Sun News Network goes off the air
Sun News Network, the right-wing Canadian news network sometimes referred to as Fox News North, went off the air on Friday, February 13.
Failure Analysis
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Eastland Disaster: Footage Surfaces
Film clips of the infamous 1915 Eastland disaster found at the EYE Film Institute in the Netherlands.
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TransAsia Airways Flight 235 Crash Caught on Dashcam Video
Dramatic video taken by motorists shows TransAsia Airways flight GE235 clipping an overpass before crashing in the Keelung River.
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Zimbabwean Dollars for Sale
You can buy a Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar bill on the street in Zimbabwe for five American dollars.
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Surface Hot Spots at Airports Present Increased Risk of Runway Incursions
There are a total of 617 Surface Hot Spots at U.S. airports, per the Federal Aviation Administration.
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BNSF Plane Train Fail
On July 4, 2014, a BNSF train derailed in western Montana, causing a pair of Boeing 737 fuselages to land in the Clark Fork River.
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Failed Bank List 2014
The 18th bank failure of 2014 occurred on December 19.
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Mr. Irrelevant 2014 - Lonnie Ballentine
With the 256th pick in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft, the Houston Texans selected Lonnie Ballentine, making him the 39th Mr. Irrelevant.
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Charles Richter and the Richter Scale
Five things you didn’t know about the world’s most famous seismologist and his method for quantifying and comparing earthquakes.
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Next Goal Wins
A new documentary examines the evolution of the worst football team in the world, American Samoa.
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S-Bahn Murder Victims, Timeline
S-Bahn Murderer Paul Ogorzow killed eight women before being apprehended by the police and confessing to his crimes.
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Nuclear Tourism’s Hot Spot
The Department of Energy offers free tours of the closed portion of the Hanford Nuclear Site — if you can secure a reservation.
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MGM Grand’s Lion’s Share still hasn’t hit
The Lion’s Share—a progressive jackpot slot machine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas—hasn’t yielded a jackpot in almost two decades.
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Bakken Oil Field Fail of the Day
The Bakken Oil Field fail blog highlights the dark side of the oil boom in western North Dakota.
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Failed Bank List 2013
The 24th and final bank failure of 2013 occurred on December 13.
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US Airlines free tickets scam
Have you received a letter from US Airlines (or United Airways) claiming that you've won 2 roundtrip airline tickets? Congratulations! You've been targeted by scammers.
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Ariel Castro home, Christmas Story house in same neighborhood
What do the late-rapist/kidnapper Ariel Castro and Ralphie Parker (A Christmas Story) have in common?
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NYT Home Delivery, Debt Collection
Has the New York Times sent your home delivery account to a debt collection agency?
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Jeanie Johnston - Replica Irish Famine Ship
Ten years after the completion of the ‘new’ Jeanie Johnston, controversy continues to surround the replica ship.
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Walk Score
Walkscore.com: A Web site that helps users find the most walkable apartments and rentals.