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Obama to propose new oil tax to fund $300 billion in transportation spending
A new White House plan to combat climate change and update transportation systems would impose a fee of $10 per barrel of oil to fund $300 billion in spending over the next decade. President Barack Obama is expected to make his case to Congress next week. Promoting a “21st century clean transportation system,” the...
Mysterious acid-green liquid swamps backyard in Kaliningrad (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
An apartment block backyard in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has been swamped with an unknown acid-green liquid. Pictures of it quickly spread across social media. Neither the tenants nor the authorities had any idea how it got there. The mysterious liquid was first noticed on Wednesday, witnesses say. It appeared near a...
Are F-35s fit for combat? Pentagon doesn’t know
Washington. The military risks committing itself to buying billions of dollars of F-35 fighter jets before they have demonstrated they are fit for combat, a new Pentagon report warns. The development of the Joint Strike Fighter F-35, a fifth-generation stealth jet, has been beset by spiraling costs and schedule delays. The...
Donald Trump Sells Another Condo at Trump Park Avenue
The presidential candidate and real-estate developer gets $14.05 million for the four-bedroom unit Six months after selling a New York penthouse for $21 million, Republican presidential candidate and real-estate developer Donald Trump has sold another condo in the same building for $14.05 million. Mr. Trump never lived in the...
2 Charged in Gang-Related Murder of Teen Girls Found in Los Angeles Park
A gang feud is allegedly behind the brutal murder of two teenage girls whose bodies were found in October in a popular Los Angeles park, Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday. "This is a case that is gang motivated," Beck said at a late afternoon press conference. "This was motivated by hatred...
Two Detained Over Suspected Terror Plot Following German Police Raids
The countrywide raids reportedly took place after security services were tipped off to a possible attack. One terror suspect was detained at a refugee center, according to German media reports. Police in Germany have detained two men suspected of plotting a terror attack following a series of countrywide raids on Thursday...
Israel aims to annul press credentials for ‘contrary to reality’ headlines
Israel has threatened to annul press credentials of journalists and editors who use ‘contrary to reality’ headlines for their articles. The move comes in response to a publication from US broadcaster CBS after a terror attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday. CBS reacted to the terrorist attack which claimed the life of a...
Tear gas, Molotov cocktails deployed during general strike in Greece (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Tear gas and Molotov cocktails have been deployed during a demonstration in Syntagma Square, Athens, where a general strike is taking place.Around 50,000 Greeks marched on parliament in Central Athens on Thursday. Groups of youths then broke away from the crowd and began hurling stones and petrol bombs at police. Officers...
Poland steps up police patrols on border as Germany overflows with refugees
Polish towns located near the German border are strengthening security in an attempt to stop asylum seekers coming from the west. Refugees granted permission to stay in Germany can cross the border unrestricted thanks to the Schengen free travel zone. Refugees are attracted to Poland due to a number of factors, including...
Future forestry: 3D space technology aims to cut down on logging
This otherworldly neon forest may look like a hiking trip bolstered with hallucinogens, but it’s actually how a new 3D laser scanning system sees a forest. Developed by an Irish firm in partnership with the European Space Agency, the project uses laser technology to tackle careless deforestation. Scanning forests allows...
2,900 patients at risk of HIV, hepatitis after surgery in Colorado hospital
Colorado-based Swedish Medical Center asked around 2,900 patients to undergo “free and confidential” tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C after revealing a former surgical technician allegedly replaced a syringe needle with an infected one. Rocky Allen, 28, the surgical technologist who worked in operating...
Drone ‘destroys Boko Haram base’ in Nigeria (VIDEO)
Nigeria’s air force has released dramatic aerial footage showing a drone targeting and destroying a reported Boko Haram base near Sambisa Forest in the northeast of the country. It’s unclear how many casualties the attack caused, though the military claims there were fatalities and equipment was destroyed, The...
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