A couple of years ago, in the midst of its bankruptcy proceedings, we posted a series of stunning pictures illustrating the "Death And Decay Of Detroit." Once a beacon of America's manufacturing prowess, a series of time lapsed pictures revealed how, in just a few years following the 'great recession' of 2008, the once vibrant metropolis became the poster child for urban decay.
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Opposition to the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline continues. A group of US military veterans are promising to return to Standing Rock after local law enforcement raided a newly created resistance camp and arrested 76 water protectors. A US veterans group say the Dakota Access pipeline ‘will not get completed. Not on our watch’ They have vowed to block completion of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, despite the secretary of the Army giving the project the green light.
Following a series of strong earthquakes, a huge avalanche ploughed into a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy with up to 30 people feared to be buried under the snow, officials said on Thursday.
Dozens are feared dead after an avalanche buried this Italian hotel https://t.co/RHLP4yrzj1 pic.twitter.com/U5DjAQBxup
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