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North Riders Facing Service Changes Following Storm
Pictures posted on social media showed concourses at the terminal jammed with stranded passengers. Local reports indicated surge-pricing for alternatives like Uber had increased dramatically as public-transit service ground to a halt. The National Weather Service had issued tornado warnings for Hartford, Litchfield, Fairfield, Middlesex, and New Haven counties, calling the storm "dangerous", and... [Full Article...]
Ramazan moon sighted in Pakistan, faithful to start fasts from Thursday
Zonal committees also held their meetings in their respective provincial headquarters, he added. The main moon-sighting body gathers evidence from across the country about the sighting of the crescent before announcing the start of Ramazan. [Full Article...]
Duterte orders total lifting of deployment ban to Kuwait
Roque on Tuesday said the government has implemented the lifting of the deployment ban of skilled and semi-skilled workers after the two countries forged a deal to protect Filipino migrant workers in the Gulf state. Domestic helpers account for more than 65 percent of the more than 260,000 Filipinos in Kuwait, according to the Philippine foreign ministry. However, recent incidents of abuses agai... [Full Article...]
Photo of Kent State graduate carrying AR-10 on campus goes viral
According to its website , the university has rules against students, faculty, and staff carrying any "deadly weapons". The Blast spoke with Kaitlin Bennett , who commemorated her graduation at KSU over the weekend with a photo shoot highlighting her firepower. [Full Article...]
Man, 25, Poses as High School Student to Play Basketball
Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas and played on the boys' basketball team. "This school year our district welcomed evacuees displaced by Hurricane Harvey". The 25-year-old was arrested last week and charged of tampering with government records and is now out on bond. Gilstrap-Portley's ruse was finally uncovered when one of his former coaches saw... [Full Article...]
Street Child WC: Uzbekistan beat Pakistan
Both teams scored 1 goal each and penalties decided the victor, in which Uzbekistan edged Pakistan 6 to 5. The Boys in Green failed to convert a number of good chances that cost Pakistan the final. By qualifying for the final, they have confirmed a silver medal and their best-ever finish at the event. "I request everyone in Pakistan to pray for us", he said, adding Insha'Allah if the boys play... [Full Article...]
What is a meteotsunami? And why did it hit New Jersey Tuesday?
But there were no reports of damage from the event. A "meteotsunami" or meteorological tsunami is a tsunami-like wave caused by air-pressure disturbances, such as severe thunderstorms. Meteotsunamis have been observed to reach heights of six feet or more National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says. An 11-year-old NY girl was killed when a large tree toppled onto the vehicle she was in. [Full Article...]
Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Everest for record 22nd time
Kami Rita Sherpa , 48, stepped atop the peak of the 8,848-meter mountain, the world's highest, at 8.30 a.m., beating the record he shared with fellow guides Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa, who have both climbed the mountain 21 times and do not have plans to climb it again. [Full Article...]