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Today I found out the Ethyl Corporation still exists. Yes, that Ethyl Corporation.
Since 1921, Ethyl Corporation has provided chemical manufacturing and supply solutions to enhance the performance of products across diverse industries. Our more than 95 years of experience in worldwide chemical manufacturing means we are ready with the solutions you need today.
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Mom supported son’s plan for school shooting and bought him ammo, Texas cops say
On May 11, the boy’s grandmother saw him hitting a bullet with a hammer, asked him where he got it, and he explained that his mother had purchased him ammunition, handgun and rifle magazines, as well as tactical gear and clothing “in exchange for babysitting his younger siblings,” the outlet reported.
Not only was Pardo not troubled by his behavior, she “expressed to the school her support” of it, officials say.
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Nasty and deadly tornado in St. Louis. (includes 1.3 min video)
A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon has left at least five people dead and at least 10 injured, according to local authorities.
The deaths come after a string of tornadoes and severe storms damaged homes and downed power lines across the Midwest and Great Lakes Friday, brought by the same system that produced destructive storms and tornadoes Thursday.
Ten patients are being treated at St. Louis’ Children’s Hospital, with one in “critical condition,” hospital spokesperson Laura High told CNN.
“This is truly a lot of damage,” St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said. Several buildings have collapsed and “a lot of roofs are missing,” as a result of the storm.
(So much for the common belief that tornadoes don’t hit cities.)
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Was just reading Kentucky was affected, too:
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I’m really hoping that was an isolated incident…
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I wonder how many deaths from this tornado is due to people not getting proper warning…
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Well, I hope my cousins at least get a giant sand worm and kris knife out of the deal.
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Police said the Cuauhtémoc’s mast height was 48.2m (158ft). The New York transport department’s website says the bridge has a 135ft clearance at its centre.
There is no explanation why the ship was heading towards the bridge in the first place.
It looks like it was caught in the tide and pulled stern-first into the bridge. Just a guess.
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It was traveling backwards in the video. So some kind of equipment failure seems likely.
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I hope that’s nowhere near you.
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The Atlantic has long been good at finding things to worry about (I don’t know why it’s reprinted at Yahho News).
After this latest news broke, I spoke with Wayne Cockrell, a Texas rancher who fears the screwworm’s return to Texas is now a matter of when, not if. The anti-screwworm program cannot produce enough sterile flies to stop the parasite’s advance, much less beat it back down to Panama, Cockrell explained. He has followed the outbreak closely as the chair of the cattle-health committee for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, even visiting the sterile-fly factory recently. “There’s a sense of dread on my part now,” he told me.
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What a great time to defund science! /s
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Nah, “healthy” people don’t get sick! (Because if they get sick, they obviously aren’t healthy. Q.E.D.)
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