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 ....
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....
Automakers Toyota and Nissan have also been affected by the damages ...The U.S. has major Air Force, Navy and Marine bases in Japan, and stations about 50,000 troops in the country.Many evacuees whose homes were not seriously damaged sought shelter as the area was rocked by more than 500 aftershocks from two big quakes that struck late on Thursday night and in the early hours of Saturday....
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....
Milanese museum officials have recovered three 15th-century paintings which were stolen from the Prince of Luxembourg’s Tuscan villa by Nazi forces in 1944, officials told The Local.The paintings were smuggled out of Prince Felix’s villa in Camaiore, a city in Lucca province, and eventually taken to Dornsburg castle in northeastern Bolzano, at the time home of SS headquarters for Gen.Karl Wolff....
Then cast your gaze to the Philippines, where the 2016 campaign has become a nail-biter between a tough-on-crime, foul-mouthed, motorcycle-riding mayor accused of links to death squads, and a U.S.-educated senator and adopted daughter of movie stars whose candidacy was nearly derailed by questions over whether she's a bonafide Philippine citizen. Voters in the Southeast Asian nation of 100 million, a longtime U.S ... ....
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes the next Philippine president will continue the peace efforts in its southern state endeavoured by Benigno S. Aquino III. He said such efforts are important as destabilisation of the southern Philippines would enable militant groups such as the Daesh to establish its foothold in the region ... ....
RoyalAustralianNavy) ...Adelaide is in Jervis Bay until 22 April undertaking the concentrated training period, which is designed and administered by Navy's in-house assessment team, Sea Training Group, to ensure she is ready to conduct humanitarian aid, disaster relief and non-combatant evacuation operations ... Royal Australian Navy issued this content on 18 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....
A spokesman for the RoyalNavy said ... “A DA 20 was taking part in the search this morning after being diverted from the JointWarrior exercise and a US Navy P8 PoseidonMaritime Patrol Aircraft flew from RAF Lossiemouth after being immediately re-tasked.”. A navy helicopter participating in Operation Joint Warrior also helped with the search for the ......
Like your presidential politics spicy, but need a break from the Trump-Cruz-Kasich-Sanders-Clinton circus?. Then cast your gaze to the Philippines, where the 2016 campaign has become a nail-biter between a tough-on-crime, foul-mouthed, motorcycle-riding mayor accused of links to death squads, and... ....
VOA News. China says a military plane has landed on one of the country's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, the first public acknowledgement of such a mission ...U.S ... China claims much of the South China Sea, while several other nations — including the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam — have rival claims. ....
WEST POINT (Tribune News Service) — Joe Walker was swarmed by several defenders. Linebacker CalenHolt made the first contact ...Army is full-go when permitted while service-academy counterpart Navy eliminated Saturday scrimmages and its spring game the last three years ... Monken's defensive linemen are preparing to play Navy and Air Force's triple-option offenses by facing cut blocks from Army's offense this spring ... Army is bucking a trend....
Much like Iron Man, who has reformatted his armor nearly 50 times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America has gone through a number of costume changes during his time on the big screen. Chris Evans has played the patriotic hero in five movies including the upcoming Captain America ...The Winter Soldier ... The dark, navy blue suit from the opening of Winter Soldier when Im on the LemurianStar, messing people up on that ship ... ....
The Queen is like a Toronto streetcar. Neither is very practical. They’re pricy, cumbersome, creaky, distracting, slow and inefficient. They’ve been around forever. They have one-track minds, they stop traffic and get in the way. On the other hand, they are cute, cuddly and reassuring, a tie to a gentler past ... We find him boring, the pollster says ... The RoyalCanadianNavy would have to change all its stationary — again....