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NASA captures spectacular solar eruption
Blast poses no risk to Earth, NASA says
A NASA satellite yesterday captured spectacular images and video of a massive solar flare erupting from the eastern side of the Sun.
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A TV news anchor is broadcasting live as an earthquake shakes Chile. The video you've got to see is coming up next.
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An earthquake shakes up a live newscast, a dazzling solar flare, and a robbery suspect armed with hot dog tongs. The video that will have you talking is coming up now in Take a Look at This.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!
AN ANCHOR WITH CNN CHILE KEPT REPORTING AS A POWERFUL SIX-POINT-SEVEN MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK HIS STUDIO.
THE QUAKE WAS CENTERED NEAR CHILE'S COASTAL PORT OF VALPARAISO, BUT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHAKE BUILDINGS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF SANTIAGO, MORE THAN 70 MILES AWAY.
IT CAUSED MUDSLIDES AND MINOR DAMAGE.
A SOLAR FLARE SHOT OUT OF THE SUN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
NASA RELEASED THESE SPECTACULAR IMAGES OF THE ERUPTION.
CHARGED PARTICLES AND SUPER-HEATED PLASMA WERE SHOT MILLIONS OF MILES INTO SPACE.
NASA SAYS THE BLAST POSED NO DANGER TO THE EARTH.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED THIS MAN THREATENING THE CLERK AND CUSTOMERS AT AN ARKANSAS CONVENIENCE STORE...WITH HOT DOG TONGS.
He attempted to rob the place but I guess nobody took him, took him seriously enough to actually give him money, because of his state of intoxication.
POLICE SAY THE DRUNKEN MAN GRABBED THE TONGS FROM THE FOOD DISPLAY, AND HAD NO OTHER WEAPON.
HE WAS IN THE STORE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, WROTE A NOTE SAYING HE WAS SORRY FOR WHAT HE WAS DOING.
NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SUSPECT IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.
FOR TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, I'M DAVE SIFF.
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