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Rise in Fuel Prices Expected After Refinery Fire

Rise in Fuel Prices Expected After Refinery Fire

After the fire burned out a key section of the largest oil refinery in U.S., prices of gas in West Coast are expected to increase up to $4 per gallon, as analyzed by the experts. The company and the state inspectors are working together with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board team, which is part of […]

Monsoon Rain Floods 2 Million Filipinos

Monsoon Rain Floods 2 Million Filipinos

Heavy rain that was brought by the southwest monsoon has caused death of 49 people and most of the provinces and cities were still submerged in floods. Besides the death toll, there were also 6 persons that are reported to be missing while 4 people were injured. 2.11 million Filipinos were affected by the monsoon […]

Philippine Floods Force Massive Evacuation, Killing More Than 50

Philippine Floods Force Massive Evacuation, Killing More Than 50

Heavy rains have caused large percentage of Manila, capital of Philippines, and nearby areas to be submerged. Approximately 270,000 people forced evacuated their homes because of more flooding that is expected by the officials. More than 50 people were killed due to steady rains that were influenced by tropical storm “Haikui” in northeast of Taiwan. […]

Curiosity’s Landing a “Miracle of Engineering”

Curiosity’s flawless landing was regarded as “miracle of engineering” of NASA scientists. On Monday, they take a look at the images of an ancient crater in Mars that is believed to give clues whether life happened in the planet. Mars rover Curiosity landing was a relief to the scientist and engineers. They were looking forward […]

USA’s Retirement System Continues to Worsen

USA’s Retirement System Continues to Worsen

75% of Americans that are close to their retiring age have $30,000 or less in their retirement accounts. An average of $16,034 was saved for retirement for the poor Americans that is within the bracket of 50 to 60 years old. Teresa Ghilarducci, an economics professor at The New School, said that America’s retirement system […]

Houses Destroyed In Oklahoma Wildfire

Houses Destroyed In Oklahoma Wildfire

On Friday, Oklahoma City area was affected by a wildfire that caused several homes to be burned. Firefighters gave great effort to prevent the fire from affecting more parts of the city. According to the officials of Oklahoma’s emergency management, there are 25 structures that were burned in the east of Noble. Residents were instructed […]

Al Qaeda Suspects Arrested in Spain

Al Qaeda Suspects Arrested in Spain

Three people who are suspected to be linked to al Qaeda were arrested by the authorities in the southern part of Spain. One among the three was caught to have explosives. These explosives were to be used in their plans of attacking either the Iberian country or other nations in Europe. On Thursday, Interior Minister […]

High Alert in Taiwan, China Due to Typhoon

High Alert in Taiwan, China Due to Typhoon

Taiwan released a statement that gives warning regarding heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday. This weather will probably affect most part of the islands as Typhoon Saola, which is moving slowly, is approaching Taiwan. As for China, Premier Wen Jiabao informed the authorities to be on high alert to prevent mortality. According to the […]

Accused Colorado Movie Theater Gunman Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder

Accused Colorado Movie Theater Gunman Charged with Multiple Counts of Murder

Prosecutors on Monday charged James Holmes with two dozen counts of first-degree murder and more than 100 other violent offenses related to the recent deadly rampage at a Colorado movie theater. Holmes, who appeared in court with the same cartoonish orange-red hair he had at the time of the shooting, said only one word during […]

Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple

Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple

Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson had booked their wedding far in advance. The invitations had been sent, the programs printed. But one day before they were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they said a pastor told them they would have to find another venue — because they were black. There has never […]

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