Monthly Archives: October 2016

Syria war: White Helmets group says aid center hit by barrel bomb

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

(CNN)A barrel bomb struck a center used by Syria’s civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, in the country’s capital of Damascus, the group said. The group tweeted that the center and vehicles at the scene were destroyed Wednesday and said some volunteers were injured in the attack. White Helmet volunteer sobs as he […]


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Hurricane Matthew hits Bahamas as Florida braces for storm’s arrival

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

More than 2 million people along Georgia, South Carolina and Florida coasts are advised to flee as hurricane strengthens Hurricane Matthew was pounding portions of the Bahamas early on Thursday and is expected to intensify on approach to Florida as much of the damage it wrought to Haiti remains unclear. The US hurricane centre said […]


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Flint warnings as Atlantic City may be forced into state takeover of water

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

The near-bankruptcy of the financially ailing resort town was caused in part by the failures of casinos such as those previously owned by Donald Trump Atlantic City may be forced by New Jersey into an unprecedented state takeover of its water as the result of a bailout, something experts have warned has worrying echoes of […]


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Moving To a New Home? Here’s What You Need to Do

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

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Whether you’re first time home buyers or are simply in search of a change of surroundings, before finally moving into your new residence, you’ll need to make a checklist of all the important things to take care off. Moving houses is quite overwhelming at certain points and can easily turn into a disaster. If you […]


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The curious case of San Francisco’s leaning tower: ‘There is nothing like this’

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

The citys tallest residential building is sinking, and has been compared to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Now the blame game is coming swift and furious The luxury condominiums at the Millennium Tower in San Francisco include every conceivable perk from a wine cellar and screening room to the opportunity to attend fireside chats with […]


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Florida braces for direct hit from Hurricane Matthew | The daily briefing

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

More than 2 million advised to flee; NSA contractor charged with theft of computer source code; creepy origins of the clown-sighting phenomenon Floridians prepare for Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew bears down on US east coast NSA contractor charged with theft of computer source code A National Security Agency contractor has been arrested and charged with […]


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Trump’s Florida properties brace for Matthew impact

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

(CNN)Donald Trump and his campaign may be bracing for the impact Hurricane Matthew could have on the presidential race, as it is expected to hit the Florida coast just two days before the second presidential debate. But Trump is also bracing for the storm’s more immediate impact on two of his properties, which lie in […]


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How to make climate change deniers care about the planet: flatter them | Dave Bry

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

Say you want your small-handed, fake-tanned neighbor, Donald, to be more eco-conscious. Make the whole thing an exercise in catering to his ego This past August hotter right now than it has been in 115,000 years. Nasa makes very easy-to-understand videos that show the decrease in the polar ice caps in the Arctic Circle, which […]


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Theranos to close its labs and blood-testing centers and lose 340 staff

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 7, 2016

Embattled founder Elizabeth Holmes once boasted her $9bn business would change the world, but Theranoss decline is now a cautionary tale Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled founder and chief executive of Theranos, said late on Wednesday that the company will close its clinical labs and Walgreens testing centers in the US. In an open letter posted […]


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Birmingham remains top destination for Londoners – BBC News

Posted by John P. Bradford // October 6, 2016

“People may have older perceptions of Birmingham and have not see how it has transformed over the past 10 years,” she said. “Businesses both internationally and domestically are looking for opportunities outside the capital.” “They know that by being located in a central place like Birmingham they have the best of both worlds, they can […]


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