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NHTSA Sets 'Quiet Car' Safety Standard To Protect Pedestrians |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 11/14/2016 02:46 PM
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Washington, DC...The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to help protect pedestrians. The new federal safety standard will help pedestrians who are blind, have low vision, and other pedestrians detect the presence, direction and location of these vehicles when they are traveling at low speeds, which will help prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries each year once all hybrids in the fleet are properly equipped.
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7.8 Earthquake Shakes New Zealand & Triggers Local Tsunami Warning |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/13/2016 07:26 AM
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New Zealand...The November 13, 2016 M 7.8 earthquake in North Canterbury, New Zealand, occurred as the result of shallow oblique-reverse faulting on or near the boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates in South Island, New Zealand. At the location of this earthquake, the Pacific plate moves to the west-southwest with respect to the Australia plate at a rate of approximately 40 mm/yr. The epicenter of the earthquake is about 30-45 km south-southeast of the main surface expression of the plate boundary in the region—the Hope Fault, part of the Marlborough Fault system that connects a subduction zone (the Hikurangi Trough) to the primary plate boundary in the South Island—the Alpine Fault.
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Database Captures Urban Tree Sizes & Growth Rates Across United States |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 11/02/2016 09:54 AM
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Albany, CA...Sometimes in the cramped environs of U.S. cities every inch counts, especially if attempting to make space for nature. City planners and urban foresters now have a resource to more precisely select tree species whose growth will be a landscaping dream instead of a maintenance nightmare.
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Fed Signals Possible December Rate Hike |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 11/02/2016 12:49 PM
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Washington, DC...Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and growth of economic activity has picked up from the modest pace seen in the first half of this year. Although the unemployment rate is little changed in recent months, job gains have been solid.
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Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales Up 29% To $32.7 Billion |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/27/2016 04:43 PM
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Seattle, WA...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016.
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Statement From Secretary Of Defense Ash Carter On California National Guard Bonus Payments |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/26/2016 10:16 AM
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Washington, DC...There is no more important responsibility for the Department of Defense than keeping faith with our people. That means treating them fairly and equitably, honoring their service and sacrifice, and keeping our word. Today, in keeping with that obligation, I am ordering a series of steps to ensure fair treatment for thousands of California National Guard soldiers who may have received incentive bonuses and tuition assistance improperly as a result of errors and in some cases criminal behavior by members of the California National Guard.
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AT&T To Acquire Time Warner |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/24/2016 10:58 AM
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Dallas, TX and New York City, NY...AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $107.50 per share. The agreement has been approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both companies.
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First-time Buyers Steer Existing-Home Sales Higher In September |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/20/2016 04:03 PM
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Washington, DC... Existing-home sales rebounded strongly in September and were propelled by sales from first-time buyers reaching a 34 percent share, which is a high not seen in over four years, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions saw an increase in closings last month, and distressed sales fell to a new low of 4 percent of the market.
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All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/20/2016 01:55 PM
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Palo Alto, CA... Yesterday Tesla released that they will be installing self driving hardware on all new vehicles. Details from Tesla are as follows: Self-driving vehicles will play a crucial role in improving transportation safety and accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable future. Full autonomy will enable a Tesla to be substantially safer than a human driver, lower the financial cost of transportation for those who own a car and provide low-cost on-demand mobility for those who do not.
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Bob Dylan Awarded The 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature |
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Posted by: News_Desk on 10/13/2016 03:52 PM
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Stockholm, Sweden...Today Professor Sara Danius, the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy made the announcement for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
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