Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday that they will take over the granting of permits for new power plants on Texas if the state repudiate to regulate its new rules on gas emissions. Earlier this week, an assistant administrator of EPA said in an interview that they are planning to announce a schedule for issuing [...]
Russian space officials said that three satellites that are meant to complete Russia’s ambitious GLONASS system crashed into the Pacific Ocean Sunday after a failed launch. The satellites were the last batch of 24 satellites at the heart of GLONASS, the Russian equivalent of the US Global Positioning System network. Russia has been developing GLONASS [...]
Australian dollar dropped near its eight-week slump Tuesday against the US dollar as concerns on European debt crisis escalates. The Australian currency traded at 96.22 US cents as of 4:33 p.m. in Sydney following yesterday’s trading of 95.67 cents, which was the weakest since early October. It has decreased by 2.2 percent against the US [...]
Researchers showed a preliminary study Monday that walking five miles a week helps slow the progression of cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease. At the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago on Monday, the preliminary research showed that an estimated 2.4 million to 5.1 million people in the United States have [...]
The National Retail Federation (NRF) said that a total of $45 billion was spent by shoppers over Thanksgiving weekend. In addition, several analysts claimed that they were also expecting more sales on Cyber Monday as shoppers go online for great deals today and traders are very positive that it will bring a strong holiday shopping [...]
International Space Station (ISS) crews have landed safely in Kazakhstan at 11:46 pm eastern time Thursday after five and a half month being in a mission. Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut made it safely back to Earth after a mission in the space. The Russian cosmonaut named Fyodor Yurchikhin, and the two American [...]
A recent study showed that resistance training and aerobic exercise can help people with Type II Diabetes. In addition, an array of workout routine may be an answer to best diabetes supervision. These workouts can lower the levels of blood sugar after nine months of doing it rather than those who did either type of [...]
Miley Cyrus and new boyfriend Avan Jogia was caught slouching over the bar of Hollywood club Trousdale at 2 a.m. Tuesday. The former Disney star, which will turn 18 tomorrow, was seen lounging over the bar with her new boyfriend pressed on top of her and seemingly kissing or biting her neck Tuesday morning. The [...]
Green leader John Gormley announced Monday that six lawmakers will pull their support from Irish Prime Minister Cowen once budget and EU-IMF talks were concluded. Ireland’s austerity plan, which follows a Greek rescue package in May, is the European Union’s latest attempt to win back market confidence and keep its 16-nation euro currency strong and [...]
Liquor regulators of Massachusetts banned the sale of alcoholic beverages with caffeine content, such as Four Loko and other potent drinks. In addition, the state is the fifth in the United States to prohibit those unsafe beverages and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission filed an urgent instruction banning the drinks and ordering their abrupt removal [...]
