Hurricane Irene New York: Bloomberg’s Reputation On Line if City Again Fails to Provide Services
Hundreds of thousands residents in the outer boroughs of Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn were stuck in their homes for days because plows did not clear out snow from many secondary roads.
Hurricane Irene: Delaware Braces for Unprecedented Storm
The entire Delmarva peninsula has been warned that a storm of Irene’s power has not been experienced in the region in decades.
Hurricane Irene North Carolina: Waves Crashing on Coast As Evacuation Continues
Waves of up to 8 feet have been seen on Friday morning from Myrtle Beach, S.C. up to the Outer Banks.
Top 5 Most Economically Damaging Natural Disasters in History
Irene would truly have to be a catastrophic event to fall into the following list of the costliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Steve Jobs: $1 Annual Salary, No Perks, But Lots of Shares
Jobs owns about 5.5-million shares of Apple stock (which, based on Thursday’s closing price, would be valued at just above $2-billion)
Hurricane Irene: Fire Island Issued Voluntary Evacuation Order
Officials have stated that the voluntary order could soon be changed into a mandatory one.
Hurricane Irene Path: Delaware Officials Urge Visitors to Stay Away; Ocean City, Md. Orders Evacuation
About 9.5 inches of rain are expected to fall in Ocean City over the next three days
Where Did The Word ‘Hurricane’ Come From?
Reportedly, ‘huracan’ was the Taino word for ‘storm.’
Dick Cheney Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in 2007: Memoir
ater that year, Israeli warplane bombed the site in the Syrian desert.
Is Steve Jobs Underpaid?
Jobs owns about 5.5-million shares of Apple stock.
Hurricane Irene: Delaware, New Jersey Brace for Torrential Rains, Brutal Winds
“Since Irene is such a large tropical cyclone, significant impacts are likely along the United States East Coast.
Steve Jobs: The Most Famous Arab in the World
Jobs' biological father is a man named Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian who was a political science graduate student.
Virginia Quake: More Aftershocks Reported; North Anna Nuclear Plant Still Shut Down
There will be more aftershocks in the coming days, if not weeks.
Libyan Rebels Advance on Sirte, Search for Gadhafi Continues
Gadhafi’s whereabouts are a mystery, though rebels believe he is in or near Tripoli.
Book Exposes Ikea Founder’s Deep Nazi Involvement
Asbrink’s book suggests a much deeper involvement.
Hurricane Irene Blasts The Bahamas
his is the first major storm to seriously threaten the Bahamian archipelago in ten years.
UN Warns of Plight of Millions of Stateless People in the World
The problem is growing worse because children of stateless parents are themselves stateless.
Investors Anxiously Await Apple Stock Performance Following Jobs’ Resignation
Most analysts seem rather unconcerned by Jobs departure, citing that Apple is a behemoth that is loaded with brilliant managers and boasts more stellar products in the pipeline.
Top 10 Things Steve Jobs Told Apple’s Board After Resigning
Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO
Steve Jobs Retires As Apple CEO: Tim Cook Has Been Heir-Apparent
teve Jobs, resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Wednesday and will replaced by Tim Cook, the former chief operating officer
Hurricane Irene Path: Massachusetts Prepares for Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Storm
“We’re very concerned about what’s going to happen in New England,” said Bill Read, director of the NHC.
Earthquakes Are Dime-a-Dozen
On Tuesday, the day the earthquake struck the east coast of the U.S., there were at least 30 seismic actions around the world of at least magnitude-2.5.
Pat Robertson Broadcast Show on ‘End Times’ As Quake Struck Virginia
Robertson, a native of Virginia, the epicenter of the quake, has long associated natural disasters with the ‘end of times’ and prophecies in the Bible.
Hurricane Irene Path: Virginia Prepares for Storm, Following Historic Earthquake
The earthquake reminded us that we’ve got to be prepared for a variety of things.
1780: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Season Ever
During the summer and fall of 1780, at least 27,000 people perished from hurricanes -- an all-time record -- in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast of the newly-formed U.S.
Hurricane Irene Battering the Bahamas; Airports Closed, Tourists Stranded
The entire Bahamas – which comprises 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets -- remains under a hurricane watch.
Verizon Strike: Fears Rising That Lack of Progress in Negotiations Could Lead to New Work Stoppage
Unions have stated that Verizon is pressuring them to make a number of big concessions.
Hurricane Irene: Philadelphia Area May Break Monthly Rainfall Record
Such heavy rains will also prompt fears of flash flooding in the Delaware Valley.
North Korean Leader Kim, Russia’s Medvedev Talk Gas Pipeline Deal, Nuclear Testing
Kim and Medvedev also discussed the possible construction of a pipeline that would cross through North Korea into South Korea.
Hurricane Irene: Evacuations Begin in North Carolina
Irene has been upgraded to a ‘Category 3’ storm as it passes over the Bahamas on Wednesday, with winds as strong as 115 miles per hour.
