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Tired of hearing about banks that are “too big to fail”? Well, as Anthony Mason reports, the key might just be to move your money into smaller, community-oriented ones.

A tsunami driven by a massive earthquake in Chile surged into Ventura County on Saturday, damaging more than a dozen boat docks and forcing boat owners to scramble after a few loose vessels, but causing no injuries.A tidal surge estimated at three feet rolled into Ventura Harbor about 1 p.m. and unmoored 14 residential docks in the Ventura Keys neighborhood, said Battalion Chief Matt Brock of …

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile killed scores of people in Chile and caused Hawaii to brace for its biggest tsunami since the Alaskan earthquake of 1964.

Need we scarcely say that, over the course of his illustrious sporting career, Apolo Anton Ohno, has been widely acknowledged as one of the greatest American sportspersons of all time. Indeed, with his rich harvest at the Winter Olympics, including two gold, two silver and four bronze medals, over his chequered career, the legendary short track […] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Apolo ohno …

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In the very instant that Lindsey Vonn spun out of control during Wednesday’s Olympic giant slalom, breaking a finger and ending her latest medal bid, Julia Mancuso — Vonn’s teammate and lifelong rival, not to mention the defending champion — sped toward that same spot.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin, told Salon Wednesday night that a public healthcare insurance option won’t make into reform legislation this year.

We’re sad to report that CR Johnson, the first ever skier to pull a 1440 on skis, has died following fatal head and neck injuries sustained after a fall in a rocky section in Squaw Valley. He was 26.

A SeaWorld Orlando animal trainer died this afternoon during an accident at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium, park and law enforcement officials said this afternoon.

Mosi Tatupu, a former running back for the New England Patriots, has died, according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The cause of death was not known. The report said that Tutupu, 54, suffered from high blood pressure and “other ailments.” After playing for the University of Southern California, Tatupu was selected by the Patriots in the eighth round of the 1978 draft. In 13 seasons with New …