NEWS QUICKIE

TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO PREVENT TRAIN CRASHES
Systems could be installed on the tracks to prevent high speed crashes says NTSB member.

ATTACK ON KABUL KILLS 14
Taliban email to media says the hotel was hit because of the presence of foreigners, including Americans citizens.

OBAMA'S ARAB CAMP DAVID SUMMIT
US reassures key allies that overtures to Iran will not come at the expense of commitments to their security.

HUMANITARIAN TRUCE IN YEMEN?
Saudi-led coalition airstrike, rival sides fighting and shelling by coalition warships west of the port city of Aden.

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IS NEWS ADDICTIVE LIKE SUGAR?

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We all know how tempting it can be to have one too many chocolates or an extra slice of cake. But what drives this craving for sweet treats?

Scientists suggest that we are primed to desire these at an instinctive level, as they play a vital role in our lives.
But it does not have to be this way with sugar or with another toxic item called news bits.

MARK TWAIN MUSIC

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Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, Samuel L. Clemens was best know as Mark Twain. He went on to write well known novels, including two major American classics, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He worked as a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor.

RED FLAG WARNING

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The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for New York City and surrounding areas until 6:00 PM today, 5/13/15.

A Red Flag Warning means a combination of dry brush and gusty wind conditions support fire danger. Exercise extra caution when using outdoor gas and charcoal grills. I

n addition, smokers should never carelessly discard cigarettes. Immediately report a brush fire to 911. Please see attached press release: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/pr/15_05_13_brush_fire_risk.shtml.

NEWS QUICKIE

PHILADELPHIA AMTRAK 199 DERAILMENT KILLS SEVEN
140 taken to hospitals, another six injured critically by a nigh time derailment, while NTSB investigates its causes.

MORE DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN NEPAL
Most people are spending the night in tents and under makeshift shelters made of plastic tarps.

TRADE VOTE SHOWS BROKEN POLITICS
The outcome pints to strained relations between Obama and Republicans as well as Capitol Hill Democrats.

IRAN WARNS US AND SAUDI ARABIA
Iran tells Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemeni rebels that blocking its aid ship bound for Yemen will spark a fire.

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USA QUICKLY CRUMBLING?

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This is National Infrastructure Week in the US. Do you believe this ridiculous irony?

Derailment on the busiest rail corridor in America, deteriorating roads and highways, while bridges and ports are crumbling as a result of a severe lack of commitment and Congress not doing their jobs.

Transportation funding has been shortchanged for years and our growth investment continues to dwindle. A $478-billion funding measure to shore up our transportation infrastructure, which experts agree is in dire need of modernization.

NEWS QUICKIE

NEPAL QUAKES AGAIN?
7.3 quake hits the devastated nation three weeks after the country was ravaged by another deadly quake.

AOL HEARS VERIZON NOW
The $4.4 Billion acquisition gives the telecom company an entryway into competitive online video platforms.

KERRY MEETS PUTIN
US Secretary of State is meeting Russian president attempting to warm up recent post-Cold War lows.

SAUDI ARABIA UNTOUCHED BY WAR
Besides propaganda posters, its difficult to notice that the kingdom is leading an offensive in Yemen.

FEW MIDSIZE SUVS DO WELL IN TESTS

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NEPAL NEEDS GLOBAL AID

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Another massive earthquake shook Nepal, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets just weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 and struck 68 km (about 42 miles) west of the town of Namche Bazar, close to Mount Everest and the border with Tibet. It was felt as far apart as New Delhi and Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

@USGS revised magnitude of #earthquake that struck #Nepal to 7.3

NYC TOPS ON GLOBAL WASTE

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NYC is the world’s most wasteful mega-city. Besides being a consumerist utopia where people buy, and throw away, a staggering amount of stuff, it is also a densely populated, steadily aging city.

Faucets, toilets, or pipes, are constantly leaking. An armada of commerce-beckoning lights are always on and a fleet of gas-guzzling cars still clog our crosstown traffic and city roadways.

Nearly twenty million New Yorkers use more energy, suck down more water, and spew out more solid waste than any other mega-metropolitan area on earth.

NFL DEFLATEGATE FATE

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The New York City newspaper headlines varied, but none were kind to Tom Brady: Great Balls of Liar, Big Nose Small Balls...etc.

Brady has now been suspended for the first four games of the season, without pay, for his conduct detrimental to the integrity of the NFL. Their investigation fines New England Patriots $1 million and the team will lose a first-round pick in 2016 and a fourth-rounder in 2017.

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Deflategate verdict: Tom Brady banned 4 games, Pats lose picks http://nyp.st/1Fa3gAl via @nypost

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