Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up (AP)

AP – Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.

Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent (AP)

AP – The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”

Marines, Afghan troops to stay months in Marjah (AP)

AP – More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay several months to ensure insurgents don’t return, Marine commanders said Sunday.

Final day in Vancouver all about hockey (AP)

AP – Only one thing mattered to most Canadians on the last day of the Vancouver Olympics, and it had nothing to do with who performs what in the closing ceremony.

White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care (AP)

AP – The White House called for a “simple up-or-down” vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama’s chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.

Iran: US behind IAEA charge that Iran making bomb (AP)

AP – Iran’s supreme leader charged Sunday that U.S. and its allies are behind the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency’s claim that Iran may be making nuclear bombs, despite its repeated denials.

More than 200K still powerless after winter storm (AP)

AP – More than 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.

Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking (AP)

AP – At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.

Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama hasn’t kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old’s first medical checkup as commander in chief.

`Shutter Island’ stays afloat at No. 1 with $22.2M (AP)

AP – Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese continue to lure movie-goers to “Shutter Island,” while James Cameron’s “Avatar” has surpassed $700 million domestically.

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