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New Lithium Reserves In US Can Power 500 Billion Phones, Reveals Study
The US Geological Survey stated in a new study that the Appalachians contain an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium.
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Massive Hot Blob Beneath US Is Slowly Moving Toward New York City, Study Finds
This discovery would help researchers explore the deep processes that shape Earth's geology.
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Polar Vortex Could Bring Freezing Temperatures to the US, Be the Coldest in a Decade
A polar vortex is expected to bring extreme cold and heavy snowstorms across the eastern United States. Temperatures could drop as much as 30°F below average, with some regions experiencing sub-freezing conditions as far south as Florida. The cold blast is set to affect areas like the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Appalachians, causing significant s...
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How Mistaken Identity Led To 28-Year-Old's Murder On US Highway
Timothy Davison begged the cops to hurry up. It was around 2 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2014, and the 28-year-old, known as "Asti" to friends and family, was heading back to Maine after two weeks visiting relatives in Florida. He had followed his grandfather's suggestion to take Interstate 81 through the Appalachian Mountains instead of getting bogged down in...
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Alleged Trail Attacker Threatened To Burn Hikers To Death, Says FBI
When Larry Smith came across the scruffy, bearded nomad on the Appalachian Trail last month, he dubbed him the "fight angel."
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Donald Trump's Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised campaigning.
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Sentencing Planned In Ohio For Trail-Hiking Fugitive
A Kentucky accountant who spent most of six years as a fugitive in an embezzlement case roaming the Appalachian Trail will soon learn how many more years he will spend behind bars.
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'When You Find My Body, Please Call My Husband,' Wrote Dying Hiker Lost Along The Appalachian Trail
Geraldine Largay knew she was doomed.
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Hillary Clinton Courts Appalachian Voters In Early Nod To Donald Trump Fight
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talked to steel workers in the Appalachian region about their economic struggles on Monday, as she tried to win over blue-collar voters in a part of the country where support for Republican Donald Trump is strong.
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Nasa's New Horizons Probe Shows Second Mountain Range in Pluto's Heart
The newly-discovered frozen peaks are estimated to be 1 to 1.5 kilometres high, about the same height as the Appalachian Mountains in the US.
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New Lithium Reserves In US Can Power 500 Billion Phones, Reveals Study
The US Geological Survey stated in a new study that the Appalachians contain an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium.
-
Massive Hot Blob Beneath US Is Slowly Moving Toward New York City, Study Finds
This discovery would help researchers explore the deep processes that shape Earth's geology.
-
Polar Vortex Could Bring Freezing Temperatures to the US, Be the Coldest in a Decade
A polar vortex is expected to bring extreme cold and heavy snowstorms across the eastern United States. Temperatures could drop as much as 30°F below average, with some regions experiencing sub-freezing conditions as far south as Florida. The cold blast is set to affect areas like the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Appalachians, causing significant s...
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How Mistaken Identity Led To 28-Year-Old's Murder On US Highway
Timothy Davison begged the cops to hurry up. It was around 2 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2014, and the 28-year-old, known as "Asti" to friends and family, was heading back to Maine after two weeks visiting relatives in Florida. He had followed his grandfather's suggestion to take Interstate 81 through the Appalachian Mountains instead of getting bogged down in...
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Alleged Trail Attacker Threatened To Burn Hikers To Death, Says FBI
When Larry Smith came across the scruffy, bearded nomad on the Appalachian Trail last month, he dubbed him the "fight angel."
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Donald Trump's Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised campaigning.
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Sentencing Planned In Ohio For Trail-Hiking Fugitive
A Kentucky accountant who spent most of six years as a fugitive in an embezzlement case roaming the Appalachian Trail will soon learn how many more years he will spend behind bars.
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'When You Find My Body, Please Call My Husband,' Wrote Dying Hiker Lost Along The Appalachian Trail
Geraldine Largay knew she was doomed.
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Hillary Clinton Courts Appalachian Voters In Early Nod To Donald Trump Fight
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talked to steel workers in the Appalachian region about their economic struggles on Monday, as she tried to win over blue-collar voters in a part of the country where support for Republican Donald Trump is strong.
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Nasa's New Horizons Probe Shows Second Mountain Range in Pluto's Heart
The newly-discovered frozen peaks are estimated to be 1 to 1.5 kilometres high, about the same height as the Appalachian Mountains in the US.
