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Radioactive dust unexpectedly blew out of a pipe being cut by workers during weekend maintenance at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, and officials on Monday were trying to determine exactly how and why it happened. Complete Story...
A white powder that was found at Ellis Island and caused a brief evacuation at the immigration landmark in New York Harbor has been deemed harmless.
Fire officials say operations at Ellis Island have been widely disrupted by a transformer fire.
A struggling slot parlor in Lincoln plans to start offering around-the-clock gambling beginning next week.
Lower temperatures on Monday helped firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands for three days.
“My name’s Guybrush Threepwood, and I want to be a pirate!"
A boat has run aground and taken on water near the Statue of Liberty. All eight people aboard have been rescued.
On this front line of the standoff between China and Taiwan, Cold War tensions are being trumped by the Chinese crested tern.
Mexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn't find it.
The rats appear to be gone from Alaska's Rat Island, more than 200 years after they scurried off a rodent-infested Japanese ship.
An odd creature has apparently washed up on New York's coast, sparking claims that it may be another so-called "Montauk Monster."
Watching his TV series, no one doubted that Jerry Seinfeld was quintessentially New York. It turns out his family is, too.
Protests spread Thursday from two French possessions in the Caribbean to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, where about 15,000 people demonstrated in different cities against high prices.
The Angel Island Immigration Station, once known as the "Ellis Island of the West," is reopening after a multimillion-dollar restoration of the historical landmark aimed at showing visitors a chapter of American history that many would rather forget.
Earlier this month, a graduate student photographed what some thought was a remarkable find: A complete tusk of a prehistoric pygmy mammoth.
Though the island’s behind-the-scenes leading man, Jacob, is enough of a riddle to a top a “Lost” mystery manifest on his own, his oft mentioned and yet-to-be-revealed list is an even bigger head-scratcher. What little we know about the list hints at a creepier version of Santa’s naughty and nice run-down. In season three, various Others revealed that Locke was “too angry” to make the cut, Sayid was too “weak and frightened” for it, and for whatever reasons, both Kate and Jack lacked list material. As for who made the grade, those beachside survivors first harvested by the Others are some of the likeliest listies, but who else and why is purely the stuff of guesswork.
It’s time to get confused all over again. After a lengthy nine and a half month wait, “Lost” returns for its penultimate season of island intrigue and off-island head-scratchers Wednesday night. Ready to dive back into the murky mystery?
A complete tusk believed to belong to a prehistoric mammoth was uncovered on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast, researchers reported Tuesday. If the discovery is confirmed, it would mean the tusked beasts roamed 62,000-acre Santa Cruz Island more widely than previously thought.
When many islanders look at Barack Obama, they see not only the next president, but a skilled bodysurfer, a man who flashes the "shaka" or hang loose sign, and someone who wears the same rubber slippers they do.
After 450 years of rule by feudalism, residents on the tiny Channel island of Sark knew their first democratic election would bring changes — but no one expected that 100 people would be immediately tossed out of work.
Robben Island, the wind-swept site where Nelson Mandela spent so many years in jail, has been home to thousands of lepers and political prisoners. But now it's struggling to cope with its latest inhabitants — rabbits.
Britain will compensate more than two dozen women from its Pitcairn Island territory in the South Pacific for decades of sexual abuse carried out by male islanders, the governor there said Friday.
Ellis Island is expanding its story of U.S. immigration history, including for the first time Native Americans and African slaves and adding modern arrivals.
A rifle-toting South Korean stands guard on the remote and rocky islet of Dokdo, gazing out over the expanse of blue ocean toward Japan for any potential challenge to his country's control.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo visited a set of islets Tuesday at the center of a territorial dispute with Japan as the highest-level official ever to travel there.
Signs of Renewal on Long IslandThe "Island" beyond the borough of Queens consists of numerous borders and government entities, including two counties, countless townships, villages and hamlets along with various civic organizations each with its own set of regulations, interests.
BBC NEWS | UK | My school journey by bike, ferry and busAround the world millions of children have to go to great lengths to get a proper education. In the fourth report in the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Lorna Gordon talks to 11-year-old Jordan, whose long journey to school every morning involves a bike ride, a ferry, and a bus.
Socotra Island – ("No, I never heard of it before either")"Socotra Island: you have to see it to believe it We covered some other wordly places before but this island simply blows away any notion about what is considered "normal" for a landscape on Earth.
Music: Galveston - Glen Campbell Sea Isle is a resort community near the Western end of Galveston island. The Gulf coast is on one side of Sea Isle and Galveston Bay is on the other side. There is a small island in Galveston Bay about a quarter mile from Sea Isle.
Great Britain is staged to announce at any time that it will be restoring direct rule. Colonialsim is not dead after all.
Shaun Malcolm of TCI Journal is incorrect in his interpretation of what happened in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Mr. Malcolm appears to have respect for Law on this occasion. Let's share the facts as laid down by Chief Justice Gordon Ward's recent rulings.
Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas commonwealth of Great Britain, hangs on to self-government by a thread. The residents and citizens of Turks and Caicos may not be aware of the political battle for freedom ahead.
Chafee On Ballot Would Complicate Rhode Island RaceRhode Island, a state known for its idiosyncrasies in voting, may elect its first independent governor next year.
As the Islands of Turks and Caicos settles amidst the welcomed departure of Michael Misick, Turks and Caicos' former Premier, worries about Crown land deals threaten tourism on the Islands.
The Most Expensive House in The World The German island of Sylt has long been a playground for the country's rich and famous. Prices there, though, have gotten out of hand of late. In the city of Kampen, the world's most expensive home is now for sale -- and it's a lot smaller than you might think.
The Creature from Jekyll Island - The Creation of the Federal ReserveThe Creature from Jekyll Island: A Lecture on the Federal Reserve
Expedition Sets Sail to the Great Plastic VortexIt amazes me how many people are unaware of the problems in the Pacific with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (or "Gyre").
Dragonflies - Longest Insect Migration RevealedEvery year, millions of dragonflies fly thousands of kilometres across the sea from southern India to Africa... ...and then likely back again, a round trip of 14,000 to 18,000km. More Articles
Working to conserve endangered 'Playboy' bunniesRosanna Tursi, a master's student and graduate teaching assistant, is using population genetics to aid in the conservation of the Lower Keys marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), which were declared endangered in 1990.
If You Have Seen "Isla Bermeja," A Small Island Off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, The Mexican Government Would Like A Word With YouMexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn't find it.
Palau accepts U.S. detainees | guampdn.com | Pacific Daily NewsPalau has acceped detainees
U2, Cat Stevens (Yusuf) and Baaba Maal at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, reviewBono irradiates the stage when U2 make a surprise appearance at the Island 50 concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
Jekyll Island 2009 Leader SummitThe Money Mayhem began on Jekyll Island in 1910 when the Federal Reserve Act was written. A group of leaders from around the country met to untie the knot. We will all be working on one project. The Continental Congress 2009 Read about Jthe Return to Jekyll Is.
Despite Ike, at-risk turtles still want to nest on Isle | Chronicle | Chron.com - Houston ChronicleSea turtles are still nesting at Galveston island.
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Castaway canine reunited with family - The Boston GlobeA four-year-old blue heeler dog named Sophie Tucker was reunited with her family after a being swept overboard from her family's sailboat this past November.
~ Al TRAUTWIG is a Big LOST fan and has a lot of info about LOST ~ A Very Good Read ~ NO JOKE! ~Just recently (maybe last week) Someone posted some advice about seeking out some comments from "Al Trautwig" On NEWSVINE LitV ~ I believe the gentleman is the announcer/commentary guy for the NBA team, the "Knicks"....
WARNING!! ~ HERE BE 'SPOILERS' ~ MAYBE! Since I'm just starting to write this, I'm not sure there will be spoilers or not, but if somehow a spoiler does sneak in, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
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