Meet the 3 Chicago-area home cooks competing on ‘MasterChef’
ByTracy Swartz From Chicago Tribune Nik Stewart, a fashion model from the Cayman Islands, won the first season of “Caribbean’s Next Top Model” in 2013 and now she’s set her sights on winning “MasterChef.” “I’m a very competitive person all…
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Budweiser offers 150,000 free Lyft round trips Steve Dent From engadget While Uber brings the Budweiser, Lyft takes you home after drinking it. If you’re on the lookout for a designated driver this holiday season, a brewery can save the…
US: Hidden camera shows nurses laughing as a 89-year-old man dies in nursing home
AP From Business Insider An 89-year-old World War II veteran in a nursing home called for help, saying he couldn’t breathe. A hidden camera shows nurses laughing during the incident. Two nurses lost their licenses and the family settled with…
Millions return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads in Florida
Irma downgraded to tropical storm, heads into Georgia Over 7.4 million in Florida, other states without power Nearly 40 lives claimed in Caribbean, at least 3 in U.S. Flooding hits coastal communities in three states From Independent News Desk i.e…
Foreigners own 1 million+ acres of Georgia ag land
By Lois Norder From AJC Georgia is among nine states where foreign interests own more than 1 million acres of land deemed agricultural, according to a recent report by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. The roster of foreign owners…
Artificial Intelligence: Study options in India and abroad
By Anisha Singh From NDTV Artificial Intelligence is basically a computer based system which can perform tasks which normally require human assistance. This can include speech recognition, visual perception, language identification, decision making etc. Artificial Intelligence: Study Options In India…
Cayman Islands Immigration Officer travels overseas for asylum training
Acting Assistant Chief Immigration Officer Joey Scott recently participated in extensive training in the processing of asylum-seekers, sponsored by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Earlier this year Mr. Scott completed the required 80 hours of online distance-learning….
Couple discovers a snake hiding inside a gas pump
BY BRIAN KOERBER From Mashable Nowhere is safe from snakes, not even the … gas station? A couple attempting to fill their vehicle with fuel were shocked to discover a snake curled up inside the holder for the nozzle. “Look…
Zika may be spread by up to 35 species of mosquitoes, researchers say
BY DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald Zika may be spread by as many as 35 species of mosquitoes, including seven found in the United States, according to a forecasting model created by University of Georgia ecologists and published Tuesday in…
Once again a Cat 4 storm, potentially disastrous Matthew rolls toward Florida coast
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Hurricane Matthew is once again an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. Matthew’s top sustained winds were upgraded to 140 mph in the 11 am EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center,…