LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jupiter moon Io's volcanic face could mask 'living' fossil, Apr 06, 2013

"Like the offset eyes on a Picasso portrait, the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io seem to be strangely shifted, according to a study by NASA and ESA scientists. Io’s clustered volcanoes seem to be lying 30 to 60 degrees eastward of where they were expected, according to a paper published this year in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The study could shed light on the internal dynamics of Jupiter’s volcano-pocked moon. Io’s internal heat comes from the kneading it gets from Jupiter and its fellow moons. Jupiter’s massive gravity pulls on the planet, stretching it one way. Meanwhile, tugs from fellow moons Europa and Ganymede stretch it from another direction. As Io flexes, internal friction from all that distortion heats up the interior, leading to its iconic volcanoes."
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DNA - NASA plans to tow asteroid into Earth's orbit for astronauts to explore, Apr 06, 2013

 "President Barack Obama and NASA are planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon. The US president is proposing to spend an initial 100 million dollars to explore it in 2021, the New York Daily News reported. US Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a former astronaut, revealed the “audacious” plan Friday after meeting with NASA scientists. “It really is a clever concept,” Nelson said in Orlando."
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INDIA EXPRESS - Thane building collapse: 65-year-old woman rescued, death toll hits 72, Apr 06, 2013

 "Rescuers continued to recover more bodies from the debris of the seven-storey illegal under-construction building that collapsed in Thane, taking the death toll to 72 today. According to the Regional Disaster Management Control (RDMC) sources, the mishap left 72 people dead including 33 men, 22 women, and 17 children. Of the 60 injured, 36 have been admitted to hospitals in Thane, Kalwa and Mumbra. The seriously injured have been shifted to JJ and Sion Hospitals in Mumbai. A 65-year-old woman, identified as Kutibi Shaikh, was rescued after being trapped in the debris for almost 30 hours, they said. She was admitted to the CSM hospital here last night in a state of shock but is stable, doctors said."
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BOSTON GLOBE - 1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash, Apr 06, 2013

 "WADSWORTH, Ill. — One person died and dozens of elementary school children were taken to hospitals Friday after a school bus crash in northern Illinois left two cars mangled and the bus on its side. All 35 people aboard the bus survived the crash that happened around 8 a.m. in Wadsworth, 45 miles north of Chicago, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. said. The bus driver may have run a red light, Curran said, adding that the bus driver was speaking with authorities as part of their investigation. Barbara Taylor, who lives nearby, heard the collision."
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INDIA TIMES - Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz in Love Triangle, Apr 06, 2013

 "Craig, who has played British spy 007 in the last three James Bond films including the box office hit "Skyfall," last appeared on Broadway in 2009 alongside Hugh Jackman in "A Steady Rain."   The Mike Nichols-directed production will be the Broadway debut for Weisz, who won an Oscar for the 2005 film "The Constant Gardener" and praise for her stage performances in "Suddenly, Last Summer" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" in London.   Weisz is currently starring in the Disney box office hit "Oz the Great and Powerful.""
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DAILY TELEGRAPH - Indonesia hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Apr 06, 2013

 "A MAJOR 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck on land at 1.42pm local time today at a depth of 75km, 272km west-southwest of provincial capital Jayapura, the USGS said.  ''Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,'' the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has posted on its website."
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