Update July 4th, 2008: The fires in California are still going strong. The one near Big Sur has now destroyed over 64,000 acres. State officials have ordered even more evacuations."The ferocious Basin...
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A 19-kilometre expressway linking Duc Trong town with Prenn Mountain Pass in Da lat was opened to traffic last Sunday."Work on the eight-lane, VND993 billion (US$59.8 million) highway began in April 2004.The...
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"SIXTEEN people, including 14 children on a school holiday program, were taken to hospital after a bus and car collided in Melbourne's south today. An ambulance spokeswoman said 14 children, aged six to 10, and two adults were been taken to hospital with minor...
12 million very angry bees but are in immediate danger of dying. I am allergic to bees after falling in a nest when I was a child."Motorists on Canada's biggest highway ended up with a bee in their bonnet after a...
Suicide websites hit the news again with this tragic story. Do some get pleasure from encouraging someone to take their own life? When a person hits an all time low and then comes across one of these websites they...
A road in Cheshire has been classified as the most dangerous in the UK."An 8-mile stretch of road in Cheshire often used as a race track by motorcyclists is Britain's most dangerous highway while many major routes are still unsafe, according to a survey. The single...
Some of Nevada's brothel industry is strapped due to the current fuel crisis, which is leaving trucker patrons with less spending cash. One brothel is offering a "double your stimulus" promotion, which offers...
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On the face of it this just seems like a very, very dumb idea. Don't these people read the papers (or even trade mags for Christ's sake)? Even Hellman's has figured out that food security is one of the fastest growing concerns people have. I thought BC was...
I personally do not know the exact rules and law to this, but drinking and operating a motorised vehicle can definitely be quite hazardous. Getting hit by a wheel chair is definitely not fun, but they could also dart...
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An Australian man was charged with drunk-"driving" while traversing a highway in northern Queensland... on a wheelchair. " Motorists were forced to drive around the 64-year-old man after he fell asleep in an exit lane on the Captain Cook Highway in northern Queensland...
The 711-mile Trans-Oceanic Highway, which will eventually link the Amazon river ports of Brazil with the Pacific ones of Peru, is the biggest threat to the indigenous peoples. " The uncontacted tribes in...
The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled. There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models. The car is only five months old. "Dodge's brand new Journey...
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Russert Memorial Highway Proposed
On Monday Sens. Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinrton, abd Rep, Brian Higgins will introduce a resolution that will rename a portion os U.S. Route 20 to become the Russert memorial...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...
Fuel protests are increasing across Europe from drivers who depend on their vehicles to earn a living, such as truck drivers and taxis drivers. Such vehicle protests have now been seen in every major European...