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 ....
A report in the Belfast Telegraph Monday says dinosaurs were already on the path to extinction millions of years before the meteor impact that is widely believed to have wiped them out, scientists said.Experts have always believed dinosaurs were flourishing on Earth just before the disaster struck when a huge asteroid or comet hit the planet just off the coast of Mexico, the report said....
More than a foot of rain in some places flooded low-lying areas across the Houston region on Monday, forcing officials to suspend bus and rail service, close schools and government offices and urge residents to stay home amid what authorities said were extremely dangerous conditions, CNN reported."This is a life-threatening emergency....
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....
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 ... The U.S....
Many years ago, I remember a young boy, much younger than myself, visiting his aunt's shop in Paola... The piece which he performed to perfection, is well-known among violinists for being extremely demanding on the technical front, even as it recaptures the Andalusian inspiration which prompted Tarrega to compose it, way back in 1896 ... Speaking about the MSA's Gold Medal Carmine said ... Naturally I accepted it with open arms." ... " ... ....
Phrases such as "what a happy baby" or "they are happy with their life" are familiar to us all ... The responsibility of spreading joy in an urban setting is uniquely represented in Jerez, the Andalusian city of happiness, while under Islamic rule from the year 711 to 1491 ... The Andalusians were known to view themselves and their appearance in such high regard that they would rather fast than spend their last remaining allowance on food....
Not much separates us, really ... here is a family that has closed ranks not only against the world, but against the world's morality ... Advertisement ... The first Spanish Affair – a broad, corny fish-out-of-water comedy about a suave Andalusian pursuing a Basque woman by trying to pass himself off as a stoic, stony-faced northerner – was a game-changer at the Spanish box office, becoming the biggest-earning local film ever ... ....
A man in a Dublin street was shot dead by mistake, believe gardai, in continuing war between criminal bosses ... Locals reported that a man in running shoes escaped from the area towards Spencer Dock. Related ... GaryHutch was chased around his Andalusian apartment before being shot dead inside the villa because members of Kinahan’s gang believed he had betrayed an intercepted drug shipment they were in charge of to the Garda and Interpol ... ....
(Source. University of Bath). The current stalemate in Spain over forming a government following elections last December is a function of the country's shift away from a two-party system at national level, writes Paul Kennedy...Despite her denials, the socialist President of the Andalusian region, Susana Díaz, may consider mounting a leadership bid should Sánchez fail to lead a minority administration ... Published. 4 April 2016 ... Paul Kennedy....
Sevilla came from behind to beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in the Europa League quarter-final first leg ... A draw would have given Sevilla the impetus in the tie, but Iborra’s winner gave the second leg an entirely different complexion and kept the Andalusians firmly on course for their third consecutive Europa League title ... ....
With the hosts boasting a formidable scoring record and their Andalusian opponents struggling badly on the road, our tipster is backing the Basques to net in the first half ... ....