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2018 Westminster car attack |
On 14 August 2018, three people were injured when a silver Ford Fiesta hit them near the Palace of Westminster. The car then went on to crash into the separation barrier of the pavement situated between St Margaret Street / Abingdon Street and Old Palace Yard The London Metropolitan Police responded within seconds an... | Road Crash | null | null |
Ten of the Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces |
It’s no surprise that the most expensive divorce was of course had by the wealthiest man in the world. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ recent split from his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott cost him a whopping $35 billion and made headlines around the world.
Even the world’s richest aren’t protected when poor estate planning is in place.... | Famous Person - Divorce | null | null |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17)[a] was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. [3] Contact with the aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, was lost when it was about 50 km (31 mi) from the Ukr... | Air crash | null | null |
Margaret River artist Ian Thwaites transforms beach pollution into 'sought-after' artwork |
Artist Ian Thwaites spends his weekends combing the beaches of Western Australia in search of creative inspiration.
The coastline in his local Margaret River is renowned for its stunning beaches.
Masses of tourists flock there each year seeking a slice of the untouched seaside.
But he is not there for the famous, pris... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot crash | On October 29, 2010, two packages, each containing a bomb consisting of 300 to 400 grams (11–14 oz) of plastic explosives and a detonating mechanism, were found on separate cargo planes. The bombs were discovered as a result of intelligence received from Saudi Arabia's security chief. They were bound from Yemen to the ... | Air crash | null | null |
Vigerslev train crash | The Vigerslev train crash occurred on 1 November 1919, when an express train collided at speed with a stopped train near Vigerslev, Denmark, due to a dispatcher error. 40 people were killed and about 60 injured. Vigerslev is nowadays a part of Copenhagen's western Valby district. Vigerslev train station is nowadays the... | Train collisions | null | null |
Wembley Central rail crash |
The Wembley Central rail crash was a fatal railway accident that occurred on 11 October 1984 just outside Wembley Central railway station, Greater London. The 17:54 passenger train from London Euston to Bletchley, formed of two Class 310 electric multiple units, collided with a Freightliner train which was leaving Wi... | Train collisions | null | null |
15 February 2003 anti-war protests |
On 15 February 2003, a coordinated day of protests started across the world in which people in more than 600 cities expressed opposition to the imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the war took place. At the time, social movement researche... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2019–2021 locust infestation - Wikipedia |
Ongoing locust infestation in East Africa, Arabian peninsula and Indian subcontinent
2019–2021 locust infestation
June 2019 – present
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Position and trajectory of the remaining locust swarms in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, October 2020
2019–2021 locust infestation is a pest outbreak of desert locusts which is threa... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
NBA Players Who Married Celebrities Even More Famous Than Themselves | Basketball is one of the most-watched sports in the United States, making many of the NBA players known among fans. Here are some of the court stars who dated celebrities. Over the years, NBA players have bagged the creme de la creme of the entertainment industry as their partners. While some have lasted the long haul,... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
U.S. Withdrawal From the INF Treaty: The Facts and the Law | President Trump announced on Oct. 20 that the United States would pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a 1987 bilateral agreement prohibiting the United States and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilom... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
American Airlines Flight 1 (1941) crash | American Airlines Flight 1, dubbed "the New Yorker",[1] was a regularly scheduled, multiple stop flight from La Guardia Airport to Chicago Municipal Airport. It had intermediate stops at Newark, New Jersey; Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and South Bend, Indiana. On October 30, 1941, on the flight's leg between B... | Air crash | null | null |
Ohio killer's son, wife continue innocence crusade | Over Labor Day weekend in 2006, 48-year-old Kathy Wangler died mysteriously in her home in Lima, Ohio, from carbon monoxide poisoning. Her husband, Dr. Mark Wangler, a top anesthesiologist, said it was an accident caused by a faulty water heater.
The story was featured this past Friday night on "48 Hours Myster... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
[Video] Ask a U of M Expert: What climate change and droughts mean for our future | According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, over 40% of the United States is in a moderate or severe drought — which is expected to persist with little to no improvement. Locally, over 72% of Minnesota is in a severe drought, which means that crop yields are low, feed for cattle is expensive, fire danger is high, and river... | Droughts | null | null |
Rescue efforts slowed a week after Zimbabwe mine collapse | Rains and flooding have slowed rescue efforts at a Zimbabwean mine where a shaft collapsed last week, trapping at least 10 artisanal miners On Location: November 16, 2021 Associated Press -- Rains and flooding have slowed rescue efforts at a Zimbabwean mine where a shaft collapsed last week, trapping at least 10 artisa... | Mine Collapses | null | null |
Gas explosions kill six people in Ogun in one week – Police | The police in Ogun said they have commenced an investigation into the multiple gas explosions that occurred in Abeokuta in the past week.
This is contained in a statement released on Saturday by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson.
Six persons have been confirmed dead, while eight other persons were injured in th... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Cristiano Ronaldo sets all-time men's international scoring record with dramatic double | Cristiano Ronaldo set the all-time men's international scoring record by netting twice in Portugal's victorious World Cup qualifying clash against the Republic of Ireland. He tallied two goals late, including one deep in stoppage time, to lead his nation to a dramatic comeback win.
Ronaldo officially set the mark when ... | Break historical records | null | null |
Read SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell’s speech to 2021 graduates, urging US educational reforms | SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell returned to her alma mater on Monday and delivered Northwestern University’s commencement address to the class of 2021. Speaking virtually, Shotwell gave Northwestern’s students an overview of her career, especially focusing on the nearly two decades that she’s worked for Elon Musk’s Sp... | Famous Person - Give a speech | null | null |
An Illinois man in connection with a Massachusetts bank robbery | BOSTON – An Illinois man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in connection with a Massachusetts bank robbery and an Illinois bank robbery. Eugene Davis, 54, of Chicago, Ill., pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing fo... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Ariarne Titmus ends Katie Ledecky’s reign in Olympic 400m freestyle thriller | The reign of American swimming legend Katie Ledecky is over – at least for now. The five-times Olympic gold medallist was beaten by Australian 20-year-old Ariarne Titmus in the muchhotly-anticipated women’s 400m freestyle final at Tokyo 2020, with Games debutant Titmus outlasting her more experienced rival to come with... | Break historical records | null | null |
WelcomeFest concert canceled for 2021 | Editor's Note: Due to an unanticipated security staff shortage, which is a national issue, the 2021 WelcomeFest concert has been canceled. The Division of Student Affairs is grateful to Program Council for their work planning this event and disappointed to cancel for reasons outside of their control. We are working to ... | Organization Closed | null | null |
WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot | A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS The drive to produce vaccines in Africa is designed to help more developing countries access COVID-19 shots after rich nations bought up most of this year's supply. Moderna said last October it would... | Organization Established | null | null |
October 1998 Central Texas floods | The October 1998 Texas Flooding was a flood event that occurred across parts of South Texas and Southeast Texas on the weekend of October 17 and October 18, 1998. The storm that caused it was one of the costliest in the recorded meteorological history of the United States, bringing rainfall of over 20 inches (510 mm) t... | Floods | null | null |
Harlem riot of 1964 |
The Harlem riot of 1964 occurred between July 16 and 22, 1964. It began after James Powell, a 15-year-old African American, was shot and killed by police Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan in front of Powell's friends and about a dozen other witnesses. Immediately after the shooting, about 300 students from Powell's school w... | Riot | null | null |
An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico | The Biden administration has pledged to provide Puerto Rico—home to more than 3 million U.S. citizens—with the resources and technical assistance it needs to recover and prosper in the wake of multiple natural disasters and ongoing economic and fiscal crises. Puerto Rico stands at a crossroads—and acting boldly and wi... | Financial Crisis | null | null |
Report ranks UGA, other schools on graduating Pell Grant recipients | uga ATHENS, GA - CIRCA 2007: Close up view of the Georgia Arch on the University of Georgia Bulldogs campus in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Dot Paul/University of Georgia/Collegiate September 24, 2021 at 5:20 am EDT By Tim Bryant In a list published by The Chronicle of Higher Education , the University of Georgia ran... | Financial Aid | null | null |
2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests |
The 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests were a series of civil disobedience protests held in Canada. The main issue behind the protests was the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) through 190 kilometres (120 mi) of Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation territory in British Columbia (BC), land that is unced... | Protest_Online Condemnation | null | null |
2010 West Papua floods | The 2010 West Papua floods occurred on 6 October 2010 in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua. The floods, which have centered on the town of Wasior in West Papua,[1] resulted from heavy rains resulted in a river overflowing its banks, causing landslides. [2]
At least 145 people have reported to have been kil... | Floods | null | null |
Indians Fire | The Indians Fire was a wildfire in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest in the Santa Lucia Range which that started on June 8, 2008 and burned uncontained until July 10 scorching 81,378 acres (329.33 km2) of land. [1] This fire burned predominately within the Los Padres National Forest, Monterey Ra... | Fire | null | null |
Tigray mothers share shocking accounts of dire famine conditions | Testimonies from parents of severely malnourished children, medics, IDPs and residents who beg for food suggest dramatic worsening of situation in Ethiopia’s war-hit region. Eighteen-month-old Haftom Hailay is too weak to cry. All the boy, weighing three kilogrammes, can do is sigh in pain. His mother, malnourished her... | Famine | null | null |
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire |
The Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire was a disastrous fire that occurred on 1 August 2004 in Asunción, Paraguay. After the fire broke out, exits were locked to prevent people from stealing merchandise. The building also lacked adequate fire protection systems. Over 300 people were killed and more than 500 were injured. ... | Fire | null | null |
Afghans face 'tsunami of destitution' as famine looms | Afghans face a “tsunami of destitution” and need $200m a month in aid to stave of starvation and catastrophe after the Taliban takeover, the United Nations has warned. Large numbers of Afghan civilians risk dying in the coming months as the country is caught in a stand-off between its new Taliban rulers and the nations... | Famine | null | null |
The Truth About George Clooney's Relationship With Julia Roberts | Numerous celebs have taken their marriage vows seriously, proving that love can really last in Hollywood. Finding love in Hollywood is easy, but making it last is another story. Almost every day, fans find out about yet another celeb heartache , breakup, or divorce, making it hard to believe that stars ever find true l... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force | The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. The task force will be led by Kelly L. Gibson, the Acting Deputy Director of Enforcement, who will oversee a Division-wide effort, with 22 members drawn from the SEC’s headquarter... | Organization Established | null | null |
16 Celebrities Who've Been Married the Most Times | Asked to come up with the most famous celebrities who married the most times, there's a good chance that Elizabeth Taylor is one of the first names you think of. The two-time Oscar-winner was married eight times to seven different husbands, including twice to her co-star Richard Burton. But, while Taylor might be the m... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
PG&E charged with 4 homicides, environmental crimes for allegedly starting Zogg Fire | REDDING, Calif. — The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has filed 31 criminal charges against PG&E, including felony charges for sparking the 2020 Zogg Fire through criminal negligence and four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The charges also include enhancements for injury to a firefighter who was paralyzed... | Gas explosion | null | null |
2017 Costa Rica earthquake | The 2017 Costa Rica earthquake occurred 16 kilometres southeast of Jacó, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose[2] on November 12, 2017. At first, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.8, it was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a max intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity sca... | Earthquakes | null | null |
South Korea Enters Space Race, Set to Launch Its First Lunar Mission in 2022 | South Korea, a relative latecomer to the global space race, has been working on a lunar orbiter programme since 2016, Yonhap news agency reported. Seoul: South Korea is on track for its first lunar mission, with its first launch of a lunar orbiter slated for the second half of 2022, the country’s space research instit... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
Since the tsunami: India and Japan are strengthening ties in disaster risk reduction and building resilient infrastructure | The writer is the Ambassador of Japan to India Today, March 11, 2021, commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake that claimed close to 20,000 lives. On this solemn occasion, I pray for the repose of so many souls and express my heartfelt sympathy to those who lost their ... | Tsunamis | null | null |
December 2017 Southern California wildfires |
A series of 29 wildfires ignited across Southern California in December 2017. Six of the fires became significant wildfires, and led to widespread evacuations and property losses. The wildfires burned over 307,900 acres (1,246 km2), and caused traffic disruptions, school closures,[8] hazardous air conditions,[9] and ... | Fire | null | null |
Rajinikanth Recovering Well After Surgery, Likely To Be Discharged In Few Days | In an official statement from the hospital, it is revealed that Rajinikanth underwent a surgical procedure and recovering well. Superstar Rajinikanth. 2021-10-29T15:41:13+05:30 Rajinikanth Recovering Well After Surgery, Likely To Be Discharged In Few Days Superstar Rajinikanth was admitted to Kauvery Hospital on Thurs... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
LOOK: Chesca, Doug Kramer mark 13th wedding anniversary with throwbacks | I was 15 when I finished my first novel. An unpolished set of words wrapped in a Word… By: Alex Brosas INQUIRER.net / 05:26 PM October 10, 2021 Celebrity couple Chesca Garcia-Kramer and Doug Kramer penned sweet messages for each other and shared some throwback photos to celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. T... | Famous Person - Marriage | null | null |
2008 European Junior Swimming Championships |
The European Junior Swimming Championships is an annual swimming competition for European swimmers organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation and held over five days. [1] The competitor age for females was 15 to 16 years; for males it is 17 to 18 years until 2015. [1] From 2016 the competitor age is for females 14 ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1946 Chatkal earthquake | On November 2 of 1946, west Kyrgyzstan (then the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union) was struck by a magnitude 7.5-7.6 earthquake, the largest in the republic since 1911. [1] The earthquake's hypocenter is probably located beneath the Tien Shan Mountains, near the border with Uzbekistan and north of ... | Earthquakes | null | null |
Federal investigators release initial findings on Coolidge gas explosion | According to the preliminary findings by NTSB, the pipeline involved in the explosion was originally not configured to carry natural gas. FOX 10's Jennifer Martinez reports.
PHOENIX - The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday released its preliminary report on a gas line explosion in Coolidge that destroyed... | Gas explosion | null | null |
Boebert faces calls for federal, state investigations into abuse of authority allegations | A comedy writer and documentary filmmaker is asking federal and state authorities to investigate U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, accusing the Silt Republican of abusing her position to squelch a political critic.
In letters delivered in late October to the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado and Colorado Attorney General Phil ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Investigate | null | null |
Partial solar eclipse will be visible early Thursday morning in Michigan: When to see it | A partial solar eclipse will be visible in the northeast early Thursday morning. DETROIT – Overnight Wednesday (Detroit time), the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking part of the sun and casting its shadow on the earth. The sun will rise Thursday morning (June 10) just before 6 a.m., with half of it already b... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Nearly four years after a Pakistan International Airlines' flight crashed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 47 people, a probe report has said that the aircraft had three “technical anomalies” for which the airline's engineers were responsible, according to a media report. |
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Nearly four years after a Pakistan International Airlines' flight crashed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 47 people, a probe report has said that the aircraft had three “technical anomalies” for which the airline's e... | Air crash | null | null |
Ocean Isle Beach house fire | The Ocean Isle Beach house fire occurred on October 28, 2007. Shortly before 7:00 AM, EDT, a four alarm fire severely damaged a three-story beach house on a waterfront lot on Scotland Street in Ocean Isle Beach, a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The house was occupied by 13 college students on ... | Fire | null | null |
NASA Says Sun Emitted Massive Radiation That Will Hit Earth This Weekend, Northern Lights Expected | A bright flash at the Sun's lower centre captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory Highlights X-class denotes the most intense solar flares The solar wind is the second most powerful this year Intense flares can disturb the GPS and communication signals A massive solar flare could create dazzling northern lights over... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Minnesota gets another chance to see the Northern Lights | MINNESOTA, USA — If you missed the Northern Lights the last time they were visible above Minnesota, you might get another chance to spot them tonight. After the sun emitted a significant solar flare, known as a coronal mass ejection, on Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Predi... | New wonders in nature | null | null |
Norilsk Nickel pays $2.5 billion to Russia over massive Arctic oil spill |
Norilsk Nickel has confirmed it has paid Russia $US2 billion ($2.5 billion) for damage caused by a fuel spill last year which caused the country's worst Arctic environmental disaster.
The leak of 21,000 tonnes of diesel into rivers and subsoil from a rusty-looking storage tank at the mining firm's Norilsk power plant ... | Environment Pollution | null | null |
Maxstoke air crash | The Maxstoke air crash occurred on the 19 August 1918. A No. 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park Handley Page O/400 of the Royal Air Force took off from Castle Bromwich Aerodrome. [1][2] The aircraft was taking part of a test flight, testing a dynamo and lighting system. While flying over North Warwickshire, the pilots lost co... | Air crash | null | null |
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground :Inside the Tombs of Saqqara | Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel Twenty miles south of Cairo, on the Nile's west bank, where riverfed crop fields give way to desert, the ancient site of Saqqara is marked by crumbling pyramids ... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Tellers scoff at would-be bank robber | When Julius Kearney tried to rob a bank in the central Arkansas town of Pine Bluff, one teller started laughing and told him the bank was fresh out of cash and another teller made fun of him, police say. Both tellers also doubted that he had a gun in his pocket, as he had claimed. Kearney, 23, allegedly entered a bank ... | Bank Robbery | null | null |
Space race: The ambitions, plans and delays of launching superpowers | Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, following its landmark human flight last month, has launched an uncrewed mission of NASAs future moon landing technology today. The flight, known as NS-17 or New Shepard 17, set off from a Blue Origin site in West Texas. The NASA payload on board is to test technologies including a Doppler Lida... | New achievements in aerospace | null | null |
They were supposed to die in prison. Instead, they earned freedom as college graduates | The 25 graduates marched to the middle of the prison yard. A recording of “Pomp and Circumstance” played but was drowned out by cheers. Dozens of mothers, fathers, friends and professors sat in the blazing sun looking toward a stage set up on the basketball court, just beyond a blue mural that said “Forgive.” One woman... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
2011 World Netball Series | The 2011 World Netball Series was the third edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2011 event was held in Liverpool, England, which also hosted the event in 2010. The tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams from the previous ... | Sports Competition | null | null |
1996–1997 strikes in South Korea | In December 1996 and January 1997, South Korea experienced the largest organized strike in its history, when workers in the automotive and shipbuilding industries refused to work in protest against a law which was to make firing employees easier for employers and curtail labor organizing rights. Among other things, the... | Strike | null | null |
Archaeologists unearth ‘ancient Egyptian Pompeii’ near Luxor | CAIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - Archaeologists said on Thursday they had uncovered a large ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt’s best known monuments. The city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the Eg... | New archeological discoveries | null | null |
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Smashes 100m Hurdles Olympic Record in Semi-Final | Puerto Rico hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn set a new Olympic record in the semi-final of the 100 meter hurdles at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Camacho-Quinn won the semi-final race with a time of 12.26 seconds, beating the previous record of 12.35 set by Australia's Sally Pearson when she won gold at the 2012 Lond... | Break historical records | null | null |
Delhi logs no COVID death, 45 new cases in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 0.06% | No fresh death due to COVID-19 was reported Delhi on Thursday, 16th time since onset of second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the city's health bulletin said. The death toll stands at 25,080. On July 18, July 24, July 29, August 2, August 4, August 8, August 11, August 12, August 13, August 16, August 20, August 21, A... | Disease Outbreaks | null | null |
California towns invaded by flying bugs: 'They're in everything' | August 21, 2015 at 6:59 a.m.
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LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) — The gas station’s ground was covered with the small winged bugs. Piles of carcasses, inches deep, sat swept to the sides.
On the road, they rained onto car windshields. They flew by the thousands toward even the smallest sourc... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Woman killed in crash caused by gas explosion | A natural gas explosion may have caused a deadly crash in the Poconos on Christmas Day.
Author: WNEP Web Staff
Published: 5:31 PM EST December 28, 2020
Updated: 5:31 PM EST December 28, 2020
UGI crews were working on Route 314 in the Swiftwater area on Monday, where the blast and crash happened.
The Monroe County Coron... | Gas explosion | null | null |
CFMMEU fined over $200,000 for its involvement in a Townsville stadium strike | A Victorian man who flew from Brisbane to Hobart on flight VA702 today has tested positive to COVID-19 and has not been allowed to board a flight to Melbourne
A Watch & Act warning is in place for a fire in the northern parts of Mokine, in WA's Northam Shire. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
The Federal Court has fin... | Organization Fine | null | null |
UK ramps up ‘no-deal’ Brexit preparations amid impasse | LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government ramped up preparations Tuesday for the possibility that the country could leave the European Union in 101 days without a divorce deal — putting soldiers on standby and warning thousands of businesses and millions of households to get ready for the worst. With the country’s departure s... | Withdraw from an Organization | null | null |
Human services agencies JVS and Kadima to merge | Two Southfield-based human services agencies will merge in January to serve their clients and better position themselves to adapt to the changing mental health funding landscape. | Organization Merge | null | null |
2010 China floods | The 2010 China floods began in early May 2010. [8][9][10] Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and a further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 2010,[11][12] including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou. Fifty-three of the deaths occurred from the flooding and landslides between May 31 and June 3,[13... | Floods | null | null |
1945 Australian National Airways Stinson crash | On 31 January 1945 a Stinson Model A aircraft departed from Melbourne for a flight of 127 nautical miles (235 km) to Kerang, Victoria—the first leg of an Australian National Airways regular scheduled service to Broken Hill, New South Wales. It crashed 50 nmi (93 km) from Melbourne. All ten occupants were killed in the ... | Air crash | null | null |
Orgreave rail accident |
The Orgreave Train Collision occurred on 13 December 1926[1] near Orgreave Colliery signal box on the Great Central Railway line about 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) east of Sheffield. A goods train had collided with a preceding goods train on the same line, and the wreckage had obstructed the adjacent passenger line. A workm... | Train collisions | null | null |
IndyStar Wine & Food Experience 2021 canceled as organizers cite COVID delta variant surge | See video highlights from the IndyStar Wine & Food Experience at Clay Terrace in Carmel, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Jenna Watson and Michelle Pemberton, Indianapolis Star It looks like local foodies won't be toasting the return of an in-person IndyStar Wine & Food Experience this fall. The event, which had been sl... | Organization Closed | null | null |
Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen | The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine are Gregg Semenza of the U.S., Peter Ratcliffe of Britain and William Kaelin of the U.S. They're seen here on a screen during a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
... | Awards ceremony | null | null |
WTO set to agree Yemen's membership terms | WTO set to agree Yemen's membership terms
By Reuters Staff
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GENEVA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Yemen’s 13 year pursuit of a seat at the World Trade Organization is set to end successfully this month, making its entry into the global trade club a formality early next year.
According to an agenda circulated to WTO memb... | Join in an Organization | null | null |
Shipwreck from 1880s revealed by shifting Lake Michigan water levels | A change in Lake Michigan water levels has revealed a shipwreck from the 1880s that is visible in western Michigan for the first time since 2018. Experts believe it's the wooden spine of the Contest, said Craig Rich, director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association. The wreckage is along the shore in Mus... | Shipwreck | null | null |
EuroBasket Women 2015 | The 2015 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2015, was the 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Hungary, which hosted the championship for the fifth time after 1950, 1964, 1983 and 1997, and Ro... | Sports Competition | null | null |
Taco John’s International inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee | Taco John’s International inked its biggest area development agreement to date with the largest Wendy’s franchisee, Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. Per the terms of the agreement, the group will build 50 new Taco John’s restaurants by March 31, 2026 with options to develop an additional 150 restaurants. “Taco John’s i... | Sign Agreement | null | null |
Serious crash leaves two people in critical condition in Perth hills | A man and woman are in a critical condition in hospital after their car smashed into a power pole in the Perth Hills this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash on Welshpool Road near Melaleuca Road in Lesmurdie just before 11.30am. The driver and passenger, both aged in their 30s, were rushed to Royal Pe... | Road Crash | null | null |
SA bus driver hailed a hero after saving 40 school kids during fatal crash | A South Australian bus driver has been hailed a hero after his actions saved 40 school kids during a fatal crash. Just moments after he’d picked up students from Clare High School on Tuesday, in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, the bus was involved in a fatal crash with a ute. Tragically, the ute driver, a 51-year-o... | Road Crash | null | null |
L'Innovation department store fire | The L'Innovation fire was a fire which took place at the À L'Innovation department store on the Rue Neuve in Brussels, Belgium on 22 May 1967. 251 people were killed, 62 injured and the department store itself, the work of the architect Victor Horta, was destroyed. In the aftermath of the fire, there was speculation t... | Fire | null | null |
1968 Sulawesi earthquake | The 1968 Sulawesi earthquake struck Indonesia on August 14. It had a Richter magnitude of 7.4, spawned a large tsunami, and killed roughly 200 people. The earthquake had a Richter magnitude of 7.4. It created a tsunami with wave heights of 8 m (26 ft) to 10 m (33 ft), which soon traveled onto Sulawesi. The most extensi... | Earthquakes | null | null |
KARE 11 Investigates: Rapes, murders, assaults undercut DHS claim they release mentally ill suspects safely | Part 4 of “The Gap: Failure to treat, Failure to protect” exposes how no one tracks crimes committed after suspects still incompetent to stand trial are released. In the last five years, 30-year-old Alandes Augustin has been charged with a bevy of crimes, from bank and store robberies to domestic assaults. He is also ... | Famous Person - Commit Crime - Release | null | null |
UNWFP warns 3 million more now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’-Business Journal | The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen from 42 million earlier in the year, and 27 million in 2019, the agency said, in a news release. ... | Famine | null | null |
A Plague of Locusts Descends Upon the Holy Land, Just in ... | SCIENCE
A Plague of Locusts Descends Upon the Holy Land, Just in Time for Passover
Israel battles a swarm of millions of locusts that flew from Egypt that is giving rise to a host of ecological, political and agricultural issues
March 6, 2013
Locusts covering a bush during the 2004 swarm near the Red Sea cost in Israel... | Insect Disaster | null | null |
Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead | By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press | Monday, January 28, 2019, 12:05 a.m.
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Civil firefighters survey a destroyed rail bridge on Sunday, two days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 crash | Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 was an American domestic flight from Cold Bay, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on June 8, 1983. [1] Shortly after takeoff, the Lockheed L-188 Electra of Reeve Aleutian Airways was travelling over the Pacific Ocean when one of the propellers broke away from its engine and struck the fuselag... | Air crash | null | null |
Michael Pennington shared with us what happened | It has been days since a crazy encounter at the Pontchartrain Square Shopping Center in Mandeville. Michael Pennington, the man punched in the face during the incident, shared with us what happened. He said he is bruised up but will survive. "Someone needed to de-escalate the problem. I did not mean by force or anythi... | Famous Person - Recovered | null | null |
Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 crash | On May 30, 1972, Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 crashed while attempting to land at the Greater Southwest International Airport (GSW) in Fort Worth, Texas during a training flight. All four occupants aboard the training flight were killed. The crash was determined to be caused by the aircraft flying through wake turbulenc... | Air crash | null | null |
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the Cal Grant funded students across California’s colleges and universities | Every fall, thousands of aspiring and continuing college students across California, particularly those from low-income communities and communities of color, grapple with the problem of how to finance a college degree. Today’s students are put in an impossible situation. College graduates earn 80% more than those with ... | Financial Aid | null | null |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 crash | On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 (CP402) struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived. An American Broadcasting Company news vice-president who had b... | Air crash | null | null |
The death toll from poisoned beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 69 with 169 in hospital. | Officials in Mozambique say at least 69 people have now died after drinking home-brewed beer last week.
The mass poisoning occurred when people attending a funeral on Friday, in the village of Chitima, fell ill.
Seven fatalities were initially confirmed on Saturday morning.
"As we prepared to determine the cause of dea... | Mass Poisoning | null | null |
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Support Surges For Beloved Hackettstown Dad, Special Ed Teacher & Coach Diagnosed With Cancer | Support is on the rise for a beloved Hackettstown father, longtime special education teacher and coach who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Ed Wehmeyer, a lifelong Hackettstown resident, was diagnosed with stage III cancer in September, according to a GoFundMe launched by his daughter, Jordyn.
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