145,000 evacuated as typhoon hits China

With winds of over 100 miles per hour, Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province today, days after wreaking havoc on the Philippines. Three ships from Hong Kong-based  based luxury...

Pay Day Lenders Rip off the Poor

Pay Day Lenders Rip off the PoorOp-EdGo into any low income area and what do you see?  A Pawn shop, a check cashing business, and a payday lender.  All of these companies take advantage of poorer folks...

Avalanche warning in England's Lake District

"A rare avalanche warning has been issued for climbers at England's third highest mountain after strong winds created unstable stretches of ice and snow. With up to half a metre of snow, freezing temperatures and gales, authorities said conditions at Helvellyn in the heart of...

Why a barren rock in the Atlantic is the focus of an international battle of ...

"AN ISOLATED pinnacle of granite, lashed by North Atlantic waves and gales off the British coast, Rockall has long been the focus of passionate territorial disputes. But talks this week between four nations are focusing on the sea or, more specifically, the oil and gas...

Update on Kyrill: Storm Rips Through Europe

"Hurricane-force winds from "Kyrill," Europe's most severe winter storm since 1999, ripped off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppled trucks on European highways, and ripped down a two-ton...

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