MEXICO CITY — Word spread quickly: free gasoline. It was spewing from a pipeline, through a hole punched by fuel thieves. People — as many as 900, by some estimates — flocked to the rupture, many carrying containers to fill. But just as quickly, the […]
“Many smokers assume the filters are made of a biodegradable material,” says Elizabeth Smith, who works on tobacco control policy at the University of California San Francisco. In fact, filters are made of cellulose acetate — a type of plastic that can take up to […]
The Times said Baker died on Monday at his home in Leesburg, Virginia. Baker’s son, Allen, told the Times that the cause was complications from a fall. Baker was known for his satire and humor. His “Observer” column ran in the New York Times […]
A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say. They say officers responded after a man called police from inside the SunTrust bank in the town of Sebring and said: “I have shot five people”. The gunman – named as Zephen Xaver, 21 – had barricaded […]
Watchers in North and South America, parts of Europe and western Africa, who were lucky enough to have clear skies, saw a total lunar eclipse — but eastern Africa and Asia observed a partial eclipse. Hundreds of people came out late on Sunday night […]
There were no American casualties in the bombing, Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman of the US-led international coalition, told CNN. “We can confirm a combined U.S. and Syrian partner force convoy was involved in an apparent VBIED [vehicle-borne improvised explosive device] attack today in Syria. […]
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