An unnamed Turkish official has confirmed the nationalities of the three men who carried out Tuesday’s deadly attack on Istanbul’s airport as Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals, Turkish media and officials told various media outlets.Turkey believes Islamic State militants were behind the suicide gun and bomb attack killing 43 and wounding more than 230 people – many of them airport workers, BBCNews reported Thursday....
photo: NASA / ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester)
Jupiter takes center stage with the arrival next week of a NASA spacecraft built to peek through its thick, swirling clouds and map the planet from the inside out. The solar-powered Juno spacecraft is on the final leg of a five-year, 1.8 billion-mile voyage to the biggest planet in the solar system.... ....
The return of budget caps and the potential for automatic across-the-board spending cuts through 2021 pose the No. 1 defense fiscal challenge for the the next president and defense secretary, according to Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord. “There is no deal on the books, so you are starting with a clean sheet of paper” that “overshadows their whole first term,” McCord said in an interview ... 1 ... “What does the new team think?” ... LEARN MORE. ....
(CNN)With just 38 days to go before the Rio Olympics kicks off, the situation in the host city just went from bad to worse. A beach goer Wednesday discovered mutilated human body parts that had washed up on the shore, right in front of the OlympicBeach VolleyballArena on Rio's famed Copacabana beach. A dismembered foot and another body part still unidentified was found, according to Andre Luiz, an officer of the Military Police... ....
Former London MayorBoris Johnson shocked the United Kingdom Thursday when he unexpectedly ruled himself out as a candidate to be Britain’s next prime minister after justice secretary Michael Gove, chair of Johnson’s leadership campaign, decided to run for the Conservative leadership chair himself, The Guardian reported ... The result will be announced on Sept. 9.– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....
It was not just the cut-offs which kept Delhi University aspirants worried but also the varsity's website which crashed on day one of the admissions playing a spoilsport in DU's maiden effort at makin... ....
(Source. Printing Industries of America). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 30, 2016―Printing Industries of America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 PremierPrint Awards, the world's most prestigious international print competition ... To view a complete list of winners, please visit ... 'We were astounded by the quality of entries this year,' noted MichaelMakin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America ... 704. ###....
While some wealthy couples collect art, Christine and Edmund Stoecklein used their millions to buy a major portfolio of private islands. Now their secret stash of eight islands are on the market — the “rarest and most remarkable assemblage of private islands” on the Eastern Coast, according to the listing — for $78 million. “This is a really beautiful collection of private islands, and they are unique....
SimonsIsland... Several hotels on the island permit pets as well, including the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort. JekyllIsland. Dogs are permitted on most of the beaches on Jekyll Island unless posted ... TybeeIsland ... SapeloIsland ... The Sapelo Island Birdhouse Cottages allow guests to bring dogs for overnight stays....
Telemetry alarms warned PWD of low water pressure on the Islands at 4.30 a.m ...Original documenthttp.//www.pwd.org/news/water-main-break-reduces-water-pressure-casco-bay-islands....
electric system for the first time took a major step forward this past weekend with the landing of a 20-mile undersea cable between the Rhode Island mainland and BlockIsland... The cable will bring power created by the five-turbine Deepwater Wind Block IslandWindFarm project located just off the island to the mainland power grid ... Until now the island's electric power needs were met through diesel-powered generation....
More people than ever want to visit the beautiful East End of LongIsland during summer weekends, and the Long IslandRailRoad is adding train service to meet that demand and reduce crowding on trains ... 'The changes we are launching will make it easier to get to eastern Long Island's popular getaway destinations,' said LIRRPresidentPatrick Nowakowski....
State of Rhode Island). The Rhode IslandDepartment of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced it will debut its new ferry service connecting Providence and Newport on July 1 ... 5, bolstering the state's economy and promoting public transit for visitors to Rhode Island's two most popular cities ... 'This is a great way for Rhode Island families to see the bay without a private boat.'....
More people than ever want to visit the beautiful East End of LongIsland during summer weekends, and the Long IslandRailRoad is adding train service to meet that demand and reduce crowding on trains ... 'The changes we are launching will make it easier to get to eastern Long Island's popular getaway destinations,' said LIRRPresidentPatrick Nowakowski....
By Koki Hayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterIMABARI, Ehime — Internationally acclaimed architect Toyo Ito and students of his architecture school have spearheaded the opening of Home for All, a community space with a cafe, on Omishima island in Imabari, EhimePrefecture... Enthralled by the bountiful nature of Omishima, Ito launched “Project Omishima — transforming into the most beautiful island in Japan.”....
Encountering the Norwegian captain relaxing on deck (while his staff captain navigated the Minch) I pointed to the island we were passing slowly on the port side and asked him its name ... “Yes, but what is the name of that island?” I pressed him....