Online Extras: News to Note
PHOTOS: Satellites take artistic views of Earth
The accompanying images were taken by NASA satellites and a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey satellite, which orbits about 440 miles above Earth collecting data that are used to study changes in land cover, forest growth, water resources and the atmosphere.
Irrigation systems near Garden City, Kansas: Light colors are harvested fields; red are still growing. 
Rare rock and ice are bright red in this image of eastern Russia's dormant Anyuyskiy volcano. 
The Empty Quarter, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, is a huge sand desert. 
Lake Disappointment, amid sand dunes in western Australia, has salty deposits that look white.
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LIVE BLOG: Massive tornado hits south of OKC
A massive tornado touched down Monday afternoon in Moore, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City. Follow live coverage of the aftermath of the storm.
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VIDEO: Fake nuns caught with cocaine
Three women wearing nun costumes tried to smuggle more than 12 pounds of cocaine out of Colombia. Police spotted the fake garb right away.
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Hacker group Anonymous targets Mass. city's computers
The internationally-known hacker activist group Anonymous recently targeted the Methuen's computer system in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a Methuen High School student.
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- VIDEO: Florida teenager survives shark attack
- Friday, May 3, 2013
- The best and worst jobs in the current economy
- Tuesday, April 30, 2013
- How to eat for $1.50 a day
- How to minimize the environmental impact of your time at the beach
- Monday, April 29, 2013
- Need a reply fast? Email someone unhappy
- VIDEO: Inmates reviewing prisons on Yelp
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013
- Possible suspect identified in Boston bombing
- VIDEO: Letter with poison sent to Miss. senator
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013
- Forensic investigators discover clues to the Boston bombing
- VIDEO: Obama calls Boston bombings 'act of terror'
- VIDEO: How the Boston bombing will change future marathons
- Massive hunt underway for marathon bombers
- Monday, April 15, 2013
- UPDATE: Police: Third explosion at the JFK Library
- Monday, April 8, 2013
- VIDEO: Margaret Thatcher, 'Iron Lady,' dead at 87
- Sunday, April 7, 2013
- Education goals stress keyboarding - not cursive
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