Officials evacuated a shopping center after a sinkhole caused a gas main to rupture in Moraga Sunday afternoon. Moraga police said residents of 60 to 100 homes have been asked to shelter in place as PG&E crews repair the gas main break. The break occurred at 5 p.m. at Center Street and Rheem Boulevard […]
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Moraga, California shopping center evacuated after sinkhole opens, causes gas leak
The duck that looks like Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s unorthodox hairstyle is certainly captivating – now avians are getting in on the act, too. Check out this duck that looks just like Donald Trump with his unusual tuft of brown feathers sprouting from his head. The male mallard’s unusual ‘hairpiece’ makes him look the spitting image of the 69-year-old Republican candidate […]
US carried out at least 16 clandestine anthrax and bubonic plague tests in S. Korea
The US military has conducted 16 clandestine tests with samples of anthrax and one experiment with bubonic plague since 2009, a joint US-South Korean investigation has revealed. Samples were tested at a US military base, but also in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. The results of the investigation, led by a joint US-South Korean group, […]
US to review command structure amid current threats and budget cuts
The US military must reevaluate its combatant command structure to determine whether certain commands are needed amid the current threats and budget constraints, Senator John McCain said in a US Senate hearing on military effectiveness on Thursday. McCain noted that US lawmakers repeatedly hear how “dramatic increases in civilian and military staffs have persisted […]
China announces agreement for its first military base in Africa
The People’s Republic of China is setting up its first military base in Africa as it continues its evolution into a global superpower. Beijing has signed a ten-year leasing agreement with Djibouti to build a logistical hub in that nation, which is located in the Horn of Africa. “They are going to build a […]
Andromeda and the Milky Way might collide sooner than expected
The merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy won’t happen for another 4 billion years, but the recent discovery of a massive halo of hot gas around Andromeda may mean our galaxies are already touching. University of Notre Dame astrophysicist Nicholas Lehner led a team of scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope to […]