz-Twine who will take home the title and be the only two time winner of the game. Is this true? Watch Survivor Finale tonight and find out. So who do you think will be the sole survivor this 2010 season? Sandra Diaz-Twine, Colby Donaldson, Russell Hantz, Jerri Manthey or Parvati Shallow? Three Tribal Councils, 2 unforgettable hours and 1 ultimate Survivor. All that plus a Live Reunion special. Catch the Survivor Finale tonight starting at 7C/8E on CBS! Survivor Finale 2010