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One by One, Homes in Calif. Subdivision Sinking

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Sinking Subdivision in Lakeport, Calif.

Sinking Subdivision in Lakeport, Calif.The wreckage of the Tudor-style dream home of Robin and Scott Spivey who were forced to abandon after the ground gave way causing it to drop 10 feet below the street in Lakeport, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

 

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March.

The cracks soon turned into gaping fractures, and within two weeks their 600-square-foot garage broke from the house and the entire property — manicured lawn and all — dropped 10 feet below the street.

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Are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder real? British Psychological Society says no.

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There is no scientific evidence that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are valid or useful, according to the leading body representing Britain's clinical psychologists.

In a groundbreaking move that has already prompted a fierce backlash from psychiatrists, the British Psychological Society's division of clinical psychology (DCP) will on Monday issue a statement declaring that, given the lack of evidence, it is time for a "paradigm shift" in how the issues of mental health are understood. The statement effectively casts doubt on psychiatry's predominantly biomedical model of mental distress – the idea that people are suffering from illnesses that are treatable by doctors using drugs. The DCP said its decision to speak out "reflects fundamental concerns about the development, personal impact and core assumptions of the (diagnosis) systems", used by psychiatry.

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Locust Swarms Could Spell Disaster in Madagascar

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According to studies, there are currently a hundred locust swarms similar to this one in this region totaling around 500 billion locusts, eating around 100,000 metric tons of vegetation per day. (Image: BILAL TARABEY/AFP/Getty Images)

 

Brood II Cicadas that are poised to invade the eastern U.S. have nothing on the plague of locusts that are threatening the food supply for more than 13 million people.

Madagascar needs more than $22 million by June to put an end to the severe locust plague that is devouring crops - and the food supply - for more than 60-percent of the nation, according to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O).

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Creepy Ghost Town Comes Up for Air

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In this May 6, 2013 photo, a young tourist stands on stairs protruding from the rubble of homes in Epecuen, which once was submerged in water in Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

 

EPECUEN, Argentina -- A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires.

Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina's golden age, the same trains that carried grain to the outside world brought visitors from the capital to relax in Epecuen's saltwater baths and spas.

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Cold Weather May Be Cause of Sea Turtle Sickness

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Marine science officials say a high number of turtle turtles found stranded on beaches from north Florida to Georgia may be caused by an unusually long period of winter weather.

A spokeswoman for the Volusia County's Marine Science Center says they've cared for more sick sea turtles during the past month as they did during all of last year.

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