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  • July 2008

    • Feds Seize Failed IndyMac Bank

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 11, 08 7:03 PM CDT

      Feds Seize Failed IndyMac Bank

      As mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae crowded the headlines today, Washington snatched up IndyMac Bank in the second-largest US bank failure in history, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Pasadena, Calif. savings and loan, which owns about $32 billion in assets, saw stocks fall from $45 last year to 28 cents this week as mortgage defaults piled up. It will reopen Monday under federal supervision. More »

    • Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Jul 9, 08 7:30 PM CDT

      Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US

      The number of salmonella cases has surpassed 1,000, making it the nation's largest food-borne outbreak, says the CDC. Despite the volume of cases, investigators still can't quite pinpoint the exact cause or source, LiveScience reports. Certain types of tomatoes, hot peppers and cilantro—the main ingredients of salsa—remain the main suspects. More »

    • Say, That Star-Spangled Banner Is Huge!

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 4, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      Say, That Star-Spangled Banner Is Huge!

      A decades-old trend for field-sized Stars and Stripes at sporting events shows no signs of flagging, writes the New York Times . A flag big enough for the Statue of Liberty to wear as a cape will cover Yankee Stadium's turf before the upcoming all-star game—and the giant 150-foot banner is considered small by modern standards. More »

  • May 2008

    • Odds of Cataclysmic Space-Rock Crash: 1 in 10

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  May 25, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Odds of Cataclysmic Space-Rock Crash: 1 in 10

      Chicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic . Despite the danger—an impact could make a nuclear bomb look like a firecracker—NASA is expending little effort to protect the planet. More »

    • Stargazers Witness Birth of Supernova

      newser  |  Space.com  |  May 22, 08 3:43 AM CDT

      Stargazers Witness Birth of Supernova

      A  pair of Princeton astronomers have become the first people ever to witness the explosive death of a star, Space.com reports. The pair were observing another supernova in its later stages when they happened to spot a huge burst of X-rays 90 million light years away. Astronomers believe their observations will fill in some blanks in knowledge about this cosmic phenomenon. More »

    • 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 12, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China today, with shaking felt a thousand miles away in Beijing, and in Thailand and Vietnam. Exact damage or injuries were not known, but the quake hit about 60 miles from Chengdu, a city of 10 million in China's Sichuan province, reports CNN. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey. Five people are reported dead, with 100 injured. More »

    • Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 9, 08 3:48 AM CDT

      Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town

      A gigantic sinkhole is gobbling up a small East Texas town, the New York Times reports. The hole—dubbed "Sinkhole de Mayo" by the residents of Daisetta—opened up suddenly, and quickly grew to the size of several football fields, swallowing trees and trucks. Many of the town's thousand residents have already packed their bags. The hole opened when an underground salt dome collapsed, possibly due to increased saltwater from nearby oil drilling. More »

  • April 2008

    • Obama Donor List Is 'Gigantic'

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 28, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      Obama Donor List Is 'Gigantic'

      Barack Obama’s massive donor and networking list—stuffed with data on 2 million people—will make him a major power broker even if his campaign falters, Bloomberg reports. Unlike past hopefuls, Obama has inspired donors to reveal addresses, phone numbers, and even views on specific issues. "It's gigantic," a database company CEO said of the list. More »

    • Time Slows on Easter Island

      newser  |  W  |  Apr 20, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Time Slows on Easter Island

      Tourists have left no stone unturned on Easter Island, flocking at rates of 50,000 a year to arguably the world’s most remote habitation. Five hours of flying over uninterrupted Pacific Ocean lands you on this mostly undeveloped volcanic rock with its haunting stone figures (moai), but today it boasts an eco-friendly luxury lodge among the pubs in its sole village, W reports. More »

    • 'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      A giant turtle thought to be extinct has been found in northern Vietnam, the AP reports. Scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled turtle when they followed up reports from villagers of a mythical creature living in a lake. Vietnamese legend tells of a huge turtle that helped the country fight off Chinese invaders in the 16th century. More »

  • March 2008

    • New Airbus Lands in London

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      New Airbus Lands in London

      An Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet landed at London's Heathrow Airport today, completing the huge plane's first commercial European flight. The double-decker arrived from Singapore 15 minutes ahead of schedule, and each of the 470 passengers received a certificate commemorating the event. Singapore Airlines is currently using three of the planes and has 16 more on order, reports the BBC. More »

    • Dextre Stretches His Limbs

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 17, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Dextre Stretches His Limbs

      Dextre, the International Space Station’s own gigantic space robot, flexed its mighty arms for the first time last night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Astronauts put the bot through its paces, moving and stopping each of its 14 arm joints. Dextre mostly passed the test; every joint moved perfectly save one, which took longer to brake than expected. More »

  • January 2008

    • Kamikaze Palm Baffles Botanists

      newser  |  Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jan 17, 08 3:30 AM CST

      Kamikaze Palm Baffles Botanists

      Scientists have found a gigantic—and suicidal—new species of palm tree in a remote area of Madagascar, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The tree, so big it can be seen in satellite photos, grows normally for a century or so until it spectacularly erupts with countless tiny flowers that morph into fruit. Then it dies, apparently exhausted. More »

  • August 2007

    • Enormous Hole Found in Cosmos

      newser  |  Space.com  |  Aug 24, 07 3:32 AM CDT

      Enormous Hole Found in Cosmos

      Astronomers have discovered a mysterious gigantic hole in the universe, reports Space.com. Unlike black holes, created by super dense material, this hole is devoid of matter. It measures nearly a billion light years wide and is 10 billion light years from earth. The hole was discovered by examining input from the Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico and satellite radiation readings. More »

  • July 2007

    • Merriam Makes Ginormous Addition

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 07 9:06 PM CDT

      Merriam Makes Ginormous Addition

      The word wranglers at Merriam-Webster have, after 49 long years, admitted 'ginormous' into the company's collegiate dictionary. Other newly approved words include crunk (southern rap music), and the abbreviations DVR and IED.  Also admitted to the class of 2007 were smackdowns, telenovas, gray literature, and microgreen.   Look them up in the dictionary. More »

  • June 2007

    • 150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 27, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      The Chicago Spire, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is finally under way. Following an ownership change, a design change and a name change, what will become the nation’s tallest building will be completed in 2010. More »

    • Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 14, 07 2:27 PM CDT

      Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

      The largest birdlike creature on record stood over 16 feet tall, weighed a ton and a half, and had sharp claws but no teeth. The Chinese paleontologist who unearthed the creature's thigh bone wasn't sure what it was, he tells the San Francisco Chronicle, but as he listed the possibilities for a colleague he realized: "We have a gigantic chicken!" More »

  • May 2007

    • Gigantic Dallas Stadium Will Host Super Bowl

      newser  |  Yahoo!  |  May 23, 07 5:45 AM CDT

      Gigantic Dallas Stadium Will Host Super Bowl

      Dallas beat out Indianapolis and Arizona to secure the coveted hosting rights to the 2011 Super Bowl, largely due to the colossal capacity of the Cowboys' future stadium. The putative 120,000 seater could generate $27.6 million more in ticket sales than Indy's puny 73,000-seat venue. More »

  • April 2007

    • Kim Jong-Il Ate My Giant Bunnies!

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Apr 5, 07 9:24 AM CDT

      Kim Jong-Il Ate My Giant Bunnies!

      Karl Szmolinsky sent giant rabbits to North Korea to alleviate hunger, and Kim Jong-Il ate them. The German rabbit farmer suspects that the twelve "German Grey Giants" he sent to the country were eaten at a birthday banquet for the dictator instead of being used in a breeding program as he'd planned. More »

19 Stories

Karl's Huge Rabbits   (Getty Images)
Gigantoraptor compared to man.   (Associated Press)
This undated artist's illustration of the Canadian space robot Dextre was released by the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil, Canada, Friday, March 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Canadian Space Agency via THE CANADIAN PRESS)
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 takes off with the fire station of Changi International Airport in the background on Tuesday March 18, 2008 in Singapore.   (AP Photo)
This undated photo provided by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows a captive Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle from Thanh Hoa province in Vietnam.   (AP Photo/Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
The Easter Island stone figures were built between 1000 and 1600 to protect the island's inhabitants   (Magnum Photos)
Spire Would Be Nation's Tallest Building   (Getty Images)
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