“Bomb cyclone” drops rare snow on the South

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Last Updated Jan 3, 2018 8:37 PM EST SAVANNAH, Ga. — Forecasters warned that a winter storm that already dumped snow in the South could develop into a “bomb cyclone” as it moves up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow. The […]

Frigid temps move in as winter blast’s death toll rises

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Brutally cold conditions have prompted wind chill warnings from Virginia to Vermont as frigid temperature are expected to envelop the East Coast most of this weekend. CBS News has confirmed that at least 22 people nationwide have died from the recent blast of winter weather and cold temperatures. A storm […]

East Coast locked in wickedly cold weekend

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Brutally cold conditions have prompted wind chill warnings from Virginia to Vermont as frigid temperature are expected to envelop the East Coast most of this weekend. CBS News has confirmed that at least 22 people nationwide have died from the recent blast of winter weather and cold temperatures. A storm […]

Massive winter storm roars into Northeast

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Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard. The worst conditions were expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm began two days ago in […]

Huge storm slams East Coast with snow, strong winds

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Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard. The worst conditions were expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm began two days ago in […]

Companies see rising demand for bullet-proof clothing

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A clothing store in Virginia sells looks that are “dressed to kill.” But in the back, tailors sew soft armor into soft fabrics for another reason — dress not to be killed. “We are in business to offer that security and protection for people,” said Robert Davis. […]

Scientists discover the secret lives of elephant seals

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Watching elephant seals resting lazily on a California beach, it can be hard to imagine that far out in the ocean, they’re athletes. “They’re really the Olympians of the diving world,” said Dan Costa, professor of evolutionary biology at the University of California Santa Cruz. Elephant […]

Dry spell sparks fears of another California drought

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PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — It’s been almost a year since Los Angeles residents felt any real rain, and precious little snow is in the Sierras, but water managers say it’s too early to conclude that California is sliding back into a drought as abruptly as the state fell out of […]

A safe way to bet on blockchain amid bitcoin craze

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It’s been almost a decade since bitcoin and its underlying blockchain distributed ledger technology were born, planting the seed for the cryptocurrency mania that began in 2017. Blockchain allows for transactions to be recorded without a central trusted authority. Any process that involves many parties and middlemen could potentially be made more […]