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Distracted Driving Hits Home Hard
2014-08-10 19:47:00| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Moments after leaving USA TODAY's offices in suburban Virginia on Saturday evening, Senior Editor John Siniff hopped on Interstate 66 for a quick drive home. The skies were overcast, a light mist was falling, and the sun was beginning to set. A young woman speeding along in the lanes behind him was lost in a phone conversation when the 2,500 pounds of metal she was piloting slammed into his vehicle from behind. He never even heard the tires squeal. Her brakes didn't strain because she hadn't applied them. READ MORE to find out what happened. The Article Distracted Driving Hits Home Hard appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Ukraine war hits economy hard
2014-08-10 15:43:31| Apparel - Topix.net
Boys play a game of war in the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Thursday. As the Ukraine enters a ninth month of war and political turbulence, executives across the country are struggling to keep their companies afloat as capital from abroad dries up.
Drought hits Central America crops, cattle
2014-08-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The last raindrop fell three months ago, forcing Carlos Roman to take his cattle further and further away to find water and keep them alive in Nicaragua's northeastern farmlands. Nicaragua and the rest of Central America has been hit by a major drought that has killed thousands of cattle, dried up crops and forced cities to ration electricity. Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala have declared emergencies in the worst affected areas to speed up aid delivery. El Salvador and Nicaragua have opened...
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United Airlines hits some bumps over the Atlantic in July
2014-08-09 04:06:54| Airlines - Topix.net
United Airlines saw the load factor drop on Atlantic routes last month as the load factor climbed significantly on Latin America routes.
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Weakened Iselle hits Hawaii as second hurricane system nears
2014-08-08 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The National Weather Service says the eye of Tropical Storm Iselle has made landfall on Hawaiis Big Island. It is the first hurricane or tropical storm to hit the state in 22 years, and another hurricane is following in its path. Hurricane Julio, a Category 3 storm, is about 1,600 kilometres behind in the Pacific. Iselles eye swept onto shore about eight kilometres east of Pahala with winds at 96 kilometres an hour at 2:30 a.m. local time. Iselle was expected to pass overnight across the Big...
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