Tag: roof
South African President's House Robbed
Crime indeeds remains an issue in South Africa: thieves broke in through President Thabo Mbeki's roof, stealing the embedded aluminum meant to protect the residence from lightning strikes."Beeld reported on Wednesday...
BREAKING: 4 Dead, 7 Hurt After Tractor Trailer, v...
A tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying residents of a mental health facility, killing four people and hurting seven. The accident occurred in Somerset Township, when at around 10 am witnesses saw the van stop at an intersection and then pull right in front of the...
Richmond's Olympic oval has mold in its roof
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSpending 178 Million Plus dollars to construct Richmond, British Columbia's Olympic Oval’s massive 6.5-acre roof and not opt for the 10 year warranty smacks of...
Fire destroys Clinton Indiana campaign office
"Fire destroyed a campaign office of presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in western Indiana early Friday. Two people were inside when the fire broke out but escaped without injuries, said Terre Haute Fire Department spokesman John Gardner."
Crane collapses in Miami
This is a developing story. If you have any footage or information please share it.Two people are now reported dead." Two people are confirmed dead and four are in serious condition after a piece of crane collapsed...
Three women recovered after roof collapse in Quebec
UPDATE 9:17PM EST The three women who were previously trapped, have been recovered, although their exact condition is still not known. "
Quebec provincial police say they have recovered three women from the debris of a Quebec bakery where three people had been...
Power cut as severe storm batters Britain
It's raining cats and dogs out there!" Winds of more than 80mph are battering parts of the UK, as what forecasters have called an "exceptional" storm sweeps through the British Isles. Traffic chaos: Read the latest...
America, this is your last chance to save the nex...
"Listen up people! We need to see an end to all of the fighting that is going on within the democratic party. If these guys keep going at each other, McCain will be there to stomp on the battered corpse of the Democratic Nominee.
The ONLY way the Democrats can lose this race...
Morning news show in virtual freefall
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - To conquer his fear of heights, "Good Morning America" host Chris Cuomo jumped from the roof of an Atlantic City casino Tuesday morning.
As part of the ABC morning show's series...
Squat - Ride - Busted - Dyed!
"(CNN) -- The risk of being jolted by 1,500 volts of electricity hasn't scared them off. Neither have fears of falling off the speeding electric...
Frozen Poop Crashes through Calgary Roof
Now that NowPublic has a "Strange" category, that category seems very, very easy to fill... a holding-tank malfunctin resulted in a frigid dungbomb that smashed through a couple's roof. Nobody was injured."Chunks of...
53 die as a result of China snowstorms
"Central China has been hit by one of its heaviest snow storms in 50 years. At least 53 people have died either directly or indirectly as a result of the weather.
And so far more than 40m people in ten provinces are without electricity or tap water.
At a factory in Wuhan,...
2010 Olympics has Whistler residents concerned !
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know it's funny, the 2010 Olympics, the Hype, the seemingly endless amounts of Olympic Committee money going to hire friends, family and assorted hanger ons...
Everyone Escapes Sudden Building Collapse in Toronto
It's amazing that everyone got out ok considering the amount of damage that happened to the building."A building on the Danforth was reduced to rubble overnight after it unexpectedly caved in, forcing residents to run for their lives.
Incredibly, everyone managed to scramble...
Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens
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The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007.
On average,...
