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In Japan plant, frantic efforts to avoid meltdown
By News on Mar 12, 2011
TOKYO (AP) -- Inside the troubled nuclear power plant, officials knew the risks were high when they decided to vent radioactive steam from a severely overheated reactor vessel. They knew a hydrogen explosion could occur, and it did. The decision still trumped the worst-case alternative - total nuclear meltdown....
Gadhafi pushes ahead as Arab League calls for help
By News on Mar 12, 2011
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RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) -- The world moved a step closer to a decision on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya but Moammar Gadhafi was swiftly advancing Saturday on the poorly equipped and loosely organized rebels who have seized much of the country....Blast at Japan nuke plant; thousands missing
By News on Mar 12, 2011
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IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor Saturday, amid fears of a meltdown, while across wide swaths of northeastern Japan officials searched for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami....Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises
By News on Mar 12, 2011
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IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor Saturday, amid fears of a meltdown, while across wide swaths of northeastern Japan officials searched for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami....Gadhafi pushes ahead as Arab League debates help
By News on Mar 12, 2011
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RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) -- Moammar Gadhafi tightened his grip Saturday on the coastal road linking his territory to the rebel-controlled east, pushing forward the front line in Libya's grueling internal conflict and showing off control of devastated towns just seized from the opposition....