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Here are the top news headlines that may interest you for Tuesday, April 16th, 2013. Read, be informed, discuss, and prosper.

7.8 Earthquake in Iran “A death toll in the hundreds is expected following a massive earthquake in southeast Iran near the border of Pakistan on Tuesday. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the quake is the country’s largest in decades”

originalGuantanamo Bay “In early February, more than 11 years into his detention at Guantanamo Bay, a Yemeni man named Samir Naji al-Hasan Moqbel went on a hunger strike. He had company: By mid-March, The Washington Post reported 14 detainees on hunger strike…”

The Boston Marathon Explosion “Yesterday, two bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 100 people.”

Gold Prices Plummet “Gold posted its biggest one-day percentage drop in 30 years Monday as new signs of a global economic slowdown emerged and fears diminished that central banks’ easy-money policies would stoke inflation.”

Google Glass “A day-long battery, a 5MP camera and wifi will all be built in to Google Glass, newly released specifications have also confirmed. Devices will be sent to those ‘Explorers’ who have pre-ordered, but Glass is not yet going on sale to the general public…”