The mysterious burst of light in the sky and loud booms witnessed Sunday night by residents along the Mid-Atlantic coastline was likely caused by a Russian rocket booster re-entering the atmosphere, said an official at the U.S.
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Search continues for 16 missing after chopper ditches
Searchers on Friday combed the Atlantic Ocean for 16 missing people, a day after a chopper ditched in the frigid waters off Canada, a rescue official said. The S-92 Sikorsky copter had been carrying the people to an oil platform when it slammed into the waters near Newfoundland on Thursday morning
Europe’s Message on Economic Stimulus: Enough Already!
As the economic tsunami continues to rage across the planet, the near universal refrain has been that joint action is needed to pull us out of the crisis. But when it comes to stimulus spending, the United States and Europe have taken different paths, jeopardizing hopes of a united front to combat the downturn. President Barack Obama this week urged the world’s top economies to adopt aggressive, American-sized spending programs.
Chopper ditches in frigid Atlantic with 18 aboard
A helicopter carrying 18 people who work in the oil industry ditched Thursday in the frigid Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, a Canadian rescue official in Halifax told CNN.
Energy-gobbling city home to biggest solar roof
With its energy-gobbling casinos, Atlantic City, New Jersey, isn’t exactly known as a city that conserves electricity. Its motto: "Always turned on." This oceanside gambling mecca seems an unlikely place for a pioneering solar energy project.
Spain: Footballers and agent held in cocaine bust
Court hearings began Friday for 11 people, including two Spanish professional football players and a Serb-French football agent, who were arrested this week on charges of cocaine smuggling, a police source told CNN. The 11 are accused of taking advantage of their football contacts in Latin America, and their trips to the region, to organize the drug trafficking. Spanish police made the arrests on Thursday, mainly in Madrid, and seized 600 kilos (1,320 pounds) of cocaine they alleged had been shipped from Argentina to Spain earlier this month
Will Killing Whales Save the World’s Fisheries?
Despite anything you may have heard to the contrary, whale meat does not taste good.