Author: Bobby Edwards

A fire aboard a cargo ship docked in Newark, New Jersey, has been contained, officials said on Saturday, three days after two firefighters died while battling the raging blaze. The fire has been contained on the 11th deck and “is being suppressed and no longer spreading to other areas of the vessel” as of Saturday afternoon, the Unified Command — comprised of multiple agencies responding to the incident — said in a statement. The 692-foot cargo ship — named the Grande Costa D’Avorio — has also been further stabilized after responders continued to drain water from the lower decks, the Unified Command…

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The United States is the third largest country in the world in terms of total land area, behind only Russia and Canada. Hawaii and the massive state of Alaska are included in this assessment, of course. If the contiguous 48 states alone represented the whole U.S. territory, the nation would drop to the world’s fifth-largest country as China and Brazil would surpass it. The distances across the U.S. vary widely depending on the chosen measuring points. Here are the distances across the nation taken from a few different significant locations. Despite its ironic “West” name, the easternmost point in the contiguous 48 states is West Quoddy Head, Maine. The distance from West Quoddy Head along the…

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Tens of millions of people in the US were under air quality alerts on Wednesday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, turning the sky in some of the country’s biggest cities a murky brown and saturating the air with harmful pollution. States across the east, including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, issued air quality alerts, with officials recommending that people limit outdoor activity. In New York City, where conditions were expected to deteriorate further through the day, residents were urged to limit their time outdoors, as public schools canceled outdoor activities. Smoke from wildfires in Canada has been moving south into the…

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – An 11-year-old singer from Louisville made a successful debut on the season 18 premiere episode of America’s Got Talent. D’Corey Johnson became a Louisville sensation after singing the National Anthem during morning announcementsand later went on tour for three months to perform across America. Back in September, he lined up a talent agent and announced he was moving to California to pursue his dream to make it big. On Tuesday’s premiere episode, Johnson sang a cover of Journey’s 1982 song Open Arms. When AGT Judge Sofía Vergara asked him if he wanted to be a singer when…

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PLANO, TX (May 30, 2023) – The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander is hitting dealerships this summer as the latest and greatest addition to the successful SUV lineup for Toyota. Available in three powertrains across three grades: the well-balanced 2.4L turbo gas engine, the efficient 2.5L hybrid and the ultimate performance-seeking, 362 horsepower Hybrid MAX, the Grand Highlander is perfectly packaged for the road trip ahead. Designed by Calty Design Studios and exclusively assembled at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana, the 2024 Grand Highlander will have a starting MSRP of $43,070 for the gas engine models, $44,670 for the hybrid and…

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Air New Zealand is asking passengers to step on a scale before they board some flights out of Auckland International Airport, according to the airline. The carrier is implementing the new boarding procedure in order to better balance weight across an aircraft on international flights, it said in a statement. Knowing an aircraft’s weight is also key to calculating fuel consumption, while having more precise information about a traveler’s weight can make for a safer flight, the airline said. “They have nothing to worry about,” Air New Zealand load control improvement specialist Alastair James assured passengers in a video announcing the…

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During Maine’s first two centuries of settlement, hillside farmers who raised sheep fiercely protected their flocks from depredations by wild animals. Cyrus Eaton’s History of Thomaston, Rockland and South Thomaston describes how, in 1816, sheep farmers in these coastal towns approved a $15 bounty on wolves after “one old she-wolf and a pack of five black whelps had been discovered.” Eaton goes on to record how “the people turned out, eager for their destruction.” Pursuers cornered the pack on the shore of what is now Owls Head. The wolves then started swimming for the Muscle Ridge islands, but “being headed off by…

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Biological age can increase when people are under stress, but it can be reversed when the tension eases, according to a study published today in Cell Metabolism. Researchers used DNA methylation clocks to measure and note changes in biological age as it responds to stress in humans and mice. MethylationTrusted Source is a chemical reaction in the body where a molecule is added to DNA, proteins, or other molecules. Changes due to methylation can affect a person’s risk of certain diseases. What the study on biological age and stress revealed In one experiment, the scientists performed heterochronic parabiosisTrusted Source – a surgical procedure attaching pairs of mice that were 3…

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A Florida couple said someone shot at them when they delivered Instacart groceries to the wrong house last week. “I had seen him pull out a gun and that’s when I said, ‘We got to go, we got to go,’” Diamond D’arville told WTVJ. “I was scared, I’m not going to lie.” D’arville and her boyfriend Waldes Thomas arrived at the home while trying to find the address of a customer while on the phone with them. The homeowner, a man, demanded to know who they were, then pulled up behind them in his truck. “He’s like, ‘Who are you?’ and we’re…

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Some of the doctors on social media say this is definitely true. But experts don’t totally agree on this, and there is research worth pointing out on both sides of the argument. “I have been getting this question frequently in the past few weeks, possibly because people see this on social media,” said Dr. Mike Sevilla, a family physician in Ohio. “People with red hair have a gene… which causes the distinct hair color and a particular complexion. There has been some research showing that those with that gene type require more anesthesia, but other research has not shown that.” In other words,…

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