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Bahamas police were told billionaire Cline was on crashed helicopter

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NASSAU, Bahamas — Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal tycoon and Republican donor Chris Cline was among those on board. Bahamas Police Supt. Shanta Knowles told The Associated Press on Friday that the search began off the…

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Biggest earthquake in years rattles Southern California

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The largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and ending a quiet period in the state’s seismic history. Striking at 10:33 a.m., the magnitude 6.4 temblor was centered about 125 miles northeast of Los Angeles…

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Ridgecrest earthquake was intense. Exactly how strong was it?

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The Fourth of July Ridgecrest earthquake measured 6.4 magnitude. It was the strongest quake to hit Southern California in years, but it was actually significantly less powerful than some earlier temblors. That includes the 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994 (which was 2.8 times stronger than Thursday’s…