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Maui fire: People and animals evacuated as blaze scorches 3,000 acres
The fire had scorched 3,000 acres in central Maui, leading to evacuations of residents of Kihei and Maalaea as it burned out of control Thursday, CNN affiliate KGMB reported. The Maui Humane Society moved its animals in crates and kennels to a nearby high school. As darkness set in, Maui Mayor Mike Victorino said firefighters …
Environmental work in Brecon Beacons estate handed to young people
A project which claims to be the largest youth-led nature restoration project in the world has launched. The owners of the 2,000-acre Penpont Estate in the Brecon Beacons have turned over 322 acres to be run by a Youth Leadership Group of 20 people aged 12-17. The project will restore habitats and ecosystems and explore …
BREAKING: Multiple people injured after Air Canada emergency landing in Honolulu
According to CTV News, on an Air Canada flight set to stop in Vancouver, an emergency landing was made called in Honolulu today. Several people were injured. Flight 33 was travelling from Toronto to Sydney, with a pit stop in between. The plane found itself experiencing extreme turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. The plane landed …
New bill would cover technology to help people that use wheelchairs stand
Two legislators are preparing to introduce a bill that would ensure Medicaid covers technology designed to help people in wheelchairs stand up. The measure from Republican Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt and Democratic Rep. Jimmy Anderson would classify power seat elevators and power standing components of power wheelchairs as complex rehabilitation technology covered under Medicaid. Anderson is …
Breaking glad: A Greensboro business that lets people destroy stuff for fun has become a smash hit | Local News
GREENSBORO — Wham! Bang! Thump! The walls vibrate as the sounds of splintering plastic and shattering glass compete with the bass of a loudspeaker playing hip-hop music. You might think there’s a fight happening on the other side, but instead … there’s laughter. Vonya Adams and Briseida Castro are at Break ‘N Bash, Greensboro’s newest entertainment …
I-85 CRASH KILLS 7: 7 people killed in multi-car crash on I-85
0 7 killed, 3 injured in I-85 crash after driver crosses median, troopers say FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. – Police say seven people were killed in a multivehicle accident on I-85 in Franklin County on Saturday. The Georgia State Patrol said a Ford Excursion SUV was traveling north near mile marker 160 when it crossed the median …
Pelosi on disagreement with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib, Pressley: ‘They’re four people and that’s how many votes they got’
House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiHopes dim for passage of Trump trade deal Anti-ICE protesters demonstrate near Pelosi’s office Facebook finds itself dragged into border controversy MORE (D-Calif.), in an interview with a New York Times opinion columnist, said that despite their popularity, progressive congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezInternal memo shows officials were aware of Border Patrol …
Technology links the minds of two people together to aid another
As things currently stand, there is no evidence for telepathic communication (the purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any technology or physical interaction), and the concept remains lodged in the dustbin of pseudoscience. However, some form of mind-to-mind connectivity appears to be edging close, based on research from the University …
Explosion at Plantation, Florida, shopping center leaves 21 people injured: ‘It just looks like an apocalypse’
Police and fire crews are looking for answers after an explosion at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday. Twenty-one people were injured, including two seriously, in the blast in Plantation, just outside of Fort Lauderdale, said Joel Gordon, Battalion Chief for Plantation Fire. Video shows windows blown out of an LA Fitness while …
Why Do People Think Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Are Breaking Up?
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are the hottest couple in Hollywood. They have adorable children, red-hot careers, and a relationship that is the envy of many. In fact, envy might be leading some to say J-Lo and A-Rod are close to breaking up. Are Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez really close to breaking up? ANGELA …
