No deaths reported in THIS?

All 103 people on board this plane survived. It’s Aeromexico flight 2341, an Embraer E190. It got to the end of the runway today and didn’t lift off. Forty-nine people were hospitalized, including the pilot and a passenger who are in “critical but stable condition,” but no deaths were reported, [Durango Governor] Aispuro said. A …

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Will the world ever forgive America?

We were able to get the 5 yr old back. After going from facility to facility. Watch the moment Liliana sees her son after being separated for 2 months. #ReturnLiliansBaby #EndFamilySeparation pic.twitter.com/DcXvIb6dpP — Mana Yegani (@Law_Mana) July 15, 2018 This was done deliberately by the President of the United States and his Cabinet members. He …

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Eight more years of legal driving

One and a half hours at the Satellite City Hall later, I have a renewed-for-eight-years drivers license. There was a $40 fee to the State of Hawai’i plus an earlier $5 fee for a notary to attest that I am Linkmeister and $25 to the State of California’s Department of Public Health for a certified …

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Katie Melua & Eva Cassidy

This is a rather startling duet. Melua was born in 1984 and was twelve when Cassidy died. There was a program called “Duet Impossible” which aired on television channel BBC One in the UK some years back. It digitally matched current performers with an artist whose work they considered a major influence, and Melua felt …

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Aerial picture of Fissure 8, June 29, 2018

Isn’t this beautiful? The USGS Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) team conducted a flight on K?lauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone to collect video in the upper lava channel of fissure 8. When it is dark the incandescence (glow) of lava is easy to see against the darkened surroundings. Overnight UAS missions are the most efficient …

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