A happy story for our souls.A peacock was picked up by a concerned Jerry Dimick along a road in Lackawanna County. The beautiful bird was just standing along route 307 near Clarks Summit and no other cars...
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A tanker crashed in Cumberland County a few hours, and is leaking a volatile compound. Reports are just describing it as a 'hazardous material'. Police and emergency crews on on scene and waiting for a replacement truck to collect the remaining cargo.Authorities say that 9...
"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...
Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a leading...
Greeted by countless protests on it's way to it's final destination, the torch has already overcome many hurdles. Today it begins it's last leg, taking the domestic route through XinJiang- a mainly muslim region of...
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Russert Memorial Highway Proposed
On Monday Sens. Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinrton, abd Rep, Brian Higgins will introduce a resolution that will rename a portion os U.S. Route 20 to become the Russert memorial...
The border between Eritrea and Djibouti has been somewhat quiet for the past 12 years, but two Djiboutian troops were killed and 21 wounded in a battle with Eritrean troops earlier today." The first fighting...
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It sounds like this move will potentially create a large database of foreign citizens. It also raises questions about what people without online access will do - and how will it still be possible to travel to the US...
One person has been killed and several injured in a bus crash this morning near Tower Bridge in London."The accident, involving a route 188 bus, happened at the junction of Tower Bridge Road and Tanner Street at...
Despite the protests all over the world against the Olympic torch, the flame was met with much enthusiasm upon its arrival in China. So much enthusiasm in fact that the police are having to protect it from the...
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River crossings can be deceptively hazardous. Even a very shallow, swiftly-flowing body of water can pack enough force to 'skittle' the unwary. If you cannot walk at the speed of a stick thrown into the river, or if the river is swift and above knee height, then it could be...
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A small aircraft has gone missing off the north-east coast of Brazil with four British men on board. It appears that the aircraft just vanished into thin air."The Foreign Office confirmed that Alan Kempson, Sean...
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Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
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The Olympic torch relay began relatively calmly in Nagano, Japan but again protests have marred this leg of the relay."With security tight along the route, one demonstrator tried to seize the torch, before police...