Coastguard to end two-day strike

Th strike by the coastguard in Northern Ireland is due to end today."A 48-hour strike involving local Coastguard staff is due to end on Monday evening. The action, over the Bank Holiday weekend, has been taken by those co-ordinating rescues. However, boat crews of the...

Rescues complete in flooded Ruidoso, New Mexico

The good news is that the people of Ruidoso are safe. All that's left now is the mess. A drive through town on Thursday afternoon found most of the bridges still out and mud and debris piled along the river. Crews...

Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains on Thursday, officials said.

Search for China earthquake survivors bleak

"BEICHUAN, China (AP) — The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims.There were a few tales of...

Dolphin rescues stranded NZ whales

This is a whale of a story! and it's all over the news. Observers were amazed to see that a dolphin could communicate with a whale! Most humans have lost contact with nature –the wonder, the 'every-day' miracles of life! We've come to think we're the only species that can...

New York mulls $1,000 fine for feeding pigeons

"A New York City lawmaker wants to declare war on the city's pigeons and says he will not be dissuaded by the difficulties faced by London and Venice in ridding themselves of the ubiquitous birds. City...

NYC Lifeguard Rescues Shark From Abusive Beachgoers

This is the first time I've ever read of mob violence against a shark. "A lifeguard in New York's Coney Island beach came to the rescue of a 2-foot sand shark that was being smacked and hit by frightened...

New Orleans neighborhood rescues itself

"NEW ORLEANS - Paul Pablovich was the very picture of a good neighbor as he shoveled debris off the curb and mowed other people's lawns in Lakeview, a middle-class section of town that was swamped with 15 feet of water during Hurricane Katrina and is now a patchwork of gutted...

Elite Border Patrol Unit Focuses on Rescue

Members of elite Border Patrol unit search for immigrants in need of rescue.

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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