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theepochtimes.com — Jeffrey Van Middlebrook, a polymath inventor in Silicon Valley, in 2006 figured out a way to sequester gas from waste combustion that, if brought to an industrial scale, could be worth a fortune. Middlebrook invented the system in his workshop, and called it the broad-spectrum fractional sequestration combustion gas liquefier.

theepochtimes.com — NEW YORK-Among the many issues falling on the shoulders of the next mayor will be long-term recovery from Hurricane Sandy, as well as protection from the next storm. The Bloomberg administration will leave the next mayor a blueprint of infrastructure suggestions that will be released in a report expected the final week of May or early June.

theepochtimes.com — The man butchered to death on the streets of London on Wednesday was in the military, it has emerged, together with accounts of the extraordinary courage of a woman who tried to talk down the attackers.

theepochtimes.com — WASHINGTON-Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. The attorney general said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki.

theepochtimes.com — Tornado bowling pins standing: Storm chaster Reed Timmer tweeted a photo of a bowling alley in Moore, Oklahoma, where a massive tornado on May 20 created destruction. Timmer's photo shows bowling pins standing amidst a wrecked bowling alley. "Tornadoes do STRANGE things," he tweeted. "Check out this photo from the bowling alley in #Moore.

theepochtimes.com — A documentary about a putative guidebook for Tibetans to self-immolate was broadcast via the Communist Party's chief propaganda mouthpiece recently, and was soon denied as slander by a representative of the Dalai Lama. Since 2009, 117 Tibetans have set themselves alight, including women and teenagers.

theepochtimes.com — MOORE, Okla.-The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.

theepochtimes.com — Apple has a lot of cash. What people don't know is that most of it is stashed overseas, not taxed by the U.S. government. This is why CEO Tim Cook appeared in front of Congress this week to testify on corporate strategies to avoid U.S. taxes. Apple, however, is not alone.

admin3.theepochtimes.com — NEW YORK- Sweets First, a peerless cupcake store that also sells hot sandwiches opened in Queens in April. Its menu includes exotic flavors such as the Broccoli and Cheese Cupcake and French Toast Cupcake. The Astoria cupcake store is right around the corner from the Museum of the Moving Images; hence, they have named their cupcakes appropriately.

theepochtimes.com — A day before the horrifying and massive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, a devastating tornado hit nearby Shawnee. Among those suffering losses is Francis Schuetz, who described the scene in the affected areas as "like a war zone." "It's like somebody just dropped bomb on the neighborhood," she told Epoch Times on Monday evening.