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Edison Pena, Freed Chilean Miner, to Run in New York City Marathon

Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who became known as "The Runner" for his daily workouts while trapped, will be running in this year's New York City Marathon. While stuck underground with 32 others for 69 days as part of the Copiapó mining accident, Pena would jog underground in the unblocked tunnels, sometimes for up to...

Earthshaking Theory: Moon Phases Cause Earthquakes

(April 20) -- Recent earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Baja, Calif., have folks quaking in their boots, wondering when the big one is going to occur. A retired teacher and earthquake preparedness expert in Pittsburgh has narrowed it down to 181 dates between now and 2020 -- at least for the Pacific West Coast. Courtesy of...

Earthquake Causes: From Lunar to Looney

(April 20) -- Although scientists are working nonstop to learn all they can about earthquakes, some people already have the answers. At least they think they do. For instance, one Iranian cleric is blaming all the recent earth-shaking activity in Mexico's Baja California, Chile and Haiti on booty-shaking women flaunting...

Chilean Looters Return Stolen Goods

CONCEPCION, Chile (March 7) -- The officers came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile's devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids. And so they did, depositing everything from mattresses to refrigerators and flat-screen TVs. It took 35...

Michelle Bachelet Is Chile's Steely Survivor

(March 2) -- The catastrophic earthquake that rattled Chile just two weeks before President Michelle Bachelet leaves office is almost certainly not enough to define her political legacy. For Bachelet -- who lost her father in 1974 after months of torture under Augusto Pinochet's brutal rule and was later tortured herself...