Tag Archives: neighborhoods
Nigeria: 185 killed in battle with Islamic radicals
Insurgents and Nigerian soldiers fought through neighborhoods filled with civilians. Continue reading
AP source: Google to pay $7M to settle Wi-Fi case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader’s collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks several years ago in neighborhoods scattered around the world. Continue reading
Jumbo home loans are back, but far below 2007 levels
WASHINGTON – Home sales and prices are rising briskly in those neighborhoods where the well-heeled like to plant their mailboxes: along Chicago’s north shore, in the San Francisco Bay area and in the haute Hamptons. Sales of properties worth between $750,000 and $1 million are up 38.7 percent over a year ago; $1 million-plus property sales are up 25.7 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading
Take shelter in an unusual dome home
Despite their affordable and easy construction as well as their ability to withstand nearly anything Mother Nature brings, dome homes are still pretty unusual in American neighborhoods. Continue reading
Calif. town pushes back against industrial pot growers
California town Arcata pushes for a marijuana reform to fight against industrial growers taking over neighborhoods Continue reading
Chavez calls for crime fight as Venezuela vote nears
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for a new fight against crime on Tuesday, acknowledging an issue that voters say is their top concern ahead of an election in less than two weeks. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for more than 8,000 police officers, the socialist leader said the South American country still lacked the specialized forces it needed to solve problems that hit poor neighborhoods the hardest. Continue reading
Syria fighting deeply scars Aleppo neighborhoods
Entire neighborhoods of Syria's largest city bear battle scars: buildings toppled by government shells, charred tanks blown up by rebels and trash-strewn no-man's lands where neither side has full control after nearly a month of deadly street battles. Continue reading
Syrian air force joins battle for Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – The Syrian military stepped up its campaign to drive rebel fighters out of Aleppo on Monday, firing artillery and mortars while a fighter jet flew over a district the army said it had retaken the day before. However, opposition activists denied government forces had entered Salaheddine, in the southwest of Syria's biggest city Continue reading
Activists: Syrian helicopters pound Aleppo
On Saturday, activists said soldiers were targeting rebel-controlled neighborhoods to crush opposition forces. Continue reading
