Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2116: Hydraulic Ram
Posted on · Episode: 2116 Balloons and hydraulic rams — unexpected bedfellows. Today, gravity versus the incredible lightness of being.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2534: History and Epidemic Disease
Posted on · Episode: 2534 History and Epidemic Disease. Today, medical historian Helen Valier offers us a new look at history and epidemic disease.
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Houston Massage Therapist Convicted of Exploiting Boys
Posted on · The Chronicle reports the victim testified he expected to be hired out for sexually explicit massages during the Olympics
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Trump Says He’s Canceling U.K. Visit, Citing ‘Bad Deal’ On New London Embassy
Posted on · The president says his decision is because the old embassy was sold for "peanuts." Meanwhile, British media speculate that Trump is concerned about a likely negative reception in the U.K.
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Uber To Lose Its License To Operate In London
Posted on · For its part, Uber accused the city of caving in to special interests "who want to restrict consumer choice."
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POLL: How Do You Feel About Alternative Transportation Companies?
Posted on · Let us now your thoughts on "alternative transportation" companies like Uber and Lyft in our poll below.
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UPDATE: ISIS Claims London Attack Was Carried Out By Affiliate Unit
Posted on · The New York Police Department says it's moved extra officers, bomb-detection dogs and heavy weapons teams into the city's transit system as a precaution following the London subway bombing.
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UPDATE: World Jewish Congress Condemns Mosque Attack
Posted on · British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attack "on innocent people" and declared that Britain would stop at nothing to defeat extremism.
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London Firefighters Battle High-Rise Inferno; At Least 6 Fatalities Reported
Posted on · London's Metropolitan Police say they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.
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UK Police Name Third Attacker As New Search Gets Underway
Posted on · Police said 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba lived in east London and that his family has been notified.
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UPDATED: British Police Name 2 Attackers From Terrorist Attack In London
Posted on · The attack began when a van crossing London Bridge veered into pedestrians. Three men exited the vehicle and began a stabbing rampage in which hundreds fled for their lives.
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IS Claims Responsibility For London Attack; UK’s May Defiant
Posted on · British officials named the attacker as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old with criminal convictions who was living in the West Midlands.
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British Police Arrest 8 In Investigation Into London Attack That Left 4 Dead
Posted on · Police believe the attacker who killed three people before being shot to death acted alone and was "inspired by international terrorism."
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2846: Coffee Houses
Posted on · Episode: 2846 Coffeehouses and the Birth of a Public Sphere Today, let’s share a cup of coffee.