Witnesses say the NJTransit train that crashed into the Hoboken, N.J. train station during the morning commute Thursday was traveling so fast it became airborne as it hit concrete blocks and collided with the terminal roof, leaving three people reportedly dead, The Independent reported. A New Jersey Transit worker said it sounded like a bomb going off ... "It was going considerably faster than it should have been at the terminal," he said....
Islamic State terrorists have cut the size of the force left to defend the group’s last stronghold in Iraq by as much as two-thirds with little time to go before Iraqi forces will launch an all-out assault to capture the city, VOA News reported Thursday.U.S ... "They know they don't have what it takes to stop that offensive," Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman, Col....
The engineer who was at the controls during the tragic train crash on Thursday morning was a veteran of the industry with 29 years of experience named Thomas Gallagher, according to The Star Tribune. "It was very shocking," said his neighbor Tom Jones. "I'm just heartbroken for them, they're just wonderful people." ... Federal investigators from the Transportation Safety Board said they expect to question him tomorrow over the accident....
Reports from Newsweek released Thursday suggest that Donald Trump's company conducted business in Cuba in secret which violates the U.S. trade embargo in place, according to BBCNews. The company allegedly spent $68,000 in Cuba in 1998 in an attempt to search of business opportunities on the island which was shown in company records, interviews with former Trump executives, and court filings ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIf logic is about clear and coherent and effective thinking, and if the goal of a debate is to point out the inconsistencies and omissions of your opponent, then logic was the real loser in Monday night’s most watched (81 million Americans) televised debate ... What’s more, Lester Holt, the moderator who interrupted Trump 41 times, was the main culprit....
As the host of the new series Mission Possible, former Rutgers football player EricLeGrand takes his inspirational message to the Fox NFL Sunday show. . ... ....
Flooding disasters have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years, destroying homes and taking lives. In 2014, floods in the U.S ...Treasury... Read More ... Read More ... “One of the key challenges we face in this country is that building codes are adopted, implemented and enforced at a local level,” says SusanRochford, who runs sustainability and energy efficiency programs at building infrastructure company Legrand....
Many of this fall's home decor collections are sporting a rather debonair look. Tweeds, tartans and twills drape cushions and comforters; furniture is clad in supple leather; drapes are made of suiting fabric; and hardware takes style notes from the gentlemen's accessory drawer ... Their durability makes them ideal for chair, bench and headboard upholstery ... Legrand's wall plates are available in black leather. (www.legrand.us )....
After spending the day with residents at the Cusack CareCenter in Jersey City last week, LeGrand shared his rehabilitation journey at the long-term care facility's 125th anniversary Generations benefit luncheon. JERSEY CITY -- EricLeGrand is determined to walk and play football again, and he credits the positive energy from family and friends for his desire to achieve his goals....
Arthur A. Levine Books . Unidentified Suburban Object. MikeJung. Arthur A. Levine Books, 265 pp., $16.99; ages 9-13. Though I already knew about the outrageous twist at the heart of this story, I still snorted in glee. Chloe Cho, the lone Asian-American student at her middle school, already feels like an outsider. She's expected to fit the stereotype of violin-playing, straight-A nerd – and she does ...Grade ... TowersFalling ... ClaireLegrand....
‘BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL’. Based on the hit film by Stephen Daldry, music by Sir Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall.. When. 7.30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through Oct ... Oct ... Oct. 13 ... His mother has died; his gruff dad (a frosty-with-heart LeGrandLawrence) sends him to boxing lessons but he encounters a girls ballet class and becomes a pupil, too, encouraged by his random but supportive dance teacher, Mrs ... ....
With the traditional Parisian brasserie in decline, a new website is pointing diners to alternative cheap eats. The founders of Les Petites Tables show us where to dine well on a shoestring. ‘No kebabs, no sandwiches - that’s our rule ... Twitter ... Spicy rice and veg, 10th arrondissement. Twitter. Smelling of spices and stock, Le Bichat is a low-key cafe opened last year by actor and activist AugustinLegrand and run by his family ... Twitter ... ....
LeGrand, 26, was paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in an Oct ...LeGrand, 26, was paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in an Oct....