Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke yesterday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, where he called the fight against cancer “the only bipartisan thing left in America.” He went on to discuss how his nonprofit foundation will work to stop the disease. Joe Biden makes emotional cancer appeal Via
The Northeast is bracing for an epic late winter storm that is forecast to bring blizzard conditions, damaging winds and the heavy snow that could be measured in feet. Severe storm to hit Northeast Via feeds.foxnews.com 03/13/2017 4:57 AM
In the second time in two years RadioShack has gone into Chapter 11. As part of the announcement, Radio Shack has also stated that they will close 200 stores nationwide RadioShack files for bankruptcy, again Via rss.cnn.com 03/09/2017 8:07 AM Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com
More states have joined Hawaii in resisting the travel ban. Washington state and Minnesota have also started lawsuit proceedings against the ban. New York and Oregon have also stated they will join as well. Trump travel ban: More US states launch legal challenges Via www.bbc.co.uk 03/09/2017 2:55 PM
The Statue of Liberty went dark for over an hour last night. What happened? The National Parks Service issued a statement stating that the statue had gone dark because “power and a lighting system controller had been switched off in order to change out faulty lighting equipment.” Statue of Liberty lights go out after
Hawaii filed suit to temporarily block U.S. President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The state of Hawaii argues in an amended complaint that the new order remains incompatible with freedom of religion protections. Hawaii files first lawsuit against new travel ban Via rss.cnn.com 03/09/2017 6:14 AM
At least 3 people are dead in a deadly crash between a freight train and a packed charter bus in Mississippi. Another 40 people were injured when when the train smashed into the bus. At least 3 dead after train hits charter bus in Mississippi Via feeds.foxnews.com 03/07/2017 4:12 PM
WikiLeaks released thousands of pages of documents that appear to reveal CIA surveillance techniques. Some of the exploits may have been developed within the CIA, while others appear to have been purchased, copied or downloaded from non-governmental sources. WikiLeaks releases ‘entire hacking capacity of the CIA’ Via
The long-awaited Republican replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act (best known as Obamacare), was released by House Republicans on Monday. U.S. Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare, critics pounce Via feeds.reuters.com 03/06/2017 6:12 PM
Donald Trump signed a revised executive order to reinstate a ban on immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries and suspend the US refugee program. Trump signs new travel ban directive Via www.bbc.co.uk 03/06/2017 9:50 AM
