How do you build something on Mars?

Let's say you've picked the perfect spot for building a settlement on Mars. But this opens up some pretty nasty questions. Building…what? And building….with what? There are no trees to chop down to ...
MyJoyOnline

Sekondi European Town fire: 50 wooden structures destroyed, sex workers displaced

For the second time on September 9, fire has swept through the vulnerable European Town Railway community, popularly known as Rails Mu, in Sekondi-Takoradi. The Tuesday dawn blaze destroyed about 50 ...
SFGate

'Looked like a nuclear bomb': Calif. Gold Rush town razed by wildfire

Last week, on Tuesday afternoon, Erika Kay walked into her yard in Chinese Camp as pieces of ash the size of her hand fell from the sky. Lightning had sparked a wildfire in the hills a few miles away, ...
kcra.com

TCU September Lightning Complex: Crews begin surveying damage caused by lightning-sparked fires

FULLY IN THE GREEN. BACK TO YOU. AARON. THANK YOU. THIS MORNING CONTAINMENT IS GROWING ON THE TCU SEPTEMBER LIGHTNING COMPLEX. AND EVACUATION ORDERS ARE DROPPING. CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE ...
The Hamilton Spectator

Town of Pincher Creek council hears public concerns on Inspiration Area Structure Plan

Concerns over traffic, environmental impacts and safety dominated discussion Pincher Creek town council heard residents’ views on the proposed Inspiration Area Structure Plan. The plan, brought ...
Channel 4 News

Charleroi: Inside American town divided by Trump’s Haitian immigration crackdown after ‘invasion’ claim

The story of Charleroi is one no doubt playing out across America, and will continue to dominate US politics, writes Anushka Asthana. Charleroi, in western Pennsylvania, feels like a microcosm for a ...
The Citizen

Here’s Cape Town’s Eskom load reduction schedule for the week

Several residents in areas across Cape Town should brace themselves for scheduled power cuts as Eskom implements load reduction measures throughout the city. Eskom’s power cuts occur twice daily.
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
The Nation Newspaper

Council chair, officials clear illegal structures in FESTAC Town

Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, Prince Lanre Sanusi, has led a joint task force of police, Kai officers and members to clear illegal structures in FESTAC Town. The day-long activity, which ...
The Shreveport Times

Louisiana attorney general says gaming site Roblox fosters environment for child predators

Louisiana is suing Roblox, claiming the platform doesn't adequately protect children from online predators. Attorney General Liz Murrill alleges Roblox facilitates child sexual abuse material and ...
WIS TV

Blythewood votes to change town’s government format

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Voters in the Town of Blythewood have spoken and have voted to change their town’s form of government. In a narrow vote, 377 people voted to change the town to a council-manager ...