Hoteliers in Ibiza fear the party resort of San Antonio is 'finished'

08.17.18

Hotel owners in Ibiza say they fear the party resort of San Antonia is 'finished' after a string of deaths this summer. Tourism chiefs are being urged to plan a major change of image of San Antonio to make sure holidaymakers return in the years ahead. On Sunday, a British expat died after falling from an apartment block in San Antonio, the same building where another 26-year-old Brit fell from last year. Local newspaper Diario de Ibiza says local business owners, particularly hoteliers who have invested millions in improving their properties, are at their wit's end and are describing San Antonio as 'a territory without law'. But one hotelier Ana Gordillo added: 'The private sector has invested a lot to change the bad image of San Antonio.

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08.18.18

Woman says surgeon removed kidney by mistake in botched operation

The suit claims that Baker was told by the hospital pathology department after the Oct. 5, 2016, surgery that he removed the kidney and not the glands. Instead of returning to Baker, though, Knapp had the gland and mass removed by a Mayo Clinic surgeon. According to the suit, Knapp now suffers from incurable, progressive kidney disease in her remaining kidney, as well as pain, fatigue and, depression.

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08.18.18

Tesla eyes cost savings so it can make $25,000 cars in three years, Elon Musk tells MKBHD

It’s been a hell of a week for Tesla CEO Elon Musk: federal investigations, allegations of drug trafficking, and a tearful interview with the biggest newspaper in the world. The interview, which MKBHD promoted as "the most important video probably ever on my channel," took place August 15th, a week after Musk’s fateful "funding secured" tweet about taking Tesla private. Toward the beginning of the 17-minute interview, Musk said he hoped to scale production at Tesla and lower their design...

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08.18.18

The Latest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park assessing...

HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on the slowing of Kilauea volcano's eruption (all times local):Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is taking advantage of a lull in Kilauea's eruption to assess damage to the park. Slowing activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is prompting scientists to downgrade their alert level for the mountain. The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday it issued a "watch" for Kilauea's ground hazards. The agency has maintained a "warning" alert for Kilauea since May 3, when cracks began shooting...

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08.18.18

Bodies identified as Colorado man's missing wife and daughters

Shanann Watts, who was 15 weeks pregnant, was reported missing Monday along with her two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. The woman's body was found on the property of a petroleum and natural gas exploration company, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Director John Camper told reporters Thursday. Chris Watts, 33, was arrested on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body, a Weld County District Court judge said during Watts' court appearance on...

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08.18.18

The overlooked opportunity in tackling public finance

If you’re a certain age, it’s likely that you’ve never given a second thought to buying a municipal bond or the process of bond buying, even if you’ve intuited, rightly, that’s it’s an intentionally opaque business. Yet there could be a big opportunity for startups, and for people looking for places to invest, and for cities with crumbling infrastructures, in disrupting the status quo — if only everyone starts playing closer attention. Most people with hefty tax bills are benefiting...

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08.18.18

Trump tried to dissuade Melania from 'Be Best' anti-bullying campaign: report

President Trump Donald John TrumpNFL players stand in tunnel during anthem, extending protests 12 former top intel officials blast Trump's move to revoke Brennan's security clearance NYT: Omarosa believed to have as many as 200 tapes MORE reportedly advocated for first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpJudge rules against Trump attempt to delay Obama water rule Melania Trump to speak at cyberbullying summit next week Republicans become entangled by family feuds over politics MORE to avoid creating an anti-bullying initiative. The New York times...

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08.18.18

Incredible video shows the winding tubes on the International Space Station

This breathtaking new video illustrates why life on the International Space Station (ISS) is not suited to people who suffer from claustrophobia. Artemyev starts the route inside the Japanese storage module, which is in the furthest corner of the space station and finishes in the Russian part of the station. Artemyev is currently enjoying his third expedition to space, having reached the ISS travelling aboard the Soyuz MS-08 in April 2018. The International Space Station (ISS) is a $100 billion...

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08.18.18

29 mosquito samples in Suffolk test positive for West Nile, officials say

Suffolk health officials said Friday that 29 new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. There have been 71 confirmed mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile this year, but no positive human cases, officials said. Mosquito and bird samples first tested positive for the virus in Suffolk County in 1999, and there have been positive tests every year since.

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