Near Now News - Year One Archive Thursday 2017 Apr 20 14:40:58 Welcome to the Near Now News network! Who are we? We're a collection of independent bloggers and journalists located worldwide. Thursday 2017 Apr 20 14:41:34 We'll be featuring stories and events that you might not have heard of. Sunday 2017 May 28 20:16:01 Hi there! I'm Tate Mendoza and I'm the coordinator of NNN. I'm based out of Houston, Texas but we have contributors worldwide! Monday 2017 May 29 16:36:03 BREAKING: Moderate 5.1 earthquake shakes England, Wales, and Scottland. Shaking felt as far as London and Dublin. #TorgEternity https://t.co/LKh4YnaqBq Monday 2017 May 29 16:54:04 I'm getting excited about opening day...just two more days! Go Mets! -Tate #TorgEternity Monday 2017 May 29 17:02:04 BREAKING: Second unusual sandstorm strikes Cairo in two days. Meteorologists are uncertain what is causing them. #TorgEternity Monday 2017 May 29 20:04:03 BREAKING: President Kent and Vice President Farrel will travel to New York to open the UN Conference on Trade and Development. #TorgEternity Monday 2017 May 29 22:09:25 BREAKING: 5.2 earthquake rattles Oslo. Shaking felt in Copenhagen and Stockholm as well. #TorgEternity Tuesday 2017 May 30 01:00:02 BREAKING: Rash of disappearances continues in the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Officials deny that these are connected. #TorgEternity Tuesday 2017 May 30 16:00:02 BREAKING: Civil unrest occurs in several French cities. "Prophets of Doom" announcing the "End of the World" are blamed. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 14:00:05 BREAKING: President Kent and VP Farrel arrive in New York for the UN Conference on Trade and Development. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 16:00:02 Out-of-Character Note: In the #TorgEternity universe, the invasion begins on April 3. Wednesday 2017 May 31 16:55:02 Sorry folks, can't contain my excitement. BASEBALL IS HERE! Updates may be sparse the next few hours. #GoMets #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:05:02 Wait...what? The broadcast cuts out JUST as the first pitch is thrown? ARGH. Figures. #GoMets #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:06:02 Hmmmmmm...sounds like there's something more serious going on in New York. Power's out. Hope it's coming back soon. #GoMets #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:10:02 BREAKING: Massive power outtage hits the Northeast. NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News all off the air. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:15:03 BREAKING: Freak storms have developed in the Northeast US. Photos from Buffalo are very unusual. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:18:01 BREAKING: Reports from Baltimore of a massive wall of storms just north of the city. Looks like they're right over Philly. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:19:01 Weather forecasters are awful. Today was supposed to be sunny, mid 70s in New York. No hint of thunderstorms in the forecast. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:20:01 BREAKING: Wall of storms seen from Long Island, covering New York City and extending northward. Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:22:02 BREAKING: TWO AIRLINERS HAVE CRASHED ON LONG ISLAND. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:25:02 BREAKING: No phone calls, by land-line or cell seem to be getting through to New York. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:28:02 BREAKING: Reports from Moscow that Russian military has gone on high alert. Reason unknown. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:30:02 I just checked a satellite photo. These storms are WEIRD. Looks like a pair of triangles paired up. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:31:02 I'm...guessing there won't be a baseball game today. Holy crap. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:32:02 Hey, has anyone been able to contact anyone inside that storm zone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:33:01 BREAKING: Reports of scattered power outages around the Northeast US, likely due to the storms in New York to near Baltimore. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:35:02 BREAKING: Reports that a massive power failure has occurred in India. Entire continent is apparently in the dark. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:40:01 Correction on that last tweet. Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are also all in the dark. What the heck can do that? #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:45:02 BREAKING: Reports of massive wall of storms has broken out surrounding the ENTIRE continent of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:46:02 What the heck is going on? Seriously, has anyone heard from the President? He was in New York. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:48:02 BREAKING: The Department of Defense has activated all members of the Army, Navy, and Airforce. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:49:02 All active members of the military are to go to their base or ship, immediately. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:50:02 Okay, someone just told me a rumor...AND THIS IS JUST A RUMOR... that the US military has gone to Defcon 2. That's...serious. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:52:01 BREAKING: Pakistan has placed its military on high alert. Canada as well. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:55:03 I'm getting reports from people near Baltimore that fighter aircraft were seen flying into the storm there. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:56:01 BREAKING: House Speaker Wells has been taken to an undisclosed location. He was in DC this morning. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:57:04 To summarize, massive storms have broken out in the NE USA and India, apparently causing major power outages. 1/X #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 17:58:01 The storms may have caused two airliners to crash on Long Island. That alone would make a big news day. 2/X #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:00:02 Hearing reports that some airliners that were flying high when they were caught in one of the storms temporarily lost power. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:01:02 Those airliners then started crashing but passed out of the storm, regained power, and the pilots saved them. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:04:02 Excuse me, I'm watching CNN and...I'm trying to process. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:06:01 BREAKING: Frame-by-frame analysis of TV and webcam footage shows a massive vine bridge coming out of the sky into Citi Field. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:07:02 That's gotta be a hoax, right? #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:08:02 BREAKING: Reports are coming in that the president of France has been killed by a 'monster'. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:09:02 Okay, this isn't terrorism. But...are we being attacked? Are we at war with someone? What's doing this? #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:10:05 Okay, now I can't even... #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:14:02 BREAKING: Hi-res satellite photos show a massive jungle covering much of New York and Pennsylvania. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:15:02 BREAKING: Air Force One has taken off from Andrews Air Force Base. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:17:02 BREAKING: Speaker of the House Jonathan Wells has been sworn in as President of the United States on Air Force One. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:18:02 I...I have no words. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:19:02 Okay, I _know_ it wasn't Air Force One unless the President was on the plane. But he is now. Some people... #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:20:03 Folks on BBC and CNN are thinking that this might be some global invasion of some sort. Can't argue against it. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:21:02 Okay, I have to take a break for 15 minutes. Have to call my mom and tell her I love her. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:30:02 So much for that. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:31:04 BREAKING: Storm zone suddenly expands and now covers Washington DC, Baltimore, Delaware, and New Jersey. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:35:01 I'm hearing rumors that the storm front caught up to Air Force One. Are we going to lose two Presidents today? #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:36:05 I'm in shock here, but I'll keep reporting news as long as I can. Now I know how it felt all those years ago. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:40:02 This interesting. Apparently there are SOME lights on in India. Madurai, Agra, and Amritsar still have power. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:41:02 Interesting. Agra is where the Taj Mahal is located. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:42:01 BREAKING: All ships at Naval Station Norfolk are ordered to head for international waters, even if they don't have full crews. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:45:02 BREAKING: Video shows a 'demon' killing the President of France. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:46:02 I'm not going to link to the video. Can't unsee. I'm going to be sick. #TorgEternity Wednesday 2017 May 31 18:48:02 Finally good news! BREAKING: Air Force One seen flying out of the storms south of DC.