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'Miracle on the Hudson' safety advice not carried out

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the seven years since an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, there's been enough time to write a book and make a movie, but apparently not enough to…

Congo minister says unity government possible; vote delayed

TheRepublic.com 

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s ruling party is proposing an interim unity government with the opposition as an election set for November now seems nearly impossible, though President Joseph Kabila would remain in charge, the country’s justice minister said. The development came late Wednesday as the government and some opposition parties concluded several days of talks

Imagine Romney's first term was nearing...

MSNBC 

If Romney won and produced Obama's record - lower unemployment, higher incomes, and lower poverty rates - there would be "parades in the streets" in 2016.



ISIS has lost half its territory in Iraq

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces aided by the U.S.-led coalition have retaken half the territory the Islamic State group once held in the country, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday during a visit to Baghdad.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced $181 million to address a humanitarian crisis that has festered in Iraq despite progress on the battlefield. More than 3.3 million Iraqis remain displaced from their homes due to violence, according to the United Nations. Читать дальше...

Zipcar announces a bike-sharing services for college campuses

BusinessInsider.com 

Zipcar

As Uber began offering rides in self-driving cars to select customers on Wednesday, car-sharing company Zipcar is looking to another type of transportation: bikes. 

Zipcar recently announced its plans to team up with Zagster, a campus bike sharing company, to bring bike-sharing services to 15 college campuses next year.

Zipcar said that adding bikes to their services will help, "campuses address transportation needs while reducing overall transit costs for both universities... Читать дальше...

8,000-year-old female figurine uncovered in central Turkey

TheRepublic.com 

ISTANBUL — Archaeologists have uncovered a rare stone figurine of a woman dating back 8,000 years at a dig in Turkey’s central province of Konya that an expert says is one of only handful of statuettes of the era ever found in one piece. Stanford University Professor Ian Hodder told The Associated Press in an

Ashley Graham: My confidence 'didn't happen overnight'

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Annie Martin
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Plus-size model and body-positive activist Ashley Graham admitted she used to be "so insecure" in the October issue of Self magazine.

Jason Pierre-Paul misses practice with sore shoulder

NBCSports.com 

The Giants only had one player listed on Wednesday’s practice report as defensive tackle Robert Thomas sat out with an illness, but Thursday’s edition will have a bigger name on it. Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was held out of the team’s session because of a sore shoulder. It’s not clear if that’s a result of anything…

Lady Gaga just announced when she's releasing her highly anticipated new album

BusinessInsider.com 

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Lady Gaga announced the release date of her new studio album, and revealed its name, during an interview with Beats 1's Zane Lowe today, Pitchfork reports. 

The album is titled "Joanne," and it will be out October 21 through Interscope Records' Streamline imprint. 

"Joanne" is Gaga's fourth studio album and first since the release of 2013's "ARTPOP."

The album's lead single, "Perfect Illusion," which features production from Mark Ronson and Tame Impala's Kevin Parker... Читать дальше...





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