Like a mirage speeding across the dusty desert outside Pueblo, Colorado, the first hydrogen-fuel-cell passenger train in the United States is getting warmed up on its test track. Made by the Swiss manufacturer Stadler and known as the FLIRT (for “Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train”), it will soon be shipped to Southern California, where…
by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! The weather forecast can no longer be trusted. Spring is unpredictable, like an emotionally detached, fickle lover. It brings us flowers,...
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TROY, Ala (WDHN) -- Troy University has received an out-of-this-world gift from NASA. NASA selected Troy University to receive a "Moon Tree" seedling that flew around the moon in late 2022 during the Artemis I mission. Troy received its loblolly pine tree seedling on Friday, April 26. The university plans to plant it on the Meadowloop []
Share this story:Earlier today, the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that 700 American citizens have been rescued from Haiti, which is in the middle of violent riots and political infighting. Below is an official statement from the governor’s office. The Florida Division of Emergency Management (the Division) began rescue operations at the direction
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The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. In Seattle, in 1999, Lefts Old and New converged to mount what is arguably the most far-reaching protest against the corporate domination of the planet. The protests extended well beyond the young enragés’ sit-down strike in the city’s streets, which made it impossible for the… Source
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(FOX40.COM) -- Two people were rescued from the icy waters of the American River on Sunday afternoon after their kayak flipped, according to the CAL FIRE Nevada Yuba Placer Unit. Personnel with the Placer County Sheriff's Office, CAL FIRE, CHP and California State Parks responded to the incident which resulted in the need of a []
The Biden administration’s policy of placating terrorists is dangerous, especially when it comes to President Joe Biden’s treatment of Hamas. Biden promised that he would have soldiers build Gaza a pier to provide aid, which we all know will almost certainly be confiscated by Hamas terrorists. Biden is doing this even as Hamas holds Americans […]