This could literally be a dream job — making money by sleeping, including a night in a five-star resort. Sleepstandards.com, a website that provides information on sleep quality products and research, is looking for someone willing to make $2,000 to help it study the influence of environmental factors on the quality of sleep. “The chosen
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Two people were injured after pieces of a cargo plane broke off and fell onto a town in the Netherlands, according to authorities there. Pieces of metal fell on the town of Meerssen after a Boeing 747 cargo plane experienced an engine fire shortly after taking off from Maastricht, according to the Veiligheidsregio (the Dutch
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Two people were killed when a military plane crashed on Friday near the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, according to the facility’s executive director Marshall Taggart, Jr. The victims were identified by the Air Force Sunday as Scot Ames Jr, 24, an American Air Force Instructor, and a student from the Japanese Air Self Defense
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military junta on Sunday warned anti-coup protesters they will “suffer loss of life” if demonstrations confront security forces, ahead of planned mass protests and a nationwide strike. The ominous warning follows the most violent weekend since protests against the February 1 coup began, with police opening fire on demonstrators in the second largest city,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV News) — Basketball legend Vince Carter, who got his start in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors, is showing his appreciation for Canada with a new scholarship opportunity. Even those who don’t know much about basketball know Vince Carter, who put the Raptors on the
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United Airlines is removing all of its Boeing 777 planes currently in service that are powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines after the Federal Aviation Administration called for stepped-up inspections. The airline announced Sunday it was immediately removing the planes “out of an abundance of caution.” The 24 aircraft are part of the
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Water service remained disrupted for nearly a third of Texas residents Sunday evening, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from devastating winter weather and an unprepared infrastructure. While that number decreased by several million over the course of the day, more than 1,200 public water systems still reported disruptions in service, with many
Continue Reading When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edison, 8, and Colette, 5, affectionately nicknamed Coco by her family, still had power and were
Continue Reading When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edison, 8, and Colette, 5, affectionately nicknamed Coco by her family, still had power and were
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The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and it’s likely some will be removed from service, according to a statement from FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “We reviewed all available safety data following yesterday’s incident,” Dickson said, referring to the United Airlines flight
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After a devastating week for the Lone Star state, finally some relief. Temperatures Sunday will continue to warm, with most of the state expected to reach the 60s and 70s — much closer to the average temperatures residents expect during this time of year. But many Texans have only just begun recovering from the unprecedented
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, MI (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan woman is on a mission to help bring books to people who lost their belongings in last year’s historic flooding. “All along, the last nine months, I’ve been looking for opportunities to help children,” said Sanford resident Angela Cole. Cole has done
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — A Georgia Gwinnett College police officer put her training to use in a real life situation. It happened when Sgt. Ashley Still was recently working out at a YMCA in Winder. “One of the employees runs over to me and says, ‘there’s a
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Water service remained disrupted for about half of Texas residents early Sunday, a lingering consequence of the widespread power outages from devastating winter weather and an unprepared infrastructure. More than 1,300 public water systems have reported disruptions in service, with many leading to boil-water notices, according to Gary Rasp, media specialist for the Texas Commission
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study has found that consuming a high number of refined grains, such as white bread, cereal and croissants, can be associated with a higher risk of major cardiovascular disease, stroke and death. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study looked at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — For more than 3 years, a group of students from the Omaha area has been building a plane from scratch. Saturday afternoon, it took its inaugural flight from Millard Airport. Some of the students who worked on the plane were there to watch it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALESBURG, IL (WQAD) — The Galesburg Police Department released a video clip of an officer nearly being struck by a truck out on the highway, and wants to use the opportunity to stress the need to follow Scott’s Law. The dash cam footage, shows a squad car stopped
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILLS RIVER, NC (WLOS) — On Tuesday, the Baldwins’ home on School House Road in Mills River went up in flames. The home was built by Amber Baldwin’s family in the 1970s. It was supposed to be her and her husband’s forever home. “Think about everything a person
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Angry protesters have now gathered in multiple Spanish cities for five consecutive nights, demonstrating over the dramatic arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel earlier in the week. Thousands gathered in Barcelona on Saturday, including families and elderly protesters at the city’s Plaça Universitat, where a rally began peacefully. After passing another square, called Plaça Urquinaona, police
Continue Reading A city in Utah is letting residents donate food in exchange for wiping out their parking tickets. Heber City tried to get folks to move their parked cars off the streets to make room for snowplows, but the warnings didn’t work and police had to issue a lot of citations. So, starting last week and
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