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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/california-earthquake-puts-early-warning-system-to-the-test/"></div>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, hold on.” It was hailed as the biggest test yet of the warning system since its public launch. But the people […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanc...

An earthquake warning system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey warned 3 million people about a quake that jolted Northern California's coast.

The people most rattled by the magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Tuesday said the alert didn't give them enough time to take cover as the temblor shook homes off foundations, knocked out power and water to thousands, and injured more than a dozen people.

More than 3 million people were notified by phone early Tuesday of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Northern California.

AMSTERDAM — Tulips and bitcoin have both been associated with financial bubbles in their time, but in a giant greenhouse near Amsterdam the Dutch are trying to make them work together.Engineer Bert de Groot inspects the six bitcoin miners as they perform complex sums to earn cryptocurrency, filling the air with a noisy whine along with a blast of warmth.That warmth is now