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Significant flooding, water rescues underway in Ellicott City
In one video posted to Instagram, three cars are swept down the street. Water rushes through Main Street in Ellicott City, Md ., Sunday, May 27, 2018 . There were not immediately any reports of injuries or fatalities. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the city at 4:40 p.m. [Full Article...]
Lava reaches area of geothermal power station in Hawaii
Magma has drained from Kilauea's summit lava lake and flowed around 40 kilometres east underground, bursting out of about two dozen giant cracks or fissures near the plant. Pentane, used as a "working fluid" for geothermal plants, has a lower boiling point than water so it heats up quickly. "We monitor for hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide on a continuous basis". [Full Article...]
Former teacher send Trump error-filled letter back to the White House
She did not attach a letter grade in the letter she sent back to the White House . She was reading a letter she received from President Donald Trump . However, a former high school teacher has had enough of mistakes and has taken the President of the United States to task after receiving an error-filled letter from the White House. [Full Article...]
Giuliani Accuses Mueller of Leading 'Rigged' Probe Into Trump
On Sunday, Giuliani once again said he won't allow Trump to take part in a sit-down that could be a "trap for perjury", but provided mixed signals as to whether or not Trump will ultimately participate in an interview with Mueller. The briefings of lawmakers came in response to Trump's demand to fully investigate the use of the confidential informant, which he called in a tweet "one of the b... [Full Article...]
Paris hero dubbed 'Muslim Spiderman' after saving child dangling from balcony
Video of the spectacular rescue has already been viewed millions of times and won Mr Gassama a legion of fans. As you can see below, the man manages to scale four stories in a matter of seconds before eventually pulling the young boy, apparently only four years old, to safety. [Full Article...]
Israeli court approves razing of W Bank Bedouin village
Israeli authorities are seeking to displace them from the area, which constitutes 20 percent of the West Bank, to benefit the expansion of Israeli settlements. "This policy of ethnic cleansing is considered to be the worst form of racial discrimination, which has become the predominant feature of the practices and decisions of the Israeli government and its various instruments", said the presidenc... [Full Article...]
Ireland’s new abortion law may be named after Savita Halappanavar
Today, we as a people have spoken. Ireland's government will be posed to consider legislation that would permit abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy . "I would not have missed it for the world", she added. Others sang songs in the sunshine outside the main Dublin results centre as they awaited the official result. [Full Article...]
Italy crisis: Call to impeach president after candidate vetoed
Mr. Salvini said that he had expected, as of Monday, to be Italy's interior minister, responsible for security and migration, and had been thinking, "I can't wait to send home a whole lot of illegals". The previous parliamentary election, held March 4, failed to produce a party with enough support to govern singlehandedly. Polls have suggested that the League, which won 17 percent of the vote in... [Full Article...]