Hurricane Harvey is gaining power in the Gulf of Mexico, barreling toward the Texas coast. This NASA footage from space shows how the storm turned into a serious threat practically overnight. Footage courtesy of NASA and NOAA. Feedburner
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A Texas university took down several Confederate statues overnight and state leaders have mixed feelings about it
Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized the University of Texas at Austin’s decision to remove Confederate statues from its campus late Sunday night as sending a “poor message,” while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said the decision was one for individual universities to make. UT-Austin announced around 11 p.m. Sunday night that multiple Confederate statues were […]
Maryland removed a statue of a notorious pro-slavery Supreme Court Justice overnight
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana (Reuters) – Authorities in Maryland on Friday removed a statue of a 19th century Chief Justice who wrote the pro-slavery Dred Scott decision in the latest example of action over memorials that have sparked protests across the United States. Crews in state capital Annapolis hitched straps overnight to the 145-year-old bronze […]
Bitcoin was immune to overnight volatility in global markets
ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images Despite increased volatility across global markets last night, the world’s biggest cryptocurrencies stayed clear of the drama. Escalating tensions between the US and North Korea have rattled major assets classes this week. Overnight, US stocks snapped out of their recent calm streak, falling by 1% as bond yields rallied and money moved into safe […]
Philippines mayor on Duterte’s ‘drug list,’ 14 others killed in overnight raids
Reynaldo Parojinog, the mayor of Ozamiz city, and 14 other people were killed in a series of early morning raids on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao according to police. “The Parojinogs, if you would recall, are included in President Duterte’s list of people involved in the illegal drug trade,” Duterte’s spokesman, Ernesto Abella, said […]
Contact lens warning: Leaving them in overnight could cause BLINDNESS
They are a thin, curved lens that is designed to sit on a film of tears covering the surface of the eye. In the UK there are approximately three million users. There are a number of options for wearers, including lenses worn for one day or a month, and hard or soft. However, using them […]
Contact lens warning: Leaving them in overnight could cause BLINDNESS
CONTACT lenses have vastly improved the options for those of poor sight. However, they can cause permanent vision loss if not worn properly. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Former President Jimmy Carter released from an overnight hospital stay following a dehydration scare
REUTERS/Zachary Prong WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, appearing fully recovered from dehydration suffered while helping to build a home for charity in Canada, was released from an overnight hospital stay on Friday and addressed the project’s closing ceremony. Carter, 92, collapsed while working on Thursday at the Winnipeg construction site for […]
15 officers injured after mob of dozens goes on rampage in Magdeburg, Germany overnight
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Mother-of two on losing her sight due to Devic’s disease: I went blind overnight
GETTY/PH Vanessa Potter has lost her eyesight overnight One of the problems with being a busy working mum of two small children is that you just don’t have time to be ill. In the autumn of 2012 when I was 41 I picked up a flu-like virus that knocked me for six and left me […]
