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Lightning bugs! Insect swarms produce as much electricity as rain clouds
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the late 1800s, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse were locked in a battle for what would...
Starlink, Verizon 5G and Crypto: What the New ‘War of the Currents’ Means for Decentralization
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoWhether it’s Verizon courting government contracts for its 5G upgrade, blockchain startups deploying...
Former Amazon site in Churchill scheduled to go up for auction amid tight market for retail space
WPXI via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoIn September 2020, six months into an assumption-destroying pandemic, the council of Churchill...
Boy, 17, busted with loaded handgun at NYC high school after going through metal detector: cops
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA 17-year-old boy was busted after bringing a loaded handgun to his Brooklyn high school Thursday...
Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot reflects on inspiring path to hall of fame recognition
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLanny Smoot remembers watching “Mission Impossible” in the 1960s, where actor Greg Morris played...
Loaded gun found inside book bag at Brooklyn High School
WNYW via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBROOKLYN - School safety agents found a loaded gun in a student's book bag at a high school in...
Famous birthdays for Oct. 6: Brett Gelman, Elisabeth Shue
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBrett Gelman arrives for the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in...
Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGranville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.Heritage...
The quiet American: US reveals pavilion design for World Expo 2025
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAt next year’s World Expo, a grand carnival showcasing different nations’ achievements, the US is...
Did you know the electric chair was invented in Buffalo?
WIVB via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Chicken wings, pacemakers, the electric chair — all invented in Buffalo. That...