
When a train suddenly crashed into a parade float honoring veterans in Midland, Texas, four people died instantly while 17 others were taken to the nearest hospital. “From what we know right now, apparently there were two fatalities at the time of the incident and two more at the hospital that passed away after they’d […]
Sunday November 18 2012, 4:27 AM EDT | Posted in
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On Thursday, a Hamas rocket instantly killed three Israelis on north of the Gaza Strip, drawing blood from Israel as the Palestinian death toll rose to 13 and the military face-off staggered closer to all-out war. As Israeli warplanes bombed targets in and around Gaza city, tall buildings shaken and thick clouds of smoke and dust rolled up into the sky. […]
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Just meters from the Turkish border, a Syrian warplane bombed the town of Ras al-Ain for a second day on Tuesday, sending up thick clouds of smoke and causing residents on the Turkish side to rush for cover. On Thursday, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are trying to regain control of Ras al-Ain, which fell to rebels. The offensive has caused […]
Wednesday November 14 2012, 3:21 AM EDT | Posted in
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Just two weeks after launching the flagship Windows 8, the executive most widely speculated to be the next chief executive of Microsoft Corp has left the world’s largest software maker as CEO Steve Ballmer moved to tighten his grip on the company. The exit of 23-year veteran Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft’s Windows unit, is […]
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Central Myanmar is now facing a very big problem after an earthquake killed at least 11 people. That number will still likely to rise on Monday as several workers were missing after a half-built bridge collapsed on the Irrawaddy River. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake early on Sunday struck about 60 km northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s […]
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On Sunday, China’s top official in charge of fighting copyright piracy condemned what he said was purposeful misrepresentation of the problem by the Western media which caused the country’s poor global image. China said that important facts had been ignored. Foreign governments, including the United States, have for years urged China to take a stronger […]
Monday November 12 2012, 2:37 AM EDT | Posted in
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Just a day after he won another term, an emotional President Barack Obama recognized his youthful staff of several hundred with managing a campaign that will “go on in the annals of history.” “What you guys have accomplished will go on in the annals of history and they will read about it and they’ll marvel […]
Saturday November 10 2012, 4:23 AM EDT | Posted in
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A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala killed at least 48 people and trapped others under rubble on Wednesday, crushing homes and cars, destroying roads and forcing evacuations as far away as Mexico City. Most of the dead were buried under debris in San Marcos state, a mountainous region near the Mexican border. Landslides […]
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President Barack Obama went back to Iowa, the state where his candidacy first took root more than four years ago on the final night of his campaign for reelection. The occasion had all the trappings of a typical Obama rally: American flags lined the risers above cheerful Democrats, generators hummed in the distance and a […]
Wednesday November 07 2012, 6:18 AM EDT | Posted in
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There might be plenty of gasoline in the Northeast but unfortunately, it’s just not at gas stations. Last Thursday, drivers lined up for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied in parts of New York and New Jersey. The power outages and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy have forced many gas stations […]
Sunday November 04 2012, 4:20 AM EDT | Posted in
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