Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma’s Largest Recorded Earthquake?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma struck on November 5, a magnitude 5.6 temblor that buckled a highway and ruptured water pipes. This quake is part of a skyrocketing rise in seismic activity the state has seen in the past three years, leading many to wonder–and worry–about its cause. Might the practice of fracking, a controversial method of drilling into rock for natural gas, be …
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Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma’s Largest Recorded Earthquake?
Earthquake in Oklahoma rattle nerves, no injuries reported
Earthquake in Oklahoma: An earthquake in Oklahoma late Saturday was the state’s strongest ever, and it jolted a college football stadium 50 miles away. It was followed early Sunday by a jarring aftershock.
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Earthquake in Oklahoma rattle nerves, no injuries reported
Student found dead at MIT; second case in two months
An MIT student was found dead Tuesday afternoon in his dormitory room, the university said. Satto Tonegawa was found in the MacGregor House dormitory, the university reported on the MIT News website. The death is being investigated by State Police and the Middlesex district attorney’s office, as is normal in a case of sudden death. MIT police are assisting, the university said. “This is a very …
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Student found dead at MIT; second case in two months
Bull semen spill causes scare, closes highway (Reuters)
Reuters – A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway during the morning rush hour.
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First tax-free holiday in Arkansas a boon for business (Reuters)
Reuters – Arkansans shopped until they dropped on Saturday, braving temperatures deep into the triple-digits to take advantage of the state’s first sales tax holiday weekend.
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First tax-free holiday in Arkansas a boon for business
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U.S. police shoot fake alligator (Reuters)
Reuters – Police in a suburb in the state of Missouri recently encountered one tough alligator — or so they thought.
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U.S. police shoot fake alligator
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Revisionist art history as Maine removes labor mural (Reuters)
Reuters – Waves of criticism have followed the removal of a mural depicting workers’ history in Maine, including the iconic “Rosie the Riveter,” from government offices in the state capital Augusta.
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Revisionist art history as Maine removes labor mural
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NJ `Boardwalk’ judge: Hands off butt billboard (AP)
AP – The judge who wrote the book “Boardwalk Empire,” now an HBO series about vice-ridden Prohibition-era Atlantic City, has ordered the state’s transit agency to keep its hands off a billboard that shows a nearly naked showgirl’s backside.
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Lego-lover builds replica of Ohio State stadium (AP)
AP – A Columbus-area man has created a Lego replica of Ohio State’s horseshoe-shaped football stadium, complete with a decorated archway and scoreboard made of the small blocks.
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Lego-lover builds replica of Ohio State stadium
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Idaho lawmakers take state history quiz; some fail (AP)
AP – Audience members got a brief chuckle during a legislative hearing at the Idaho Capitol, when lawmakers were hit with a pop quiz on their state’s history — and not everyone passed.
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Idaho lawmakers take state history quiz; some fail
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