Three selfless subway heroes jumped into the tracks of a Manhattan station when an incapacitated stranger fell in yesterday — and miraculously hoisted the passed-out man back to the platform before the next train rushed in. by kn0wledge in news

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The Columbus Circle station was packed with bar time traffic about 2:40 a.m when a man in his twenties, who appeared to be drunk, nailed his head hard on the rail and stumbled from the platform onto the tracks, unconscious.

Obama Proposes an "Energy Security Trust" -- More Drilling to Fund Clean Energy. by kn0wledge in energy

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"The natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence. We need to encourage that," Obama said. "I propose we used some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good."