Polls close in battleground Florida and Georgia as Biden takes Vermont and Trump takes Kentucky

Polls have closed in Georgia and in most of Florida – two major battleground states – as an election year unlike any other draws to a close. Five states – Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia – had their polls close at 7pm ET along with most of Florida, where the panhandle portion … Read more

200-year-old wheels from oldest paddle steamship found in Vermont

Salvagers in Vermont have uncovered paddle wheels from a steamship that sank more than two centuries ago. Built in 1815, the SS Phoenix was 146 feet long and is the oldest known example of a paddle steamer in the world.  The wheels were found last month about a mile from the ship’s hull, which has … Read more

Americans are fleeing New York and New Jersey in search of remote pastures in Vermont and Idaho

Far more Americans have moved to Vermont, Idaho, Oregon and South Carolina than those who have left since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, new data published by Bloomberg shows. However, the opposite can be said for New York and New Jersey, with each seeing a large proportion of residents relocate to from its cities … Read more