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by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (16 hours ago)
Ged Carroll, Flickr
You know the feeling: too many Instagram photos and work emails in an afternoon on your phone and by 3 p.m. you're down to that nasty red bar and you still have to map your way to dinner. And you forgot your charger. Again.
With data heavy smartphones, ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (17 hours ago)
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A wave of protests is cascading through cities in Brazil, including in Brasilia, where demonstrators stormed the country's National Congress building, Reuters is reporting. The protests, which are the largest seen in Brazil for more ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (19 hours ago)
Luis Argerich, Wikimedia Commons
United Airlines' new mileage program is set to include a minimum annual spending level, essentially cutting budget travelers out of the perk-earning picture. The new plan forces travelers to spend a set amount of money to get benefits, ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (22 hours ago)
Franco Folini, Flickr
A man is being questioned by authorities after he claimed to have poisoned everyone traveling on United Flight 116. The flight, which was making its way from Hong Kong to Newark's Liberty Airport, landed at 1:34 p.m. today, several hours after a male ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (23 hours ago)
Richard Ling via WikiMedia
This past Sunday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) kicked off its annual conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Over the next ten days, the 1300 delegates in attendance will discuss which new locations from ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
mtaphotos, Flickr
New York City hasn't built a new line since 1932, and after seeing these pictures one can begin to understand why. The $17 billion project to create the Second Avenue Subway is a massive undertaking - and that's an understatement.
Sometimes referred to ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Bubble Fishh, Flickr
What do you think of when you hear the words "summer vacation"? Families going on camping trips, college students heading abroad and couples going on romantic getaways? Well what about cheating spouses sneaking off to vacation with their mistresses?
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by Adam Hodge (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
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A 1,200-year-old city has been uncovered by archaeologists in a thick, mountainous jungle in Cambodia, Australia's Fairfax Media has reported. An international team of researchers using helicopter-mounted laser-imaging technology discovered dozens of ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
@tedlieu, Twitter
West Hollywood is searching for a lost dog: a 10-foot-tall, 200-pound, hot-pink bulldog, to be more specific. The Los Angeles Times reports the dog sculpture was stationed along Santa Monica Boulevard as part of an art installation put in place in advance ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
Courtesy AIRBUS S.A.S. (Photo by e*m company / P. Masclet)
Watch out Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 is nipping at your heels. The A350 was officially sent skyward Friday for a four-hour test flight in France, marking a new milestone in the battle between the two ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
big-ashb, Flickr
As if squeezing into an economy-class seat wasn't already a claustrophobe's nightmare, American Airlines has announced plans to add even more seats to its planes, further encroaching on passenger legroom.
The carrier, which is trying to raise revenue ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
jabella, Flickr
Nothing has fired up the public's imagination over the past few years like 3D printing. The technology is in the process of rapidly moving from a sci-fi fantasy to a household object, and fittingly, it's expected many manufacturers across industries will ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
Drew Coleman/Antarctic NZ
Three crew members who were aboard an aircraft that went down in the Antarctic this past January were officially declared dead by a coroner in New Zealand this week as the inquiry into the accident got underway. The small Twin Otter airplane was en ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
Courtesy Emirates Airlines
The first public commercial flight simulators, including two Airbus 380s and two Boeing 777s, are the centerpiece of a new aviation-themed attraction by Dubai-based Emirates Airlines that will open in London this July.
The simulators will ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
Courtesy of Dinner in the Sky Las Vegas
In a city like Las Vegas, dreaming up new gimmicks to attract visitors is no easy task. Adrenaline-seekers can already bungee jump off the Stratosphere or drive a racecar around the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but soon a new thrill will ...
by Adam Hodge (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
U.S. Navy, Flickr
Today, the Nicaraguan National Assembly is expected to rubber-stamp a $40 billion proposal by a Chinese consortium to build a canal across the country. The new canal will be over 150 miles long, dwarfing the famous Panama Canal.
The idea of a canal ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Emilio Labrador
A team from UNESCO has visited Timbuktu in Mali to make its first on-the-ground assessment of the damage caused by last year's occupation by the Islamist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith).
The group took over Timbuktu in April 2012 and imposed a ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Adrian Pingstone, Wikimedia Commons
A plane operated by Russian-based charter airline I-Fly completed seven flights before maintenance workers finally noticed a dead stowaway in the wheel well, the Aviation Herald is reporting.
The industry watchdog reports that after an ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
Dan Clay, Flickr
At least a dozen train drivers in Sweden have taken to wearing skirts as they go about their job after their employer banned them from wearing shorts.
The men, who operate trains north of Stockholm, wanted to wear shorts during warmer weather but were ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
In a now viral video, passengers on an Allegiant Air flight from Phoenix to Las Vegas this past Sunday took matters into their own hands after allegedly being delayed on and off the tarmac for several hours – often with no air conditioning in the hot Nevada weather. ...
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