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Dimming the Sun to cool Earth could ravage wildlife

london - Emiratesvoice

Geoengineering schemes designed to deflect some of the Sun’s planet-warming rays would backfire if suddenly discontinued, wiping out species and entire ecosystems, a study published Monday warns. “Rapid warming after stopping geoengineering would be a huge threat to the natural environment and biodiversity,” said co-author Alan Robock, a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Half-a-century’s worth of warming couldRead more

New York airport terminal flooded as brutal cold grips US East Coast

NEW YORK - Emiratesvoice

International flights were suspended into a flooded terminal at New York’s flagship airport on Sunday, flung into chaos after a water main broke during brutally cold temperatures following a deadly winter storm. Gushing water compounded meltdown at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where furious passengers have camped out for days as a result of equipment damaged by the storm andRead more

Indian doctor pleads guilty to groping minor

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A 29-year-old Indian doctor has pleaded guilty to groping a minor girl who was sitting next to him on a New Jersey-bound United Airlines flight, according to officials. Vijaykumar Krishnappa, a physician, was flying from Seattle on July 23 when he allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl sitting next to him. Krishnappa appeared before a federal magistrate in Newark on Wednesday.Read more

Sheikh Mansour Festival holds historic debut of Arabian horse

New york - Emirates Voice

The HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will create history once again, and this time it will be at historic Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey, on Monday, 4th September, which is also Labour Day, a public holiday in the US. The Festival’s US$50,000 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup DiamondRead more

Trump says Iran not 'living up to the spirit' of nuclear deal

Washington - Emirates Voice

President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted Iran for not "living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal it reached in 2015 with world powers including the United States, and reiterated that he thought it was a "horrible agreement." "I don't think Iran is in compliance," Trump said from his golf club retreat in New Jersey, where he is spendingRead more

This 9-year-old wants to join Nasa to prevent alien

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Nasa has sent an inspiring letter to a nine-year-old who expressed interest in being a Planetary Protection Officer after the US space agency recently announced opening for the position. Nine-year-old Jack Davis from New Jersey is a self-proclaimed "Guardian of the Galaxy" and he reached out to Nasa in a letter to express his interest in serving as the agency'sRead more

Woman falls through basement door while texting

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A New Jersey woman distracted by her cellphone was hospitalized after she fell over open basement access doors and fell 6 feet (1.8 meters) into the opening. Surveillance video captured the woman Thursday as she walked along a Plainfield street. The 67-year-old landed in the cellar of Acme Windows, where workers were repairing gas lines. Martin Delgadillo told WNBC-TV inRead more

Northeastern US states hit by huge snowstorms

New York - Arab Today

The north-eastern US states of New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency as a huge winter storm sweeps in, bringing heavy snow. The US National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for parts of Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Schools are closed and thousands of flights have been cancelled. The conditions caused German ChancellorRead more

US oil industry becomes refiner to the world as exports boom

Houston - Arab Today

When PBF Energy scooped up a refinery from Exxon Mobil on the Mississippi River in 2015, it wasted no time sprucing up the plant with an eye toward quickly resuming lucrative fuel exports. Within three months, PBF was ready to load its first tanker for shipment abroad. By late last year, the New Jersey-based company was exporting 22,000 barrels aRead more

Springsteen archive to open near his New Jersey hometown

New York - AFP

A Bruce Springsteen archive will open at Monmouth University in New Jersey, a short distance from the working-class town where the rock legend grew up. The university near the Jersey Shore late Tuesday announced the creation of the archive, which will store written works, photographs and other artifacts for future research. Called the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for AmericanRead more