Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Train Collision Near Moscow Kills 6

A cargo train and a passenger train collided near Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, killing six people and leaving at least 45 injured, 25 of which were hospitalized. Five people were confirmed dead at the site and one more died later at a nearby hospital. Everyone that died or were injured were all from the same car. The accident happened when several cars on the cargo train derailed and hit the passenger train on a parallel track moving in the opposite direction. It happened in Naro-Fominsk, which is about 30 miles outside of Moscow. Initially they thought this happened because of a crack in the rail but it turns out that there was no cracks and that a cargo container simply came loose and hit the passenger train.

http://news.yahoo.com/6-dead-train-collision-near-moscow-133827953.html 

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Skyscraper accused of melting cars to get sunshade

In London, there is a skyscraper known as the Walkie-Talkie because of its curved shape that has stirred a lot of controversy. Although it has a unique design, it has caused several problems. Because of its curved shape, sunlight reflects off of it down towards the ground and has actually melted people cars' parked on the side of the street. However, developers are beginning to add a sunshade attached to the south facing facade to stop sunlight from reflecting onto the street. These developers plan on making this sunshade out of horizontal aluminum fins which they say will solve this problem.

http://news.yahoo.com/uk-tower-accused-melting-car-sunshade-140750249.html

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Senior Prank Gone Wrong

In Teaneck, New Jersey, 62 high school seniors were arrested after they reportedly broke into their school overnight. For their senior prank they urinated in the hallways, greased doorknobs, and taped hot dogs to students' lockers. The cops arrived after a burglar alarm at the school went off and they came to find desks and chairs broken, graffiti on the walls, and silly string and balloons throughout the school. As cops from over a dozen neighboring towns arrived at the school, some students escaped but they caught the majority of the students. 24 of the 62 students were 18 or older and were charged with burglary and criminal mischief while the other 38 juveniles were released to their parents. The school continues to assess the situation and is considering the consequences that they will impose on the students involved.

http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-senior-class-prank-leads-62-arrests-161037410.html