It Begins

You all thought I was crazy to cash in my retirement account to buy a diamond-encrusted underground bunker. Sure I could only afford one diamond but I'll be getting the last laugh when an alien virus destroys all of mankind, except me and Scarlett Johansson who will survive in my bunker. Scarlett, if you're reading this you're running out of time to respond to my letters and e-mails asking you to live in my underground bunker. Gratuitous pictures of the Earth's next "Eve" here.

LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.
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Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.

Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.

"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.