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Five teenagers die in Polish escape room blaze

KOSZALIN, Poland (UPI) -- Five teenage girls died when a fire broke out near an escape room in which they were playing Friday in northern Poland, local authorities said. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. in the city of Koszalin and also injured a 25-year-old man with burns. Police spokeswoman Monika Kosiec said the fire was in a room near where the girls were celebrating a birthday party. Officials believe the girls, all around the age of 15, died […]

todayJanuary 4, 2019 47

crash auto accident

Automotive News

Tips for your vehicle following an auto accident

Automotive crashes can be incredibly stressful and traumatic, but it is vital to get the compensation you deserve if you're not to blame for the accident. Traffic accidents on roadways occur every day and occur based a variety of reasons, including ignoring road signs, careless and/or reckless driving, driving too fast, following too closely and the all-too-common using a mobile phone while driving. Compensation from an automotive accident will assist in covering the costs of repairing your vehicle and help […]

todayJanuary 3, 2019 29

tech devices gadgets

Business & Lifestyle

Tech devices and gadgets to look out for in 2019

For the first time ever, the world saw more than 4 billion people log onto the Internet in 2018. Now that more than half of all human beings are online, technology innovations are bound to explode in 2019. Devices such as laptops and smartphones, which hardly existed just a decade ago, are now seemingly impossible to live without. Similarly, products which we have seen emerging in the last couple of years are expected to become part of the furniture in 2019. The […]

todayDecember 12, 2018 46

Business & Lifestyle

Crypto hedge fund ponies up for bet that crypto will perform better in markets

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A North Carolina hedge fund manager is putting forth a huge wager that the crypto market will outperform the S&P 500 by the end of the decade. Morgan Creek, based in Chapel Hill, recently put forth a $1 million wager as an invitation to skeptical investors who believe it will not outperform the Standard & Poors index to put their money where their mouth is, according to a CNBC report. The firm operates the Digital […]

todayDecember 9, 2018 53

A U.S. Border Patrol agent speaks to the women and children who crossed illegally into San Ysidro, Calif., on December 2. Ariana Drehsler/UPI photo

National

Appeals court rules against Donald Trump’s asylum ban

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A Federal appeals court denied President Donald Trump's request to strike down a lower judge's order to block the administration's asylum ban for migrants who enter the country illegally. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday said Trump's new rules limiting who can seek asylum go against U.S. law, and are attempt at an "end-run around Congress." "Just as we may not, as we are often reminded, 'legislate from the bench,' neither may the Executive legislate […]

todayDecember 8, 2018 46

Germany German cuisine

Columnists

German cuisine: a treat for travelers

Eating in Germany is a big part of the fun of traveling there. Ingredients are wonderful (especially if you eat with the season), traditions are prized, "modern German cuisine" is giving old dishes tasty and entertaining new twists, and small, creative foodie places are thriving in every city. And here's even more good news: Eating well in Germany is an amazing value — cheaper than in France, Britain, Italy, or Scandinavia. Get ready for surprises on the menu. Even in […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 27

U.S. service members killed

National

Three U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan identified

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Department of Defense on Wednesday identified three U.S. service members killed when an improvised explosive device blew up in Afghanistan. The two soldiers and one airman died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Andar, Ghazni province, as part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, the Pentagon said in a news release. Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Va., and Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Wash., were assigned to the […]

todayNovember 28, 2018 75

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Business & Lifestyle

The 21st Money Weekly Newsletter 11/16

Crypto News & Analysis   Bitmain's co-founder Jihan Wu has been removed from the director's chair at Bitmain. It has been reported that Mr. Wu has been demoted to the position of supervisor and no longer has the authority to manage the day to day affairs of Bitmain. An unnamed source from Bitmain disclosed the functions and details of Mr Wu's new role within the company. The source describes Mr. Wu's demotion as follows,   “After changing to a supervisor, […]

todayNovember 17, 2018 19

National

North Korea could be ‘moving forward’ with nuclear program, analysts say

NEW YORK (UPI) -- North Korea could be quietly moving forward with its nuclear weapons program while stalling talks on denuclearization -- as differences between the United States and South Korea raise new concerns, analysts tell UPI. In a week that began with fresh threats from Pyongyang to restart its nuclear program over the weekend, followed by the abrupt cancellation of a planned meeting in New York between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean official Kim Yong […]

todayNovember 7, 2018 71

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