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Kuo Kai-wen, director of Taiwan's Seismology Center, points at the locations from a monitor showing North Korea's test site, in Taipei on Jan. 6, 2016. North Korea claimed it carried out a "successful" miniaturized hydrogen bomb test.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
World reacts to North Korea hydrogen bomb claim
The United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Wednesday in response to North Korea's announcement that it<span style="color: Red;">*</span>conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test. If the North's claim is confirmed, there will be calls for new, tougher sanctions against the regime of Kim Jong Un. A successful test<span style="color: Red;">*</span>would be a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>disturbing development for the United States and its allies<span style="color: Red;">*</span>because<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hydrogen bomb is more powerful than a traditional fission bomb, and if the North's claim<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is confirmed,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it would indicate intelligence reports underestimated the sophistication of the secretive nation's nuclear program.
A picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling North Korean Workers Party, on Sept. 8, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center front, and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, second from right, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first vice-president of the Council of State, watching an art performance by the Moranbong Band and the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 7, 2015. Bermudez led a Cuban delegation to North Korea to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between North Korea and Cuba. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Rodong Sinmun, European Pressphoto Agency
Men and women pump their fists in the air and chant "defend!" as they carry propaganda slogans calling for reunification of their country during the "Pyongyang Mass Rally on the Day of the Struggle Against the U.S.," attended by approximately 100,000 North Koreans to mark the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at the Kim Il Sung stadium, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The month of June in North Korea is known as the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism Month" and it's a time for North Koreans to swarm to war museums, mobilize for gatherings denouncing the evils of the United States and join in a general, nationwide whipping up of the anti-American sentiment.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Wong Maye-E, AP
North Koreans gather in front of a portrait of their late leader Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, paying respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il, to mark the third anniversary of his death, Wednesday Dec. 17 at Pyong Chon District in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea marked the end of a three-year mourning period for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Wednesday, opening the way for his son, Kim Jong Un, to put a more personal stamp on the way the country is run. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Kim Kwang Hyon, AP
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Oculus Rift starts taking preorders as doors to CES officially open
More than 165,000 people are expected as the showroom floor opens Wednesday at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (Take a peek inside). During the global tech show's Jan. 6-9 run, 20,000 tech products will be shown by more than 3,600 exhibitors. Part of the gadget extravaganza will include a spotlight on Oculus Rift. The Facebook-owned company will start taking preorders for its virtual reality headset at 11 a.m. ET. There's still no word on the price or official launch date, but more specifics are promised when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey takes questions Wednesday on Reddit. We'll be covering that and all things CES here.
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Oculus will begin taking pre-orders for the consumer version of the Rift virtual Headset January 6 at 11 a.m. ET. "VR will become something everyone wants before it becomes something everyone can afford," Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. Wochit
Griffey Jr. can relax as MLB players await call from Hall of Fame?
With more than a dozen qualified candidates, just 10 slots available and the ever-present cloud of performance-enhancing drug use complicating the process, this year's baseball Hall of Fame ballot sparks significant debate. This much we know: Wednesday will be a slam-dunk celebration for Ken Griffey Jr., a unanimous pick in multiple polls that show he has a chance to break the all-time vote percentage mark of 98.84 (set by Tom Seaver in 1992). For others —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>including Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Trevor Hoffman —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it will be nervous time. Swipe through a gallery of the top first-time Hall of Fame candidates:
Someone could win $450 million
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $450 million, and the winning numbers will be drawn at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday. You've got a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning. If you like those odds, you can buy a ticket for $2 anywhere in the U.S. except Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska and Hawaii. If you win, there are a lot of things you shouldn't do — like, don't tell everyone you know. But don't worry, there's lots you can do — you're a millionaire, after all.
A Powerball lottery ticket is printed for a customer Feb. 11, 2015, at a 7-Eleven store in Chicago when the jackpot surged to more than $564 million.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images)
American Idol takes its final bow
For an unprecedented eight straight seasons —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from 2003-04 to 2010-11 —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it was the most-watched show on TV. But then American Idol, which launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Hudson and many more, did what many idols do. It faded. And now it is fading away. With a shorter schedule ending in April, the 15th and final season, which begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox, will mix Idol's past and present, starting with prior winners and stars — Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze and Nick Fradiani — advising singers at early auditions. What advice did they have for surprise auditioner Kanye West? You can see his effort here. Also, expected to drop by during the season are the original three judges — Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. Rock on!
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Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>More rain and snow will pelt California Wednesday while temperatures rise in the eastern U.S.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures pointed lower Wednesday, after North Korea’s claim<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb unnerved investors.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at American Idol, Mike & Molly and Blackish.
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