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Chinese satellite images that were said to show debris from a missing Malaysian airliner were released by mistake, Malaysia’s transport minister says.

Hishammuddin Hussein also denied a US report that the Boeing 777 might have flown for hours after contact with air traffic control was lost.

Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing late on Friday, with 239 passengers and crew on board.   Continue reading “Malaysia plane: China debris images ‘released by mistake’”

newark-tranker-fire-sciarrino.JPGNJ.com – by Seth Augenstein/The Star-Ledger

 

NEWARK — A gasoline tanker exploded on McCarter Highway early this morning and burned through thousands of gallons of gasoline, shutting the highway and interrupting statewide train service through Newark Penn Station, authorities said.

 

The tanker and a passenger car collided on the highway in the area of Murray Street around 1:30 a.m., said Sgt. Ronald Glover, a police spokesman.   Continue reading “Newark tanker truck explosion leads to traffic, train delays”

Industry Week – by Steve Minter

Government approval of pending applications for liquefied natural gas export terminals would help diversify energy sources for U.S. allies and provide hundreds of thousands of jobs in America, according to an American Petroleum Institute official.

“For the first time in generations, the United States is an energy superpower,” Erik Milito, API’s director of upstream and industry operations, told a press conference call. “And the world – especially Europe and countries like Russia, China, and India – is watching closely to see if American policymakers are ready to harness that power on the international stage.”   Continue reading “API: Energy ‘Superpower’ US Needs to Move Now on LNG Exports”

Obama with fly on foreheadWorld Events and the Bible

(Source: The Hill) – The Obama administration on Tuesday said U.S. military drills in Eastern Europe “speak in a clear voice” to Russia, but that the White House still hopes for a diplomatic solution.

A U.S. Navy destroyer plans to take part in military exercises with Romanian and Bulgarian warships in the Black Sea, just across the water from the Crimean Peninsula. In Poland, U.S. fighter jets plan to participate in joint exercises.   Continue reading “White House: Russia Should Note US Military Exercises”

Wall Street Journal – by ANDY PASZTOR

U.S. investigators suspect that Malaysia Airlines 3786.KU -4.08% Flight 370 stayed in the air for about four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location, according to two people familiar with the details, raising the possibility that the plane could have flown on for hundreds of additional miles under conditions that remain murky.

Aviation investigators and national security officials believe the plane flew for a total of five hours, based on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the Boeing Co. BA +0.31% 777’s engines as part of a routine maintenance and monitoring program.   Continue reading “U.S. Investigators Suspect Missing Airplane Flew On for Hours”

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Austin, Texas (CNN) — An intoxicated driver fleeing police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, killing two people, authorities said early Thursday.

The man and woman killed were riding their light motorcycles, said Art Acevedo, chief of the Austin Police Department.

At least 23 others were hospitalized, some with multiple internal injuries.   Continue reading “2 killed when intoxicated driver plows car into crowd at SXSW, police say”

Trader kills self in finance world’s latest suicideNew York Post – by Michael Gray

A Manhattan trader was killed Tuesday morning by a speeding Long Island Rail Road commuter train, marking at least the seventh suicide of a financial professional this year.

Edmund (Eddie) Reilly, 47, a trader at Midtown’s Vertical Group, jumped in front of an LIRR train at 6 a.m. near the Syosset train station.

He was declared dead at the scene.   Continue reading “Trader kills self in finance world’s latest suicide”

Cash Hoard Grows by $206 Billion as Apple (AAPL) to IBM Avoid Tax Economy Watch

The largest U.S.-based companies are keeping nearly $1.95 trillion in profits in low-tax offshore accounts, according to the latest Bloomberg analysis, with tech companies such as Microsoft, Apple and IBM among the worst offenders.

Reviewing securities filings from 307 multinational corporations, Bloomberg found that the companies had added $206 billion to their stockpiles of offshore profits last year, an 11.8 percent increase from 2012.   Continue reading “US Companies Stashing $1.95 Trillion In Profits Overseas”

WNCT 9- by Katie Banks

CONETOE, NC -A hunter in Bertie County shoots and kills a 500-pound wild hog.

The massive animal didn’t stand a chance against veteran hunter Jett Webb’s .308 caliber rifle.

“It was very surreal,” recalls Webb. “It was a shock. It was very humbling to say the least, when you walk up on a beast that big and you say, ‘Oh my gosh. I had no idea that there could be something that big running around the woods of Eastern North Carolina.’”   Continue reading “North Carolina man bags 500+ pound Bertie County hog”

Prevent Disease – by DR. MARIANNA POCHELLI

Advocates of fluoride say its use in municipal water systems poses no adverse health concerns, however results from investigations clearly state the opposite. There has been considerable research done on fluoride regarding cancer, birth defects, and risks to the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems, however, very little has been done on its neurological effects. There are now serious facts and health risks regarding fluoridation which can no longer be ignored and the practice itself is being questioned by most of the world.    Continue reading “15 Facts Most People Don’t Know About Fluoride”

Big Brother Is WatchingEnd of American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Traditionally, when we have thought of “Big Brother technology” we have thought of government oppression.  But these days, it isn’t just governments that are using creepy new technologies to spy on all of us.  As you will see below, “Big Brother surveillance” has become very big business.  In the information age, knowledge is power, and big corporations seem to have an endless thirst for even more of it.  So it isn’t just governments that are completely obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording virtually everything that we do.  Corporations have discovered that they can use Orwellian technologies to make lots of money, and this is likely only going to get worse in the years ahead.  Below, I have shared a few examples of this phenomenon…   Continue reading “Big Brother Surveillance – It Is Not Just For Governments Anymore”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Three weeks ago, John Kerry came, saw, and launched a blitz-diplomatic campaign which promptly resulted in, well, Russia annexing Crimea.

Now it is the turn of that other foreign policy titan, neo-con John McCain, to complete Kerry’s job and finally launch the GDP-boosting World War III. He may have the chance to do that as soon as Thursday, when he, along with other senators, is slated to travel to Ukraine to “show support for the government there.” Or, said otherwise, to show support for the government that is in power thanks to an illegitimate and deadly coup that took place just over two weeks ago, despite the formal signing of a memorandum, endorsed by all Western powers, that stipulated a peaceful transition as well as presidential elections in the coming months. Continue reading “John McCain Is Going To Ukraine”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Despite the relentless protests of Kiev, and of course the G7 group of world’s most indebted nations, in the past two weeks Vladimir Putin once again succeeded in outplaying the west and annexed the Crimea peninsula without firing a single shot (granted there is still potential for material situational deterioration, one which would involve military participation by NATO whose outcome is not exactly clear). The market has “priced in” as much, with prevailing consensus now dictating that Russia will preserve its foothold in the Crimea however without additional attempts for annexation: certainly Poland is hoping and praying as much.   Continue reading “After Annexing Crimea, Russian Troops Are Piling Up By The East Ukraine Border”