Article 0 Comments STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning last Wednesday night near the…
The United States Justice Department has filed charges against a former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, accusing the aide of pursuing unlawful “political activities” on behalf of the Chinese government. The aide in question, 41-year-old Linda Sun, was appointed as Hochul’s deputy chief of staff in 2021 and previously worked under Hochul’s…
A New York man was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in prison in connection with threatening phone calls he made to members of Congress and a threat to kill a staffer. The sentencing of Ade Salim Lilly, 35, included three years supervised release, the Justice Department said in a news release. Lilly’s attorney did not…
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Seeking to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river, New Jersey is offering up to $400 million in tax credits and outlining plans for a sprawling mixed-use waterfront development. In a letter dated Monday, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said it envisioned a multibillion- dollar plan in the city of Camden…
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, an earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault line. The tectonic plates on the fault lines are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that…
The 15th Presidents Cup will take place Sept. 26-29 at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada. Here’s a look at the 12 U.S. team members as they try to continue their dominance in the biennial competition (click here to meet the International team). Scottie Scheffler CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 25: Scottie Scheffler of…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plan would scale DPPs to boost energy democracy, grid services and savings Washington, DC — Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has developed a groundbreaking state model policy to develop Distributed Power Plants (also known as Virtual Power Plants). By coordinating numerous…
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Even though Coffee in America dates back to the 1600s, the popularity of coffee in the United States was sparked by two different eras in this country’s history. During the American Civil War, soldiers consumed coffee for the caffeine so they could stay focused on the battlefield. Many of the men brought the use of…
In November 2022, Madalina Cojocari, then 11, was last seen getting off her school bus in Cornelius. CORNELIUS, N.C. — A mother is reported to have left the country months after pleading guilty to failing to report her missing child in a case that gained national attention. Diana Cojocari has left the United States, a…