Another round of targeted rail inspections intended to improve public safety and reduce potential dangers associated with the transport of crude oil. NY Inspection teams examined 756 crude oil tank cars, approximately 239 miles of track and 51 switches. Overall, state and federal teams uncovered and addressed three critical defects and 66 non-critical defects.
BULL IN CHINA SHOP
The Chinese are hurting with plummeting stocks, a falling currency, North Korea and way more...etc.
SECONDHAND SMOKE HURTS
International efforts are necessary to expand global smoke-free zones.
DAVID BOWIE DIES
He dies from Cancer and at 69 on Friday, the same day he released a new album called "Blackstar."
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
US Supreme Court may deal a blow to the nation's public employee unions while dating back four decades.
The ultimate generation spanner has died at 69. David Robert Jones aka as David Bowie, was an English singer, a prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, as well as and actor.
David Bowie: His essential film performances http://on.wsj.com/1K8EkGH via @WSJspeakeasy
What were David Bowie's political views? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-were-david-bowies-political-7… …
PHOTOS: A look at some of David Bowie’s stops in Boston http://bos.gl/ORue463 pic.twitter.com/N7EtjlsXcN
The New York City Police Department released 2015 crime totals for the seven major index crimes. Overall index crime in the city fell by 1.7% when compared to 2014 and crime since January 2014 has decreased 5.8% overall. Based on these preliminary crime numbers, 2015 shows the lowest yearly crime numbers ever.
The past two years have seen record lows in several major crime categories. In 2014, New York City marked the lowest murder and robbery rates in 50 years. Burglary and grand larceny auto were at their lowest levels in more than 50 years in 2015.
Are you a news and information provider? Content is King and here is how to participate in the process.
According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, There were 54,100 full-time newsroom jobs in USA in 2005, which was close to an all-time high.
Ten years later, there are less that 32,900. However, dozens of platforms attract content producers like: Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Apple, LinkedIn and Newshooks.
NEWSHOOKS.COM
A student advocacy group is urging state and local leaders to enact laws protecting student loan borrowers and holding the loan servicing industry accountable for mistakes, sidestepping long congressional inactivity.
The NFL is America’s most profitable television production. It dominates weekly television ratings each fall and completely takes over more than a third of American television sets on a day in early February each year. In 1939, NBC became the first network to televise a live professional football game. The Philadelphia Eagles game against the Brooklyn Dodgers was filmed with two cameras and a staff of 8. They reached 1000 television sets in New York City. Today NFL games drag in an audience of over 17 million viewers for an average regular season game.
No one won Saturday's Powerball Jackpot and now that windfall will be rolled into another drawing. The next one will not only be the largest in U.S. history, but a figure where real dreams are made of. 1.3 BILLION
Before this time around, the largest lottery winnings stood at $656 million. That amount was won by three tickets through the Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012. The largest Powerball windfall until Saturday’s was $590.5 million, which a very rich lady in Florida won in May 2013.
Mexican President says fugitive drug kingpin El Chapo has finally been recaptured once again. Enrique Pena Nieto has written in his Twitter account that fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison. He wrote: "mission accomplished: we have him."
El Chapo Guzman had previously escaped from prison back in 2001, and was recaptured in 2014 only to escape and be recaptured. Some say it is more like a musical chair version, with a little Mexican hat dance.
Photo: AP
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Global Stocks Dump?
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Lottery Fever Grows
Powerball jackpot jumps to record $700 million prize.