Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore, April 4, 2024 The Biden administration has announced in recent weeks new stringent emissions requirements for virtually the entire American transportation system. The Environmental Protection Agency will mandate by the year 2035 that virtually every car made and sold in America must be an EV. No more gas cars. […]
Trains.com David Popp’s pick: Amtrak No. 7 Empire Builder Name of train: Amtrak No. 7 Empire Builder The route: Chicago to St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. Duration: About 8 hours The adventure: We booked a roomette for our recent trip to visit friends in Minnesota, which afforded great privacy. Our roomette was situated on the right side of the train, giving us []Read More
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"Instead of riding at eight miles an hour, I ride at 10," Waimea resident David Giff said, "It's just not the same as a throttle bike where you can run up to 30 miles an hour just just by twisting your wrist, you know?"
There’s yet another TikTok food trend floating around the internet these days, and it involves flattening a croissant until it looks like it’s been run over by a steamroller, before heating it on both sides until it’s crisp and crunchy. Though the technique takes away one of the more delightful aspects of a croissant, which is its delightful and delicate puffy layers, it amplifies the shattering textural qualities of each bite — and TikTok can’t seem to get enough of the idea. In fact, multiple...
Even though there’s nowhere to urinate, Stephen Colbert has a solution
After a stuffy, centrally-heated winter, it’s time to repot, feed and refresh your green companions There was a time when my houseplants got the best of me. Devoted care, weekend afternoons dedicated to careful propagation, gentle misting, regular watering. I’d carefully snip the brown bits off the edges of their leaves and delicately remove the buildup of dust with a microfibre cloth. My flat was a growing cornucopia of cacti and vines and succulents, all in a coterie of artisanal pots.But that...
MassWildlife is informing the public with facts about these small creatures to address some of these rumors.
CHICAGO — More than 430 passengers rode at least a portion of Amtrak’s southbound Saluki and northbound Illini between the Chicago and Carbondale, Ill., on Monday. Many were taking advantage of a schedule change which made it possible for customers to witness a rare four minutes of totality in the southern Illinois city during the []Read More
The Phillies lost 3-0 in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Eight hits, including a couple from the struggling Nick Castellanos, but they just couldn’t drive in runners in scoring position. They loaded the bases with one out in the top of the 7th and struck out twice to end the inning. They’re 5-6 with a
Orders for Boeing planes have bounced back.
East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, with weak rumblings felt as far away as Baltimore and the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. No life-threatening injuries or major damage have been reported. Here’s what to know about earthquakes on the East Coast. How are earthquakes measured? The Richter scale, […]