Power Failure Brings Amtrak and N.J. Transit Trains to a Halt
Train service along the Northeast Corridor remained disrupted early Friday, with a half dozen trains canceled, after a power failure shut down all lines for more than three hours on Thursday and caused significant delays in and out of…
Standard Chartered setting up spot crypto trading desk in London for Bitcoin, Ether
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King gets Olympic spot, then engaged at trials
Jun 20, 2024, 09:57 PM ETINDIANAPOLIS -- Five-time Olympic medalist Lilly King collected two new pieces of jewelry Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.Moments after finishing in second place behind Kate Douglass in the…
South Korea summons Russia’s ambassador as Putin and Kim’s defense pact rattles region |
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Russia and North Korea’s signing of a mutual defense pact this week has sent reverberations rippling out…
Record high candidates enter battle for Tokyo governor’s post | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking
he most crowded race ever for a Tokyo governor’s election kicked off on June 20, with dozens of people claiming to be best suited to lead the nation’s capital.
Voters will pick one on July 7.
At 8:30…
$25k reward to catch a shooter who paralyzed Los Angeles father
After a father of three children was paralyzed following a shooting near MacArthur Park, a $25,000 reward was offered Thursday to track down a shooter responsible for the crime, the Los Angeles Police Department…
Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit
BATANGAS, Philippines — An influential politician in the Philippines, who has been a cheerleader for natural gas power, is behind a company that planned to make a fortune from it, an Associated Press investigation of thousands of pages…
Pictures show summer solstice 2024 at Stonehenge
The summer solstice on Thursday signals the end of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of a brand-new season, one that promises more warmth and more sunlight. To mark the transition into summer 2024, the astronomical event…
Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Puffy Plastic Shipping Pillows
They’re a familiar sight in Amazon packages: The plastic air pillows designed to keep products safe in transit, but that also end up in landfills by the billions.Now, under pressure from environmentalists to cut down on its use of…