000 EPA Selects Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality for $800,000 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant By www.epa.gov Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 DALLAS – (May 8, 2020) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will receive $800,000 as a Brownfields revolving loan fund grant. Full Article
000 EPA Selects Pulaski Co., Ark., to Receive $300,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment By www.epa.gov Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Media contacts: Jennah Durant or Joe Hubbard, R6Press@epa.gov or 214 665-2200 Full Article
000 Seven Nebraska School Districts Receive $200,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions By www.epa.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Full Article
000 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions By www.epa.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Full Article
000 10 Iowa School Districts Receive $300,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions By www.epa.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Full Article
000 RUSSIA...The Golden Ring of Postcode 150000 By www.travelblog.org Published On :: On our wedding day Denise I exchanged gold rings.I was then told I could kiss my bride.I moved in and picked her up which brought gasps and squeals of delight.We then kissed long and hard.The minister said he had never seen that before. Full Article
000 Derbyshire 101 Chesterfield 7000 steps by 9.30 from frost to blue skiesSkype. Risk assessments and telekits will life ever be the same again By www.travelblog.org Published On :: Surfacing this morning was difficult . It is a work day today . Last night we had a frost . Not a heavy one . Not the sort of frost you get in the Winter . Not the sort of frost that you have to scrape off the car windscreen. But a frost nevertheless . The Full Article
000 Utah economists expect a tough summer before a winter recovery, as 9,000 more file for unemployment By www.sltrib.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:56:22 +0000 Full Article
000 374 staff at the IAA earned over €100,000 last year By www.rte.ie Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:00:14 +0000 The numbers of staff earning over €100,000 at the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) last year increased by 31 to 374. Full Article Business
000 Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek sells Chicago condo for $827,000 By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:34:08 +0000 Lysacek, originally from Naperville, took a loss on the two-bedroom condo. Full Article
000 Paint job makes $500,000 Florida home look like cartoon By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:45:54 +0000 The home was painted in large patches of extremely bright primary colors with random splatters throughout. The home in the Il Regalo Circle Community in Naples resembles a pre-school play toy or cartoon home. Full Article
000 She paid $15,000 for mom’s final arrangements — and now worries Brooklyn funeral home stored remains on unrefrigerated U-Haul truck By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:13:31 +0000 NYC Mayor de Blasio denounced storing bodies in unrefrigerated and unmanned U-Haul trucks outside of Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home on Utica Ave. and Ave. M in Flatlands Full Article
000 NYC Education Dept. due for shortage of more than 1,000 seats for preschoolers with disabilities: analysis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:00:20 +0000 Advocates have long protested the lack of special education pre-K classes for 3- and 4-year-olds, which is federally mandated, even as the city invests millions in universal pre-K. Full Article
000 Fewer than 8,000 NYC kids in foster care, an all-time low: officials By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:18 +0000 The results from the city’s annual foster care census showed a precipitous decline from the 1990s, when there were 50,000 kids in foster care, and a continued improvement from 2010, when there were 17,000. Full Article
000 NYC teacher arrested for collecting $29,000 from fraudulent medical leave By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:25:29 +0000 Jeffrey Gooding collected a city salary for five months during a medical leave — while simultaneously working for a Harlem charter school, according to investigators. Full Article
000 Nearly 8,000 NYC elementary school students qualify for ‘gifted’ school programs, neighborhood disparities persist By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:27:22 +0000 The bulk of students taking the test do so before starting Kindergarten—an aspect of the process critics say privileges parents with the money and savvy to prepare their young kids for the high-stakes exams. Full Article
000 Early humans may have shared ancient Europe with this 1,000-pound bird By www.pbs.org Published On :: A new study suggests a half-ton bird roamed Europe nearly 2 million years ago, around when our Homo predecessors were first entering the region. Full Article
000 Chaser, the language-learning dog with a 1,000-word vocabulary, has died By www.pbs.org Published On :: The border collie achieved international fame for her remarkable grasp on vocabulary and sentence structure. Full Article
000 In 17,000-year-old puma poop, a glimpse of Ice Age parasites By www.pbs.org Published On :: The feces contain the oldest example of parasite DNA ever recorded. Full Article
000 First Americans arrived at least 16,000 years ago, and probably by boat By www.pbs.org Published On :: Artifacts unearthed in Idaho challenge the idea that the first people to populate the Americas made the journey on foot around the end of the Ice Age. Full Article
000 Wildlife trade may put nearly 9,000 land-based species at risk of extinction By www.pbs.org Published On :: A new analysis predicts that 3,196 animals will join the 5,579 already snared in the global wildlife market. Full Article
000 Up to 190,000 coronavirus deaths possible in Africa in first year of pandemic unless there’s containment: WHO By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:08:02 +0000 Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Full Article
000 Fire forces more than 1,000 people to evacuate homes in Florida panhandle By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:15:42 +0000 Wildfires brought evacuations in the Florida panhandle. Full Article
000 NBA fines Clippers' Paul George $35,000 for criticizing officials By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:15:19 -0500 The NBA fined Clippers forward Paul George $35,000 on Thursday for publicly criticizing officials after a loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Full Article
000 Kobe Bryant towel sells for more than $33,000 at auction By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:08:40 -0400 The towel that Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wore over his shoulders after playing in the final game of his NBA career sold for more than $30,000. Full Article
000 Up to 190,000 coronavirus deaths possible in Africa in first year of pandemic unless there’s containment: WHO By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:08:02 +0000 Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Full Article
000 Fire forces more than 1,000 people to evacuate homes in Florida panhandle By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:15:42 +0000 Wildfires brought evacuations in the Florida panhandle. Full Article
000 Beleaguered UCLA defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro signs one-year, $700,000 contract By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:44:57 -0500 UCLA defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro's new contract calls for him to earn $650,000 in base salary and talent fee in 2020 Full Article
000 UCLA donors have given nearly $160,000 to help athletes train remotely By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:49:32 -0400 About 60 UCLA donors have contributed almost $160,000 for training equipment and subscriptions to fitness and mindfulness apps for athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
000 California could see 5,000 coronavirus deaths a week if social distancing eases too soon By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:50:34 -0400 Local health officials give catastrophic estimates of potential coronavirus deaths if stay-at-home orders aren't followed. Full Article
000 LAUSD packs 400,000 meals, prepares for months of 'grab-and-go.' Recipients express relief By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:10:51 -0400 One man wore plastic gloves and a face mask as he pulled up in a pickup to receive school-packed meals for his children. Full Article
000 California needs nurses. So why is the state about to give up 10,000 prospects? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:00:35 -0400 California regulations may prevent thousands of nursing students from graduating, despite frantic effort to boost numbers of healthcare workers amid the pandemic. Full Article
000 15,000 L.A. high school students are AWOL online, 40,000 fail to check in daily amid coronavirus closures By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:08:12 -0400 With campuses closed due to the pandemic, LAUSD is struggling with distance learning. Only two-thirds of high school students are participating daily. Full Article
000 Surviving the Shutdown: San Pedro Fish Market has sold over 15,000 shrimp trays since stay-at-home started By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 19:50:50 -0400 San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers Full Article
000 James Patterson donates $500,000 as independent bookstores struggle with coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 11:39:33 -0400 Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver. Full Article
000 Price-reduced homes for about $800,000 in three Orange County cities By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 08:00:48 -0400 Here's a look at price-reduced properties that can be bought for $800,000 in Irvine, Anaheim and Aliso Viejo in Orange County. Full Article
000 Land grab: Undeveloped parcels around L.A. County for about $100,000 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:11:07 -0400 Looking to build your dream home? Take a look at what raw land roughly $100,000 buys right now in six L.A. County communities. Full Article
000 $500,000 homes with virtual tours in three Riverside County cities By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:13 -0400 House shopping during the coronavirus quarantine? Here are $500,000 homes with virtual tours in La Quinta, Temecula and Riverside in Riverside County. Full Article
000 Pool homes for $700,000 in three Ventura County cities By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:00:56 -0400 With the heat of summer fast approaching, here's a look at homes with pools you can get for $700,000 in Simi Valley, Camarillo and Ventura. Full Article
000 Tiny homes for $500,000 in three L.A. County communities By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:21 -0400 Here's a look at homes under 1,000 square feet that are listed for roughly $500,000 in Long Beach, South L.A. and El Sereno in L.A. County. Full Article
000 Ryanair says no holiday flights until July and cuts up to 3,000 jobs By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T06:13:00Z Heathrow airport says passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April Full Article
000 Musk announces a $35,000 Model 3, closure of most retail stores, and a no-profit quarter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:45:00 -0500 Three years after he promised to sell an all-electric Model 3 mass-market sedan for $35,000 before incentives, Elon Musk may finally be coming through. Full Article
000 Tesla beats expectations, delivers 95,000 vehicles in the second quarter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 16:36:10 -0400 Tesla Inc. delivered 95,200 vehicles to customers in the second quarter, outperforming analysts' expectations. Full Article
000 This Netflix reality contestant spent $20,000 for sex. She has no regrets By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:07:04 -0400 Instagram influencer Francesca Farago, star of the Netflix reality show "Too Hot to Handle," dishes about her experience. Full Article
000 England cricket stars make £500,000 donation to good causes amid coronavirus crisis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100 The £500,000 donation by England's centrally-contracted players is equivalent to a three month 20 per cent pay cut. Full Article
000 Today, around 21,000 Children Died Around The World By www.globalissues.org Published On :: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:48:00 GMT Around 21,000 children die every day around the world. That is equivalent to: 1 child dying every 4 seconds14 children dying every minuteA 2011 Libya conflict-scale death toll every dayA 2010 Haiti earthquake occurring every 10 daysA 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every 11 daysAn Iraq-scale death toll every 19–46 daysJust under 7.6 million children dying every yearSome 92 million children dying between 2000 and 2010 The silent killers are poverty, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes. Despite the scale of this daily/ongoing catastrophe, it rarely manages to achieve, much less sustain, prime-time, headline coverage. This update includes updated numbers, charts and graphs. It shows that there is steady progress each year in reducing the number of children that die each year, but clearly the number is still high. Read full article: Today, almost 21,000 children died around the world Full Article Causes of Poverty
000 Birmingham abattoir ordered to pay over £11,000 for hygiene offences By www.food.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:59:36 +0100 Birmingham Halal Abattoir Limited pleaded guilty to allowing potential cross-contamination of carcases Full Article
000 Vera Lynn's immortality explained: Why VE Day hero will still be relevant in Year 3000 By www.express.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:06:00 +0100 DAME VERA LYNN played an instrumental role in keeping up wartime morale and is highly respected today - but unearthed accounts reveal why she will still be relevant even in the next millennium. Full Article
000 Correction – Islamic Caliphate in rural England: 35,000 to pledge allegiance By www.express.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:34:00 +0000 On 29 July 2019, we published an article originally headlined "Islamic Caliphate in rural England: 35000 to pledge allegiance in mass conversion ceremony". Full Article
000 75,000 Americans at risk of dying from overdose or suicide due to coronavirus despair, group warns By www.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:29:00 -0400 As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust. Full Article