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Hoboken New Jersey Train Crash Injures 100 or more
More than 100 people were injured this morning and at least one dead in a Hoboken New Jersey train crash. The commuter train crashed during rush hour impacting the terminal at full speed, breaking through a wall, and collapsing the roof of the building. Authorities still have not determined the cause of the crash. Witnesses […]
2000 Homes Threatened by Wildfire In California
Sept.18,2014: More than 2,000 homes and up to 1,500 other smaller structures are threatened by wild fires that are spreading out of control near Sacramento California. With 2,500 brave firefighters involved, the fire has already consumed 44 square miles of trees and brush and is just 5 % contained. Most of the homes in danger […]
Update: Monsoon Kills Nearly 500 People
September 15, 2014 nearly 500 people have been killed across Northern India and Pakistan. Flooding in a village south of Srinagar, India leaves women and children scavenging through their destroyed homes while thousands are stranded. “Massive de-watering operations have been launched in flood-hit areas of the city as military and civilian rescuers have been using […]
I-15 Flooding Hero Saves Elderly Couple From Horrible Death!
Brave or Stupid? Man jumps into flood waters to save elderly couple as it plunges over a ravine!
THIS is why you should have a Get Home Bag
Everyday Preparedness “Everyday Preparedness” is one of the things the American Preppers Network strongly advices – even over “doomsday preparedness” one of the easiest things a person can do to get themselves more prepared in everyday life is to pack a Get Home Bag and keep one for each person inside the vehicle they are […]
Cryptolocker Virus Alert: How to protect yourself
Virus Alert As if spyware, adware, and trojans weren’t bad enough, how about Ransomware? It seems hackers have found a new way to infect our computers. The problem is, once it’s on your system there isn’t anything you can do about it. If you have cryptolocker on your system, it’s already too late. The only […]
Is Radioactive Rainwater in our Future?
By Linda Holliday Here in the Ozarks, we are expanding our growing areas, relearning old-time skills, acquiring hand tools and building human-powered devices while we still can. But, preparing for radioactive rain? We hadn’t thought of that. While global warming seemed a fairytale to many 25 years ago, I personally banned Styrofoam, aerosol sprays, pesticides, […]
The European Debt Crisis – Explained to the Average Joe
Simple, yet comprehensive analysis of the financial crises in the European Union.
Update on the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing
Wednesday morning law officials told CNN that the lid to a pressure cooker was thought to have been used in the bombing.
National Preparedness Month (NPM) – September 2012
The APN is participating in National Preparedness Month! Read about our plans for the month and what we’re hoping to produce.
The Anti-Gun Lobby: Working to Ensure More Mass Shootings
Gun Control: The media brought it up as a topic almost simultaneously as they announced the Aurora shootings – just like they usually do in mass shooting stories. What they fail to do in each case is run headlines that tell the truth.
Is Gun Control Really For Our Children?
The utterly horrific Colorado and Connecticut shootings are still being processed, as I write, into the collective conscience of America. Is it guns, or people, that kill?