Here's what America's highways would look like as a subway map
There are over 164,000 miles of highway spanning almost every inch of the United States.
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There are over 164,000 miles of highway spanning almost every inch of the United States.
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PROVO, Utah - The pig couldn't fly, the cowboy got away, and the pilot's OK.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited disease that causes internal mucus buildup, lung infections and early death. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the twice-a-day pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a variation of cystic fibrosis that affects about 8,500 people in the U.S. who are 12 years and older. About 30,000 Americans live with cystic fibrosis, which is caused by... Читать дальше...
In case you are just tuning in to eurozone-economic-crisis headlines, Greece’s beleaguered prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, is easy to pick out of the crowd of European leaders: He’s the one not wearing a tie.
Читать дальше...To ensure Bill C-377 passes, the Conservative Party has taken dramatic action
More University of California freshman applicants from outside the state were invited to attend this fall than ever before, while the number of Californians admitted continued to drop, UC said Thursday. “Every year, we offer admission to exceptionally talented students who work hard to gain admission to Berkeley, but this year was definitely more competitive than years past,” said Amy Jarich, UC Berkeley’s director of undergraduate admissions. Because of the high demand, we are the most selective public university in America... Читать дальше...
MEXICO CITY - The documentary "Cartel Land" opens with chilling night scenes of large-scale methamphetamine cooking in rural Mexico. What viewers later learn is how such drug production became deeply intertwined with the vigilante movement that emerged in 2013 and 2014 to oust the region's main drug cartel.
Subrahmanyan, is also widely considered as one of the two contenders to replace L&T chairman A M Naik, 73, who gave himself a 5 year extension in 2012 to find a successor.
New York-based director Matthew Heineman gained unprecedented access to gun-toting vigilantes in Michoacan, where those "self-defense" forces eventually drove the pseudo-religious Knights Templar cartel out of much of the western state, but wound up being infiltrated by former cartel gunmen, rival cartels and new gangs. Led by farmers, orchard owners and small-town doctors, the movement captured the imagination of Mexicans fed up with drug violence and a government that in parts of the country is too corrupt or too inept to fight back. Читать дальше...
Utilities, energy and telecoms attract buyers after jobs data
The energy sector is undergoing an identity crisis and there is one thing that will determine where it goes from here: the humble battery.
A gunman accused of wearing a disguise to rob an armored vehicle guard outside a Las Vegas casino has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison and ordered to repay $36,320. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says 31-year-old Arquarius Robertson also was ...
CAIRO — The Egyptian military pounded Islamic militant positions and killed 23 extremists in dawn raids in Sinai on Thursday, a day after an unprecedented assault by Islamic State-linked extremists in the restive peninsula that undermined government efforts to stem an insurgency in the area despite a two-year crackdown. The officials also said the army was searching for extremists house to house in the town of Sheikh Zuweid — where the militants attacked a string of army checkpoints the previous day ... Читать дальше...
MasterCard is taking mobile payments one step further.
Instead of merely using your fingerprint to authorize a transaction like Apple Pay, MasterCard is going to let you take a selfie. Buy a drink with your MasterCard, and the app sends a notification to snap a picture of your face to confirm your identity.
The hope is that Snapchat-obssesed millennials will love the idea.
"The new generation, which is into selfies… I think they’ll find it cool,” MasterCard's Ajay Bhalla told CNN in an interview. Читать дальше...
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A crash on Interstate 64 at Simpsonville has blocked all westbound traffic there. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the road may be closed three hours, and westbound traffic is being rerouted at Exit 28. Motorists can take Kentucky 1848 north to U.S. 60 west to I-265 in Jefferson County. I-265 south will carry traffic back to I-64 west. The wreck Thursday was at mile point 27.2.
LONDON - On the final point of the first set of his latest Wimbledon disappointment, Rafael Nadal swung his mighty, lefty forehand - and whiffed, accidentally whacking his right leg with his racket.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The pig couldn't fly, the cowboy got away, and the pilot's OK.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The pig couldn't fly, the cowboy got away, and the pilot's OK.
[...] it went Thursday at an Independence Day festival in Utah, where officials said a pig-shaped hot-air balloon descended quickly to the ground after hitting a Wyoming cowboy-themed entry. The collision ripped a hole in the nylon fabric of the pig balloon, and a piece of plastic caught fire as it descended. The pilot, Erwin Oertli was the only person in the balloon and suffered minor burns from melted plastic that dripped onto his face, the bank said in a statement. Witness Kevin Auernig, 37... Читать дальше...
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin - Packers defensive end Datone Jones has been suspended for the first game this season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
A man told police Wednesday he was pepper sprayed by a woman downtown due to his entanglement in a love triangle. Seattle police responded to an assault report about 11:38 a.m. at the Kress supermarket in the 1400 block of Third Avenue. There, a man told police that a woman named “M and M” pepper sprayed her for stealing her girlfriend and ran off. The man could not tell police where she lives or any more information about her. He did not wish to pursue charges, reports say. Police documented the... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended a tumultuous trading week with slight losses Thursday as investors sought safety ahead of an extended holiday weekend. Investors bought at the opening of trading after a Labor Department report on job creation suggested the economy was improving, though not so fast as to raise the specter of inflation and higher interest rates. [...] the gains vanished after a downbeat report from the International Monetary Fund on Greece's finances as the country heads toward a vote... Читать дальше...
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said that the Indian economy was in a recovery phase.
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VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 2 (UPI) -- An unnamed homeless man who returned over $2,000 of lost cash to authorities has turned down a separate donation, asking for employment instead.