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At least 25 container vans of sugar smuggled out of Misamis Oriental port
2015-06-01 08:56:10| Sugar Industry News
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITYAt least 25 to 30 40-footer container vans of refined sugar were successfully smuggled out of the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, last week before authorities seized over a dozen others, according to Customs Deputy Commissioner Jessie Dellosa.
More flooding in Texas after week of storms
2015-05-30 17:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rain showers caused flooding on roads in parts of Texas early on Saturday, an official said, after severe weather killed at least 21 people earlier in the week, prompting U.S. President Obama to declare a disaster in the state. Texas has endured record rainfall for the month of May. This week, flooding turned streets into rivers, ripped homes off their foundations, swept over thousands of vehicles and trapped people in cars and houses. Obama signed a disaster declaration late on Friday to free...
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert accused of hiding sex abuse of former student
2015-05-30 06:12:13| Apparel - Topix.net
J. Dennis Hastert stumbled into political power amid a Republican sex scandal in 1998 that unexpectedly elevated the husky Illinoisan to a position just two heartbeats away from the presidency. He became the longest-serving Republican House speaker in U.S. history, but remained so proud of his days as a small-town high school teacher and wrestling coach that he relished the Capitol Hill nickname "Coach."
Here's what a pilot is thinking when an airliner loses all of its engines
2015-05-30 03:21:17| Airlines - Topix.net
Last weekend, Singapore Airlines Flight 836 was traveling from Singapore to Shanghai when the twin-engine Airbus A330-343 lost power in both engines over the South China Sea. Fortunately, the pilots were able to restore power to the engines, and the flight was able to continue on to its destination.
Inside plans for a new greenway connecting parts of Jacksonville
2015-05-30 00:38:24| Railroads - Topix.net
Groundwork Jacksonville, under newly appointed CEO Dawn Emeric k, is leading a public workshop Monday and Tuesday to develop consensus around a conceptual plan to link the neighborhoods of Springfield and Eastside to the Hogans Creek Greenway through the S-Line Rail Trail. The 4.8-mile stretch of abandoned CSX railway is owned by the City of Jacksonville, which is going to bid out work on the trail's reconstruction sometime later this summer.
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