Unruly passenger diverts Boston-San Diego flight to Denver
DENVER - A plane bound for San Diego was diverted to Denver after a passenger allegedly became agitated and started yelling threats.
DENVER - A plane bound for San Diego was diverted to Denver after a passenger allegedly became agitated and started yelling threats.
DENVER (AP) — A plane bound for San Diego was diverted to Denver after a passenger allegedly became agitated and started yelling threats. A spokesman for Denver International Airport, Heath Montgomery, says Alaska Airlines Flight 769, which originated in Boston, landed at the airport because of a "possible passenger disturbance."
There are now more than 260,000 robots working in U.S. factories. Orders and shipments for robots in North America set new records in 2015, according to industry trade group Robotic Industries Association. A total of 31,464 robots, valued at a combined $1.8 billion, were ordered from North American companies last year, marking a 14% increase in units and an 11% increase in value year-over-year. Shipments rose 10% over 2014 to 28,049 units. The biggest increase in robot orders came from buyers in the automotive... Читать дальше...
The chairman of the US Select Intelligence Committee has claimed that Internet and encrypted emails is all Daesh, also known as Islamic State, needs to carry out terrorist attacks in the West.
Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior intelligence officials have said.
The American Heart Association rang the NYSE opening bell on Wednesday, highlighting its campaign to raise awareness of heart disease.
Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for wearing a 'love unions' badge during Prime Minister's Questions while the leader of Israel's Labour Party describes his British counterpart as 'naive' when it comes to the Middle East
He blamed his lunch after being stopped.
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HBO Now, the company's streaming service that lets you get HBO without cable, will whiff on analyst predictions, according to the New York Post.
HBO Now launched in April, and was heralded as a way to reach people who love "Game of Thrones" but didn't love paying $100 a month for cable. The streaming service lets you pay $15 per month to get HBO a la carte.
But the service might not yet have found as big an audience as analysts predicted, the Post reports.
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BRISTOL, England -- In Iowa, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump proved themselves to be real contenders. In New Hampshire, they led the field. But the rise of political outsiders is not just an American phenomenon. It mirrors the growth of populist parties on the old continent: Syriza and Golden Dawn in Greece, Podemos in Spain, the Austrian Freedom Party, the Five Star movement in Italy: the list goes on and on.
The differences between these people and movements might seem so big that it can hardly make sense to group them together. Читать дальше...
BRISTOL, England -- In Iowa, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump proved themselves to be real contenders. In New Hampshire, they led the field. But the rise of political outsiders is not just an American phenomenon. It mirrors the growth of populist parties on the old continent: Syriza and Golden Dawn in Greece, Podemos in Spain, the Austrian Freedom Party, the Five Star movement in Italy: the list goes on and on.
The differences between these people and movements might seem so big that it can hardly make sense to group them together. Читать дальше...
Experts say small crater, absence of sonic boom and lack of debris suggest other cause
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov said that he hopes a time will come when relations between Russian and Turkey return to the level that they were at before Ankara shot down a Russian Su-24 aircraft last year.
India and Australia Wednesday agreed on enhancing cooperation in clean coal technology, renewable power and LNG in a bid to meet the burgeoning demand for cheap and environment-friendly energy in one of the fastest growing emerging economies.
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Wall St opens higher after Yellen comments
One of Ohio Gov. John Kasich's top talking points after his second-place finish in the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night has to do with sugary confections found in s'mores. Specifically, that he will not be one.
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While Vedanthangal remains to be the most visited bird sanctuary near Chennai, 10km away from it is Karikili, largely unknown to Vedanthangal visitors. A small sylvan retreat where different varieties of birds from as far as Siberia come to dip their beaks and paddle in the warm waters of southern India, Karikili remains outside the visitor's field of vision because of lack of signage and publicity.
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Wizarding fans around the world are anxiously awaiting the opening of J.K. Rowling's upcoming play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
But if a trip to London's West End isn't on the cards or you weren't able to get tickets, you're in luck. Rowling's website, Pottermore announced they will be publishing the full script of the two-part play. The script, which is being referred to as the eighth story in the franchise, will be available as an eBook, priced at... Читать дальше...
A new population of Britain's rarest spider is found and captured on camera alive for the first time, conservationists say.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union appealed Wednesday for member countries to step up efforts to manage the refugee crisis, saying they are still reacting far too slowly as thousands continue …
Kain Colter wasn’t able to unionize college football players at Northwestern, but at least he gets to be the answer to a trivia question. Via Ryan Kartje of the Orange County Register, Colter became the first player signed by the Rams since relocating to Los Angeles. Colter went to camp with the Vikings in 2014…
Fresh off a convincing victory in his party's New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took to CBS Wednesday to gloat over his win -- and to take a few shots at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who won the Democratic primary by an even greater margin.
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