Category: News
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Federal report says climate change will wallop U.S. economy
byA new federal report warns of a “cascading effect” that will alter lives and economies, cause fuel shortages and increased power outages. The United States is already feeling the heat from climate change — and the damage could cost hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century if more preventive measures aren’t […]
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This British Firm is Creating Fuel through Recycled Plastic
byMost of the worlds plastic will end up in landfills and a fair amount of it will end up in the worlds oceans. But there is hopes of a change coming with this new British recycling firm! “There is a great demand right now for recycled material..” Says Adrian Haworth of Recycling Technologies. The firm, […]
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Heavy Rains Cause New Dangers After California Fires
byThe deadliest blaze in California history is nearly contained after firefighters got a little help from the rain. While more rain Friday could mean an end to the two-week fire, it also brings the risks of flooding and mudslides. Northern California’s Camp Fire, which has killed 84 people, was 95% contained as of Friday morning, […]
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Punishment light for inmate killers as prison violence rises
byCOLUMBIA, S.C. – Larry Moore was watching “Ellen” in a South Carolina prison when he heard a scream. Fellow cellblock inmate Tommie Wilson was bleeding from his face and running, in vain, for his life. Another prisoner caught up to Wilson, stabbed him with a long knife and bashed him with a lock slung inside a […]
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Mystery of tech CEO found shot dead, family killed in mansion fire deepens; brother arrested for setting own home ablaze
byThe brother of a man who was found shot dead outside his burning New Jersey mansion as part of an apparent quadruple homicide was arrested on Wednesday, after officials disclosed that he set his own home ablaze earlier the same day. The body of Keith Caneiro, the 50-year-old CEO of tech company Square One in Asbury […]
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Massachusetts makes history as first legal marijuana shops on East Coast open Tuesday
by“Obviously, it will be a historic artifact of tomorrow so I won’t be consuming it,” said the mayor of Northampton, who became one of the first customers. NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The Bay State made history Tuesday with the launch of the first recreational marijuana stores on the East Coast — more than two years after […]
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Chipotle rethinking firing manager who refused to serve black customers over ‘dine and dash’ fears
byThe restaurant chain Chipotle announced Saturday that it had terminated one of its managers for suggesting in a viral video that five black customers were planning to order food without paying — but on Sunday, the company acknowledged to Fox News that it was considering re-hiring the manager because her suspicions may have been well-founded. In a series […]
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California Fires Will Rage on
byWhile hundreds of families wait in agony to learn the fate of missing loved ones, officials gave a gut-wrenching forecast on the fate of California’s Camp Fire: It’s not even halfway done burning yet. Since the Camp Fire erupted 10 days ago, it has killed 76 people, destroyed more than 9,700 homes and torched an […]
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Brexit chaos continues as UK’s Theresa May warns against a leadership change
byBeleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is facing a potential no-confidence vote from opponents in her Conservative Party, said Sunday that a leadership change won’t make the faltering Brexit talks any easier. She told Sky News in an interview that “a change of leadership at this point isn’t going to make the negotiations any easier […]
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Trump to visit California wildfire zones after criticizing forest management
by“It seems that many more people are missing than anyone thought even possible,” Trump said before leaving for California. President Donald Trump headed to California on Saturday to visit parts of the state devastated by wildfires despite criticizing forest management there just one week earlier. Answering questions on the White House Southern Lawn, Trump called […]
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