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There was a time when South America was home of a number of ‘terror birds’. They ruled over the place for tens of millions of years before they went extinct about 2.5 million years ago. Now, researchers have found fossils of a new species of terror bird called Llallawavis scagliai. According to the researchers, the species of the bird was about 10 feet tall. They also said that the terror bird lived in Argentina about 3.5 million years ago.

Over 135,000 signatures have been gathered by an on the web community group, asking Nestlé to stop water bottling operations in California under the Arrowhead and Pure Life brands.

About 3 of 5 statewide water bottling operations have been operated by Nestlé in Southern California. If Nestlé does not discontinue, then the group, called Courage Campaign, will ask State Water Resources Control Board to get involved and shut the bottling operations.

Community volunteers are going to join IRS-certified tax preparers and accounting students from various universities with an aim to provide free tax preparation services for people with incomes under $57,000. The students who are taking part to provide help are from Davenport University, Aquinas College and Cornerstone University.

Free tax preparation services will be provided on April 11, 12, 14 and 15. Volunteers will provide help in cooperation with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. It is cooperative effort of the Internal Revenue Service and nonprofit groups that give training to volunteers to prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country.

According to authorities, a New York City woman, Liana Barrientos, married ten times with ten foreign-born husbands in 11 years. The surprising thing was that Barrientos did not divorce any of them. Now, the woman has been sent into prison as the serial bride pleaded not guilty to felony charges in an alleged immigration scam on Friday.

According to the New York Times, the 39-year-old Barrientos had submitted for a marriage license in 2010 to Salle Keita, man from Bronx. At that time, she said that that she experienced hardly ever been married prior to. As per condition data, Barrientos' claims were false. She had married nine unique males throughout New York State concerning 1999 and 2002, as per the data.

Presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton could be launched soon and before the launch of campaign, President Barack Obama has some simple advice for her. He said Hillary should be herself, and if she does so, she is going to do great.

The new advice by the President sounds easy enough, but a number of politicians have found it tricky to just be themselves when it comes about presidential campaign. The former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had spent a good share of her 2008 primary campaign in trying to discover the correct formula for revealing her true self. For about one and half decade, Democrat Al Gore tried to connect with voters in a natural way.

Major American airlines stated that the state-owned Persian Gulf carriers are improperly subsidized by their respective government. Now, the United States government agencies have decided to conduct a review the allegations made by the airlines. According to reports, the agencies have been seeking comments from parties that are interested by the end of next month.

In a joint statement, the departments of State, Commerce and Transportation said that the concern raised by airlines has been taken seriously by the United States government. The formal review process has been expected to start by the end of May, as per the reports.