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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...
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...
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...
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...