Thfire.com Everyday news that matters A low-pressure system about 1,425 miles east-southeast of the eastern Caribbean Islands in the central Atlantic Ocean had a 60 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next day or two. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report the system was moving west-northwest at about 15 miles per hour. Most weather models project the system ... Read More »
Wisconsin’s unemployment :(
According to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 9.8% in March. State labor officials also noted that in the month of April, over 16,000 jobs were added. This was the largest one-month gain in over a decade. The state has added over 32,000 jobs in the first four months of 2010. In ... Read More »
Back to the future to be video gamed?
Sources from Universal Studios tell us , “Back to the future is to be video gamed in an episodic way”. Not only back to the future but the company is seriously considering to bring back Jurassic park as a video game. “Jurassic Park and Back to the Future are two of our broadest and most beloved properties,” said Bill Kispert, ... Read More »
Spirit Airlines pilots go on strike!
The pilots of Spirit Airlines walked off their jobs on Saturday morning. They are on strike protesting demanding better pay. The strike was called on after negotiations that went on into the wee hours failed to produce a new contract. “Spirit pilots are willing to withdraw their services to get the contract they deserve,” said Captain John Prater, president of ... Read More »
Oil spill threatens to roil US-British relations
WASHINGTON — The leaking oil that has tainted the Gulf of Mexico is also threatening the political shores on both sides of the Atlantic, with a British company the villain. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron planned to discuss the environmental catastrophe over the telephone on Saturday, hoping to ease what has become a growing rift over ... Read More »
Heavy rain at arkansas kills atleast 12 people
Heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 12 people at a camp ground, police said Friday. Some of the victims might have been children, and several others are believed to be trapped or remain missing in the area near the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas, CNN reported. Police were still determining whether ... Read More »
Missing Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland found safe in Indian Ocean
SYDNEY — An American teenage girl was found safe with her damaged yacht on Friday after going missing in stormy Indian Ocean seas during a controversial attempt to sail solo round the world. An Australian search plane spotted Abby Sunderland, 16, after 0600 GMT on Friday, after she lost the mast on her vessel “Wild Eyes” thousands of miles (kilometres) ... Read More »