Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingNot only is New York State the future face of the two main political parties, but with 400 delegates at stake in Tuesday’s primary race starring presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, everything can change in a “New York minute.” Indeed, the Empire State is where millions of immigrants suddenly got a new start in life and fortunes made overnight on Wall Street....
There are parallels between America’s current political situation and the conditions leading to the collapse of the Roman Republic more than 2,000 years ago, according to an International Business Times commentary published on RawStory.com.Ned Resnikoff, political capital reporter for IBT, writes that the Roman Republic was decaying long before Julius Caesar marched on the city in 49 B.C. and toppled it for good ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
Relief efforts continue in southern Japan following back-to-back strong earthquakes that killed at least 42 people last week and left the country in shambles, the Belfast Telegraph reported Monday.The U.S. military will join rescuers as they redouble efforts for 10 missing people on the southern island of Kyushu, where many area were cut off by landslides and road and bridge damage ... "Without water and electricity, we can't do anything....
... amid "severe and ever worsening weather conditions."The storm snarled traffic at Houston'sHobby Airport, where more than 140 flights had been canceled as of early afternoon, according to the airport's Twitter account.As of early afternoon, some 88,000 homes and businesses in the region were without electricity, according to CenterPoint Energy....
Nay Pyi Taw, April 18. A total of 36 people were killed and 316 injured during Myanmar's Thingyan water festival, the media reported on Monday.During the five-day water festival, 14 people were killed and 235 injured in accidents while 17 deaths ... ....
A bikini model and her boyfriend, accused of operating an identity theft ring that racked up $2 million in fraudulent charges to bankroll their lavish lifestyle, looked prison drab Monday as they appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court...Steven Hirsch ... In one sexy snap, she wears barely-there daisy dukes and an America flag crop-top sweater as she pumps gas ... ....
But now Poet LaureateCarol Ann Duffy is to turn her hand to a tribute to the demise of the traditional electricity and gas meters as they make way for new, digital technology ... “Gas and electricity meters have been a fixture under stairs and in cupboards for more than a hundred years, so it felt fitting to preserve their place in household history with a poem....
[...] its aggressive expansion isn't without cost; next month, it will raise prices for loyal subscribers, and it faces tougher competition from less expensive rivals ... U.S. homebuilders' confidence held steady in April, reflecting an overall optimistic outlook in the market for new homes even as a gauge of current sales fell slightly. PURCHASE, N.Y ...MIAMI (AP) — Faced with protests, political pressure and a lawsuit, Carnival Corp....
For the older child looking for some fun, don’t miss the Fantom 1.0 Electric Skateboard. Kids up to age 11 will love this electric skateboard that is controlled with a wireless remote control ... We love the classic black and red design that looks like a skateboard but contains a 100-watt electric motor that will hold a charge up to 40 minutes and reach speeds up to 10 miles per hour. ....
The wind farm is scheduled to come online at the end of 2016 and generate 125,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually ... When the wind spins the rotor, the rotating magnetic field generates electricity. 'The magnets are so strong the rotor makes electricity by just turning it from north to south on the shop floor,' says operations manager Jean-Baptiste Vilcoq ... Workers test everything from vibrations to electrical output....
In 2012, the electric carmaker awarded its billionaire founder 5.27 million options tied to milestones including developing new vehicles and speeding up production ... ....
Construction on a new $340 million car rental facility at Kahului Airport on Maui has started, part of the $2.7 billion statewide airport modernization program. Construction on the new consolidated rent-a-car facility began last Friday ... It will also have an electric tram to transport passengers between the new facility and the terminal, getting rid of the 25 shuttle buses currently in operation. The… ... ....