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Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) –
Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world\’s first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Sound nuts? Not yet — brake pads [...]
NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sticking with its \”boys, have at it\” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski\’s car last weekend in Atlanta.
Edwards will be monitored by NASCAR through the April 10 race at Phoenix but may drive [...]
Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet (AFP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) –
Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.
The leader in networking equipment said its new router \”triples the capacity of its predecessor,\” and \”enables the entire printed collection [...]
Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance
GLENSIDE, Pa. – Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.
\”Let\’s seize reform. It\’s within [...]
Hopeful Signs in Iraq? (The Nation)
The Nation — Facts are scarce, and spin is everywhere, in the aftermath of Iraq\’s election on Sunday.
I\’ll be updating this entry later today and tomorrow as preliminary results from the election are announced.
Some initial thoughts: voter turnout was 62 percent, according to initial reports [...]
\’I do\’ in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington
WASHINGTON – One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel\’s \”Just the Way You Are\” and kissed after the pastor pronounced them \”legally married.\”
The Rev. Darlene Garner, 61, and the Rev. [...]
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate\’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.
Obama called the meeting at the White House with influential senators and members of [...]
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
EL CAJON, Calif. – The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the [...]
Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan (Reuters)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) –
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.
Israel\’s refusal to stop settlement building despite U.S. urging has been a major obstacle to [...]
2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113
WESTMORELAND, N.H. – Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
Mary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday at age 114 years, 294 days. She died at a [...]