Snowstorms in the Midwest have closed roads in Wisconsin, shut down flights at O'Hare, you name it. It's a mess out there."MILWAUKEE (AP) - A major snowstorm has left motorists and some air travelers stranded in the Midwest.
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Some very dramatic weather in the US Midwest last night, with tornados in Missouri Northern Illinois. At least two dead, three hospitalized and several homes destroyed."UNDATED -- The storm that passed over the...
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"MILWAUKEE - Highways remained slippery for some holiday travelers Monday in the upper Midwest in the aftermath of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of homes and businesses and snarled air travel.
At least 19 deaths were linked to the weekend-long blast of ice...
Bad weather hits Wisconsin during busiest holiday travel days."While the storm that dropped some 10 inches of snow in western Wisconsin -- less to the east -- has tailed off, the big problem for holiday travelers...
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Massive snow dumps in the eastern part of the US over the weekend, with up to ten inches falling in some parts around the Great Lakes. NYC was strangely spared -- we just got a lot of extremely unpleasant...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 942 views | 12 recommendations | 14 comments
"Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the...
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Survival of the fittest, or survival of the fastest?"WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Human evolution has been moving at breakneck speed in the past several thousand years, far from plodding along as some scientists...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 948 views | 10 recommendations | 7 comments
I think Wiggum was continuing the chase on foot."Local cops were in hot pursuit of breakfast early Saturday morning as a tipsy thief tried but failed to make off with treats from the Krispy Kreme Doughnut...
This is great news. Although it could be a while before they are able to put this to real life use, it is a remarkable breakthrough in science.This quote from the article defines this find in a nutshell."It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold," said Dr. Robert...
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Problems that arose with the Ortho Evra birth control patch were tied to the very substances they released into the body and the high amounts of estrogen and progestin.
Basically, exposure to these hormones at these levels led to an increased risk of blood...
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AP -SUPERIOR, Wis. — A well accident killed four workers who apparently were overcome by toxic fumes Thursday and died before rescuers could get to them, authorities said.Battalion Fire Chief Richard Rugg said all four bodies had been recovered Thursday evening.Douglas...
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Having thought of South Koreans as working even longer hours than us in the US, I was surprised to find out that since 2004 the government of South Korea has encouraged people to cut down their working week to 5 days. Su Hyun Lee tells us about these changes and the...
Here is a good series of links about American's Indian Mounds and how
little by little these fascinating prehistoric cultural relics are
being thoughtlessly destroyed by highways and by home-owners who plow
them over or build on top of them. Having spent a happy...
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