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9/24/2020

Londoners Carry on Driving After Government Urges Work-From-Home

Traffic congestion in London remains high despite the British government this week urging office staff to go back to home-working, a development that suggests the U.K.’s recovery in fuel consumption may continue. read more

Daimler Will Retool Century-Old Engine Plants in Electric Shift

Daimler AG has entered discussions with its powerful German labor unions to convert key engine and transmission factories for the electric-car era.

9/14/2020

How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port

NYT - Fifteen tons of fireworks. Jugs of kerosene and acid. Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate. A system of corruption and bribes let the perfect bomb sit for years.

9/13/2020

Teriyaki Beef Shish Kabobs

It has been a busy summer but one that included a week at a small lake north of Grand Rapids. It is a very pretty lake surrounded by the Pere Marquette forest, home to lots of wildlife.

9/11/2020

Citi names Jane Fraser as CEO, the first woman to lead a major US bank

New York (CNN Business)Citigroup made history Thursday by naming Jane Fraser as its next CEO. She will become the first woman to lead a major US bank.

9/10/2020

Honda's For Sale

After the labor day holiday I just wanted to inform visitors about having sold my used 1996 Honda Accord. The person wanting to buy it came here to look at it, we got some steering wheel fluid but he didn't have with him a driving license. So he returned yesterday with his friend, and they took the Honda Accord from me for $980. I will miss this car I used it to go to work and even in the cold I drove it with all it's troubles. Despite having busted locks, broken speedometer, no a/c, no comfortable seat, no good springs etc. I used it daily and wouldn't flinch if someone asked me to pick it outta the yard, it got stolen once after the queen visited North America but the Dallas police helped me find it. I wanted the new owner to talk to me but he talked instead to the person selling it, my mother's bff. During conversations with some people and even at work, I always brought up the fact that I owned a Honda. We bought it from Dallas, long ago when Swiss Air crashed from JFK, recall princess diana death. It was then that mom went all the way to Dallas to ask some Hindus about getting it, when we got it I didn't like using it but I got used to it. It's broken down so many times, i've had to tow it and repair it certain persons have actually robbed me lying pretending that they could fix it. The accord is gone, I hope the new owner likes asian cars and can repair it once again the Honda Accord. The car cost like maybe $1100 but I got the radio for it after the factory version stopped working, I got new tires, and took it for minor repairs. The person who sold it says I owe them money but wouldn't elaborate as to how the sale could help merge the two deals, he said he did some work on it the engine looked clean when I checked it when the buyer was here. My aunt who sold cars actually owned a new version of the Honda Accord, so for it to be gone is unusual but i'm like okay it's now gone. See ya! You-tube video

9/09/2020

10 Foods that May Help Lower Cholesterol

New rules to live by High cholesterol is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease, the top cause of death in the United States and worldwide. cont'd

9/05/2020

Trump, Biden clash over military support after president’s alleged disparagement of fallen troops

Washington Post - White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany disclosed an email from a military officer on the day Trump had been scheduled to visit Belleau Wood stating that bad weather had grounded Marine One, as Trump aides had stated at the time. The president would occasionally say that people who served in Vietnam should have been smarter to avoid it, said the second former official.

9/04/2020

Coffee price fall more on poor bean quality

The value of Kenya's coffee declined by Sh65 million in this week’s auction as the market continues to witness lower quality beans from the farmers. cont'd

9/03/2020

The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color

NY Times - A respected, combat-tested Black colonel has been passed over three times for promotion to brigadier general. What does his fate say about the Corps?

Opinion: Navalny in mind, will Germany get tough on Russia?

DW - Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded clear answers on the "attempted murder" by poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Germany's official stance toward Russia just got harsh, DW's Jens Thurau writes.

Kenya floods leave 70 dead as truck is swept away in deluge

CNN - At least 70 people have died from countrywide flooding in Kenya, a government spokesperson said Friday as authorities ordered more ev...