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Tsunami warning lifted in Kamchatka Peninsula | 1:14 a.m. The feared tsunamis rolled across the Pacific Saturday and Sunday but — so far — have amounted to very little.
Authorities in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region lifted a tsunami
alert after a series of small waves appeared to cause no damage, a
spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry said. [...]

View from Hilo: Whales were very active | 6:01 p.m. ETDon
Sullivan of Denver, Colo., was vacationing in Hilo when he was awoken
at 6 a.m. local time by tsunami warning sirens and forced to evacuate
to high ground.  Sirens continued to blare every hour after than, he
said.  “The evacuation seemed smooth, but there were huge gas lines,” [...]

By Mary-Beth Fay, NBC News Producer

VANCOUVER – Ahead of the Vancouver Games, the  Canadian Olympic Committee launched the ambitious “Own the Podium” program with the explicit goal to “place first in the total medal count at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.”

Even though the Canadian government and corporate sponsors spent a record $112 million [...]

VANCOUVER – With the world in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, many countries are showcasing their culture, cuisine, art and music with hospitality houses.

But defining “hospitality” is another matter. Some houses are open only to athletes and sponsors. Others are open to citizens visiting the games. Others are open to the public – sometimes [...]

By Jim Maceda, NBC News Correspondent

VANCOUVER – Canadian Robin Kluczynski, a 59-year-old ex-firefighter, said he’s in good hands.

“I’m kind of looking forward to getting it done,” said Kluczynski as we walked into his hospital room.
After two heart attacks, he’s having quadruple-bypass surgery at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.
And, like every Canadian, his health [...]