Destinations of the week
Mexico From Funjet Vacations Mexico offers a paradise for every part of your personality, from laid-back beaches and Mayan wonders to rockin’ nightlife and amped-up adventure. Just listen to that inner voice whispering, “Go ahead, you’re on vacation.” OVERVIEWWHERE TO…
US: Outrage grows over woman who dragged dog behind electric scooter
By Laura Goldman From Care2 As Brandon Sanders and his girlfriend bicycled down a Bakersfield, Calif., street on the afternoon of Jan. 6, they watched in shock as a woman riding a rented electric scooter passed by them, dragging a…
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World court sinks Bolivia bid for sea access
By AFP From This Is Money UK Bolivia — South America’s poorest country — became landlocked after losing a four-year war against Chile at the end of the 19th century, forfeiting territory and its access to the Pacific coast The…
Best local food to try in Hawaii
From Go Hawaii Tours The Hawaiian cuisine remains one to be the most diverse, interesting, and delicious foods in its region. It serves as a multi-cultural melting pot in the Pacific Ocean, marrying different cultures expressed in every dish and…
Maine-based Coast Guard cutter returns after $90 million cocaine seizure
By Dawn Gagnon, From BDN BANGOR, Maine — Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned to its homeport in Kittery on Friday after a 49-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea that resulted in the seizure of cocaine worth…
Canadian Navy ships help seize 700 kg of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
From Naval Today Royal Canadian Navy ships deployed to the international operation Caribbe, HMCS Summerside and Saskatoon, assisted in the seizure of almost 700 kg of cocaine while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The…
Global warming’s fingerprints are all over recent extreme weather, research shows
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Extreme weather events, from droughts to floods and heat waves, are some of the most tangible present day impacts of global warming, and they will take center stage in speeches at the upcoming Paris Climate…
US agents nearly caught $194 million worth of cocaine in a narco submarine
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents had a close call with a high-value target in the Pacific Ocean. The crew of a P-3 Long Range Tracker, working as part of…
Gadget of the week
Robotic vehicles find the Pacific Ocean’s deepest thermal vents By Jon Fingas From engadget Monterey Bay Aquarium’s autonomous underwater vehicle Robotic underwater vehicles from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Research Institute just helped discover one of the Earth’s more elusive scientific…
This year’s ‘El Niño’ aims to break a record
By Cory Reppenhagen From ABC Denver 7 News A strong El Niño is developing in the equatorial Pacific, and it has the potential to break the record El Niño of 1997-98, a spokesperson for the National Center for Atmospheric Research…
