Alaska earthquake felt in Anchorage gets whole town talking
VIDEOWhen the earthquake started to shake Anchorage early Sunday morning, some hurried into downtown hotel lobbies dressed in their robes and underwear, while others sitting at bars simply held tighter to their drinks.Facebook and Twitter quickly lit up in the early morning hours across Alaska with posts about power outages, racing hearts and barking dogs. Some people wrote about bolting out of bed or even out of their homes. Later, people wrote about the insomnia that follows after a 7.1-magnit..>> view originalAnchorage skier Bjornsen part of silver-medal day for US women's ...
Solidifying themselves as a World Cup force, Anchorage’s Sadie Bjornsen and her American teammates made history Sunday by claiming the silver medal in a relay race in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.The second-place finish was the best in U.S. history, and it marked the second time this season Bjornsen and her teammates climbed the podium to collect a medal for a top-three relay finish. In December, the U.S. women claimed bronze in Lillehammer, Norway.“What a fun day today,” Bjornsen said by email. “..>> view originalWatch what happens when a 7.1 quake slams Anchorage True Value
McDonald's sales soar thanks to all day breakfast
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - It's official. McDonald's is back. Consumers and investors are ba da ba ba ba lovin' it. McDonald's reported fourth-quarter revenues and earnings that easily topped analysts' forecasts, led by a 5.7% jump in same-store sales in the United States. CEO Steve Easterbrook, who took over at McDonald's nearly a year ago, said the company's introduction of its all day breakfast menu in October was the main reason that U.S. sales did so well.Many McDonald's fans had been calling..>> view originalSuper Bowl tickets heading for a record
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Super Bowl tickets are being sold for a super price. The average resale price of a ticket to the Feb. 7 game between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos is $5,178, according to ticket price tracker SeatGeek. That's far above past Super Bowl ticket prices immediately following the conference championship games. This is the first time over the past five years that a Super Bowl ticket's average price topped as much as $4,000 at this point in the football season. A pair..>> view originalWHO expects Zika virus to spread
(CNN) - The World Health Organization anticipates that the Zika virus will spread to all but two countries in South, Central and North America. The mosquito-borne disease has raged in South America and other regions for several months.Twenty-one countries and territories of the Americas have reported cases of the virus since Brazil reported the first cases of local transmission in May 2015, WHO's regional office for the Americas said in a statement. "Aedes mosquitoes -- the main vector for Zi..>> view originalAustralian Open 2016: Raonic upsets Wawrinka
MELBOURNE (CNN) - A battle between two of the hottest players in tennis didn't disappoint at the Australian Open and it was a Canadian who goes by the nickname of "Missile" that tamed the "Stanimal." Milos Raonic moved into the quarterfinals in Melbourne by upsetting 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 in a three hour, 45-minute thriller that followed Novak Djokovic's dramatic five-set victory over Gilles Simon a day earlier. He was joined by second seed Andy Murray, who downed Be..>> view originalFBI hackers took down a child porn ring
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) - The FBI has resorted to hacking to hunt down pedophiles hiding anonymously on the Internet. The Justice Department just closed a historic case, a massive investigation called Operation Torpedo. And now that details are coming into focus, it's clear that we're in a new era: FBI agents are taking on the role of hacker spies.The FBI has resorted to court-authorized mass hacking, which pushes legal boundaries. Visit the wrong website, click on a picture -- and the FBI can ..>> view originalDeaths, disruption as cold snap grips Asia
(CNN) - Record low temperatures have wreaked havoc in several Asia countries, with 85 people reported dead in Taiwan and tens of thousands stranded at airports because of the unprecedented cold snap. In South Korea, at least 90,300 saw their flights canceled over the weekend due to bad weather and more than 10,000 travelers faced severe delays at Kunming airport in southwestern China.Taiwan authorities advised people to stay indoors after the deaths, while in Hong Kong, teeth-chattering temp..>> view originalBritish explorer Worsley dies crossing Antarctic
(CNN) - British explorer Henry Worsley has died while attempting to cross the Antarctic, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton. The 55-year-old former British Army officer died after being airlifted to a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, suffering severe exhaustion and dehydration.The father-of-two was found to have bacterial peritonitis, after having trekked around 913 miles unaided across the South Pole -- just 30 miles short of his end goal.Prince William, a friend of Wor..>> view original
Monday, January 25, 2016
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