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The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) 

Eclipse crosses Asia, US

From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.

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    Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward

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    Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria

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    Commercial rocket will fly to the space station

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    Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63

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    Not guilty plea in NYC Anonymous hacking case

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    Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO

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    Facebook updates data use policy to give more info

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    Giant asteroid got one-two crater-carving punch

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