'Fire Devil' Near Alice Springs, Australia, Caught On Film (VIDEO)
Nature's not much for subtlety. Just ask Chris Tangey, the man who watched in awe as a 100-foot-high (30-meter-high) whirlwind of fire tore around a patch of Australian Outback on Tuesday (Sept. 11).
Tangey, a filmmaker, managed to capture some very rare footage of the startling phenomenon while out scouting locations near Alice Springs, Australia, according to The Australian.
'General Hospital' star John Ingle dies at age 84
He was 84.
The soap's exec producer, Frank Valenti, tweeted the news two hours ago, writing: "With great sadness, I share the news of John Ingle's passing. We love him and will miss him. John will always be a part of the #GH family."
Louisiana State University evacuated in bomb scare
(Reuters) - A bomb scare prompted authorities to evacuate Louisiana State University and place four nearby public schools under lockdown on Monday while police with sniffer dogs investigated.
A caller telephoned the threat to the East Baton Rouge Parish emergency center at 10:32 a.m. (1532 GMT) and the center relayed the information to campus police, said University spokesman Ernie Ballard.
University Chancellor William Jenkins made the decision to evacuate the campus, and LSU alerted students, faculty and staff via text message at about 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT), Ballard said.
All campus events were canceled for the day.
Cancer leading cause of death for U.S. Hispanics-study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer has replaced heart disease as the leading cause of death among U.S. Hispanics, likely reflecting the large number of young, working-age Hispanics in America, according to a report by the American Cancer Society released on Monday.The shift mirrors a larger national trend as death rates from cancer and heart disease start to converge, Becky Siegel, an epidemiologist for the organization, said in a telephone interview.
Siegel said death rates for heart disease have been declining more rapidly than for cancer, helped by better treatments for heart problems such as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
In the United States, Hispanics tend to be younger, working-age adults, and since heart disease typically afflicts older adults, the study's results are not surprising.
"In the U.S. overall, cancer is the leading cause of death among people younger than 85," Siegel said.
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