Koch Industries invests in supplier touted as alternative to Huawei
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Readers in the US: share your reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict
We’d like to hear from people in the US about their reaction to Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, and what more needs to be done
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, in a killing which triggered demonstrations against police brutality and racism in the US and around the world.
We’d like to hear from people in the US about their reaction to the verdict, and hopes for the future of policing in America.
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- The women were shot about 4:45 p.m. near Quinn Street and Southern Avenue in the Coral Hills area, according to police.
- An initial investigation found that the women were shot as they crossed Quinn Street, according to police.
‘Adopt One Block’ initiative aims to make Portland ‘cleaner and happier’
- We enable people to love and care for the block they love the most when and how they want, with clean up supplies that we deliver for free,” said Frank Moscow, Adopt One Block’s founder.
- (KOIN) -- When it comes to cleaning up the city, some Portlanders are taking matters into their own hands.
‘Reverse’ parade planned for Las Vegas Days celebration
- The Las Vegas Days Parade is an annual event celebrating Las Vegas’ history and founding in 1905.
- A reverse parade — performing groups will be stationary while viewers will drive past them — is planned for the Las Vegas Days Parade.
Verizon: subscriber losses risk 5G spending plans
Promise of lightning-fast connection fails to stop thousands of lucrative mobile phone customers from hanging up […]Read more >Similar articles >
Fairfield University hosts two on-campus vaccine clinics for students, staff
- Students and staff who received their first dose this week are encouraged to return for the second clinic.
- Fairfield University and Griffin Hospital have partnered to host on-campus vaccine clinics for university and eligible Fairfield Prep students and all employees.
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to invest billions to compete with China in tech
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led dozens of bipartisan House and Senate members on Wednesday in rolling out legislation that would invest over $100 billion in emerging technologies in an effort to put the U.S. on a level playing […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘We lost a fearless, giant advocate.’ Congress pays tribute to Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings had one request for his memorial service on Capitol Hill — a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” — his favorite song and an apt metaphor for his […]Read more >Similar articles >
Rooted: Troy mother seeks changes to dress-code policy after son is placed in-school suspension over hairstyle
"He’s Black, white and Native American. We let our kids explore all of their cultures," Hope Cozart said. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Nathaniel Allen House undergoes transformation into a center for arts and culture
The newly renovated Nathaniel Allen House is a former home and school in Newton that once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Cook County offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at 2 sites
- Vaccinations were previously available by appointment only at the Matteson and Tinley Park sites.
- Cook County will offer vaccinations without appointments at two of its mass vaccination sites as part of a pilot program running through Saturday.
San Antonio’s nationally lauded Mexican eatery Mixtli sets June 1 opening for Southtown location
Folks anxious for nationally renowned MixtliProgressive Mexican Culinaria to set an opening date for its new location can now pencil it in on their calendars: Tuesday, June 1. The restaurant, helmed by chefs Rico Torres and Diego Galacia, sent an email Tuesday sharing the news and inviting prospective patrons to stop by before dinner or lounge on the patio for a few bites from a curated bar menu.
The new space will feature a larger dining room, an open kitchen and an agave-spirits cart that will circulate the restaurant, allowing guests to select the liquor of their choice and a special salt to complete the experience. […]Read more >Similar articles >
BYOB art classes near Philly
Maybe your inner artist is a little shy, which is why these classes are perfect — you can build your confidence with a little liquid courage. Grab a bottle and some pals and find your Picasso. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Teen party source of Saratoga Springs High COVID-19 outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak at Saratoga Springs High School, which forced instruction to go remote Friday and put football and volleyball games on pause, appears to be a result of a teen get-together in Lake George.
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STAT+: FDA issues scathing report of Emergent plant responsible for contaminated Covid-19 vaccines
- The 13-page report detailed nine serious violations at the Emergent plant in Baltimore, including failures to investigate instances of contamination, maintain sanitary conditions and sterile equipment, and follow procedures for preventing contamination.
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Once again, we’re being held hostage by Republicans’ delicate feelings
- That’s what a focus group of vaccine-hesitant Trump voters urged politicians and pollsters during the weekend, as public health officials work to understand potential roadblocks in the campaign to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus.
- We’re reaching a critical phase of the coronavirus pandemic, where our efforts to reach herd immunity and finally defeat this virus could run up against the reluctance of significant numbers of Americans to be vaccinated.
Mayor Steve Adler launches ‘Walk With Me, Austin’ podcast
The first episode, which was released Monday, discusses the City of Austin’s plans to adress homelessness. […]Read more >Similar articles >
FDA inspection found problems at Maryland factory making J&J vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration released a statement and a 13-page report detailing findings from a recent inspection of the now-idle Emergent Biosciences factory. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Have a question about vaccinations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia? Ask The Post. (April 22 | Noon ET)
- The Washington Post’s Julie Zauzmer, Erin Cox, Jenna Portnoy and Fenit Nirappil will answer questions about the efforts in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Thursday at noon.
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A new airline will enter the Kansas City market with flights to top East Coast cities
For the first time since 2018, a new airline will begin service from Kansas City International Airport with flights to Boston and New York. JetBlue Airways will begin service from […]Read more >Similar articles >
Trained by inmates, Waukesha County’s new service dog provides comfort and emotional support to victims
- Dunn said the Waukesha County Witness Victim Assistance program worked closely with Journey Together Service Dog, a non-profit organization that provides highly trained service dogs to veterans, crime victims and agencies.
- It's that disposition, along with the ability to respond to 60 canine commands, that makes her an ideal trained companion and an important new part of Waukesha County's Victim Witness Assistance program, officials say.
EU proposes AI, facial recognition restrictions
The European Union’s executive body on Wednesday proposed new regulations that would limit facial recognition and other “high-risk” applications of artificial intelligence.The regulations proposed by the European Commission would prohibit law […]Read more >Similar articles >
Attorney Ben Crump shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
Pamela Turner was fatally shot by a police officer in the Houston suburb of Baytown, Texas, after a struggle over his stun gun. A bystander captured it on video. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Take a look at this list of upcoming events in Southern California
- From food festivals to live concerts and special events – Southern California has so much in store for you.
- Oh, how we have missed drinking beer and eating food in front of live music!
House bill would shield addresses of NC judges, DAs, law enforcement
A bill approved by a House committee Wednesday would make it harder to find the home addresses and phone numbers of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers in North Carolina. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Just because you can work from home doesn’t mean you’ll be allowed to
- These industries are going back to the office sooner, and workers will be less likely than in other types of work to be allowed to complete their work remotely thanks to work cultures that prioritize in-person interactions, whether they’re necessary or not.
- These high-skilled workers, whose jobs are mediated by computers, will be much more likely than before the pandemic to be allowed to work from home at least some of the time in what’s called the hybrid work model.
The Derek Chauvin Verdict Is Haunted by the Ghosts of Those Who Found No Justice
- When prosecutor Steven Schleicher declared in his closing remarks that this trial was not the State of Minnesota against the police, but the State against Derek Chauvin and when he said Chauvin’s actions were not policing but assault, I could not help but think about what was happening outside the walls of the courtroom and who was dying at the hands of American police.
- With the compassion and courage of Darnella Frazier’s testimony, the innocence of a nine-year-old who knew that what she saw the police doing was wrong, and with the expertise and clarity of Dr. Martin Tobin, the prosecutors relentlessly and methodically detailed how Chauvin killed George Floyd.
The Huarache Shines at Tacos La Gloria
- It’s now found at stalls, carts, and restaurants across Mexico and Texas, including at Tacos La Gloria, a gleaming black food trailer stationed at Oak Cliff Brewing Company’s beer garden, at Dallas’s Tyler Station development.
- (The word directly translates to “sandal” from the indigenous Purépecha language of Michoacán.) Huaraches are also one of the myriad dishes prepared from corn masa, alongside tacos, machetes, gorditas, sopes, tlacoyos, and more.
‘Certifiably haunted’ Florida jail hits the market for $139,990. Take a look inside
A ghastly marvel has found itself on the market in Trenton, Florida. The Gilchrist County jail, a popular attraction for ghost hunters, has been listed for $139,990. “Great opportunity to […]Read more >Similar articles >
The Vibe Will Be Different at This Year’s Oscars—and That’s a Good Thing
- If the glamour of the Oscars has always been presented as aspirational, this year it’s meeting us on our home turf: a world where we must compromise on certain things we can’t change, even as we force change on the things we can no longer live with.
- But if it’s not surprising that the Academy would notice attention-grabbing Netflix releases like these, some of the other Best Picture nominees tell a different story.
Five injured in multiple collisions along U.S. 169 near 31st Street, creating complex scene for morning traffic
- Thankfully, the severity of the wreckage was not indicative of the injuries involved, Collum said, which is becoming more regular as newer vehicles designed to crumple on impact in an attempt to spare their occupants hit the roadways.
- "We're starting to see crashes and collisions that really look bad, and no one's injured," Collum said.
Cirque announces relaunch dates for ‘Mystere’ and ‘O’
- The Treasure Island production Mystère will return June 28, followed by the relaunch of “O” at Bellagio on July 1.
- Cirque has been dark since March 2020, shutting down all 44 international productions and throwing 3,500 artists, stagehands and staff out of work.
Idaho child care providers say grant dollars are key to survival
- BOISE ( Idaho Capital Sun ) — When the Boise School District shut down in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began, Melissa Buck’s enrollment at the Vista Montessori School child care center went from 45 children to 12.
- But those grants, and wage enhancement funding that Buck and other child care providers say is crucial to their survival, are still in question.
Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight
The three-part series, premiering Thursday on Earth Day, follows the then-16-year-old as she took a gap year from school in 2019 to meet with scientists around the world and spearhead awareness about climate change. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Factory making J&J vaccine was dirty, improperly run, FDA inspection found
- Agency inspectors said a batch of the bulk drug substance for J&J's single-shot vaccine was contaminated with material used to make COVID-19 vaccines for another Emergent client, AstraZeneca.
- The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of material that was going to be put in the shots, U.S. regulators said Wednesday.
Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square
- Then thunderous cheering filled the place where George Floyd was pinned beneath a police officer’s knee nearly a year ago, begging for air.
- Some 300 people gathered in the intersection, home to Cup Foods, the corner convenience store where employees had called police on the evening of May 25, saying Floyd had paid for cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill.
Prince Harry and Prince William “Seemed So Totally Natural” Together After Prince Philip’s Funeral
- Sources close to Harry previously told Vanity Fair that he was nervous about coming home and attending the funeral, the emotion of the day, and what it would be like finally seeing William.
- Harry and William walked behind Prince Philip's coffin separated by their cousin Peter Phillips, but were later spotted cordially chatting with one another as they exited St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle following the funeral service.
Luminaria awards 2021 Artist Foundation grants to seven San Antonio-area creators
In a virtual press event Tuesday, San Antonio-based arts organization Luminaria awarded a total of $54,000 towinners of its 2021 Luminaria Artist Foundation Grants Program.The grants will fund new work by seven Bexar County creators in the literary, visual and performing arts. The grantees also have the opportunity to display their work at this year's Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, slated for November 13.Their projects must be completed by the grant's March 2022 closure date.
This year's awardees are Jeremy Kingg (Performing Arts, $10,000), Eddie Vega (Literary Arts, $10,000),Guillermina Zabala (Rick Liberto Visual Arts Award, $10,000),Adriana Garcia (Open Category, $6,000), Justin Rodriguez (Open Category, $6,000),Marisela Barrera (Kathy Armstrong Contemporary Art Award, $6,000) and DeAnna Brown(Kathy Armstrong Contemporary Art Award, $6,000).
A panel of nationally and locally recognized judges selected the recipients. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Council convenes at City Hall for first time in more than a year, but only 28 aldermen attend in person
- Sawyer, chairman of the Council’s Health and Human Relations Committee, said he’s been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and believes it’s safe to return to City Hall.
- Sawyer is fully vaccinated but said he stayed remote “in solidarity” with aldermen who still can’t be there in person.
This has just become a big week for AI regulation
- A number of companies will be running scared right now, says Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington, who works on technology and law.
- According to the post, the FTC plans to go after companies using and selling biased algorithms .
Rock star Van Zandt helping Connecticut students re-engage
Connecticut is turning to music in an effort to get kids more interested in school and help combat the learning loss suffered during the pandemic. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The Years We’ve Lost to Covid
Some experts insist it’s more important to track the time we’ve lost to the pandemic rather than the lives. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Why Biden still hasn’t raised the refugee cap
- On Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden announced that he would not increase refugee admissions this fiscal year, saying that the current annual cap of 15,000 — a record low set by the Trump administration — “ remains justified .”
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki passed it off as a misunderstanding and told reporters on Monday that Biden always had the intention of increasing refugee admissions down the line if the US was able to reach the existing cap before the end of the fiscal year in October.
NC House bill would shield addresses of judges, DAs and law enforcement
A bill approved by a House committee Wednesday would make it harder to find the home addresses and phone numbers of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers in North Carolina. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Joy, tension, measured optimism: on the ground after the Chauvin verdict
- “If he [Derek Chauvin] is not found guilty on all charges, my city will burn again, even with the National Guard,” said 46-year-old Minneapolis native Eddie Austin, gesturing toward the guard presence.
- If the fences and armed military forces sent a strong message, activists returned one in kind: “If George Floyd doesn’t get it justice …” a man in a bullhorn bellowed to the amassed crowd.
Wisconsin racial justice task force issues recommendations
- — The Wisconsin Assembly's bipartisan racial disparities task force created in the wake of a white Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man issued 18 recommendations on Wednesday, but stopped short of calling for a total ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants as Gov. Tony Evers wants.
- Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos created the task force in August, after the Legislature ignored nine proposals Evers put forward in June and after a white Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, leaving him paralyzed.
Dems push $25b to electrify school buses, a Biden priority
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Oklahoma Senate passes three controversial bills that would restrict access to abortions
- “The pregnant individual has a heartbeat,” Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said in opposition to the bill.
- The Senate also passed HB 2441, which would bar abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Minnesota’s attorney general, who led prosecution of Derek Chauvin, is from Detroit
Before he became Minnesota’s attorney general and the lead prosecutor in the state’s case against Derek Chauvin, Keith Ellison grew up in Detroit. […]Read more >Similar articles >
White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
As the vaccination program progresses, the administration believes it will only get more difficult to sustain the current pace of about 3 million shots per day. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Genuinely good news in ocean of 2020 campaign cash
- While big money has been a powerful part of American politics since the country's founding, the voices of regular people, represented by small-dollar donors, may finally be coming to the fore.
- Providing $6 in federal money for every $1 raised in small increments — the ratio for presidential candidates proposed in HR 1, the democracy overhaul bill now before the Senate after passing the House — would have had a perverse effect on the 2020 campaign: It would have given Biden and Trump another $4.7 billion to spend.
The lesson of a little helicopter on Mars
- The little helicopter weighs only 4 pounds, and its first flight lasted a mere 30 seconds and reached an altitude of only 10 feet.
- That Space Race effectively ended in July 1969, when the late Neil Armstrong jumped off the last rung of the Lunar Module's ladder to announce "a giant leap for mankind." Back on Earth, while people across the globe were astonished that Earthlings were walking on the moon, many also wondered if those billions of dollars should have been spent instead on what we would now term social justice.
CPS announces full-time, in-person learning in the fall
- The district revealed its fall plans at the same time it released next year’s school-level budgets, which feature funding to address pandemic impacts.
- Chicago Public Schools students will have the option of returning to classrooms full time in the fall, district officials announced Wednesday, in what will be the largest step yet toward the resumption of pre-pandemic schooling.
Philadelphia Film Society is taking over the Ritz at the Bourse venue and leaving the Roxy
PFS will soon have nine total screens in Philadelphia — five at the Bourse, two at the Navy Yard, and two at the Film Center. […]Read more >Similar articles >
R.I. receives $1.5m in federal funding to track COVID-19 variants
As of Monday afternoon, the state reported 197 cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, and 12 cases of the variant from Brazil. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Democrats pick another Broward senator to replace Thurston in leadership position
With Sen. Perry Thurston of Fort Lauderdale planning to run in a special election for Congress, Sen. Lauren Book of Plantation, was chosen Wednesday to serve as the next leader […]Read more >Similar articles >
Archaeologists discover long-lost homesite once owned by Harriet Tubman’s father
- Our federal partners, historians and others who seek to preserve our, our history for the last year, archaeologists at the State Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration have searched the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge for a site where Harriet Tubman's father, Ben Ross, once lived in november.
- Today, I'm excited to announce that our archaeologists have confirmed that this site was once the home of Ben Ross and may have been where Harriet Tubman spent her early years.
Matteson, Tinley Park mass COVID-19 vaccination sites start accepting walk-ins
Two south suburban Cook County mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments starting Wednesday as demand for shots dwindles. The Matteson and Tinley Park mass vaccination locations are opening up access this week as part of a pilot to see whether removing the barrier of making an appointment online or over the phone will expand the county’s endeavor at getting shots into arms, Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha Jr. said in a news conference at Provident Hospital. […]Read more >Similar articles >
White House aims to make it easier for people to get vaccine
- WASHINGTON — The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by making it easier for Americans to get vaccinated even as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden's goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office.
- In a White House speech on Wednesday, Biden will discuss efforts to expand vaccine distribution and access in his first three months in office, and outline his administration's latest plans to motivate more Americans to get shots.
‘Voices can be heard’: Seacoast Black leaders praise Chauvin verdict
JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, was working Tuesday afternoon when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.She was alerted by an ecstatic call from her sister.Boggis was overcome with a sense of […]Read more >Similar articles >
How the late snow could affect your plants — and how to protect them
It seemed like spring was in full swing —and then, thesnow fell. Here’s what to do to protect your plants from the unexpected cold. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Why AI That Teaches Itself to Achieve a Goal Is the Next Big Thing
- Because these systems learn through trial and error, they work best when they can rapidly try an action (or sequence of actions) and get feedback — a stock market algorithm that takes hundreds of actions per day is a good use case; optimizing customer lifetime value over the course of five years, with only irregular interaction points, is not.
- Instead of machine learning that uses historical data to generate predictions, game-playing systems like AlphaGo use reinforcement learning — a mature machine learning technology that’s good at optimizing tasks.
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger accuses judges of trying to strong-arm his Flint water clients
The clash highlights a clause in the proposed settlement under which McLaren Hospitals can walk away from the settlement if any plaintiffs opt out. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Overdue Shutdown of the Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Environmental groups write that gains in energy efficiency and renewable power exceed the plant’s annual output. Also: Stewardship of wild horses; yeshiva graduates’ success. […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 9: Is Ahmaud’s imperfect past relevant?
AJC Breakdown Podcast Season 8, Episode 9: Defense attorneys representing the men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery want jurors to know about Arbery’s past. Prosecutors say that would blame (and smear) the victim. […]Read more >Similar articles >
EU Aims for Clarity in Murky World of Sustainable Investing
- The bloc also unveiled its classification system that will define green investments, and said the taxonomy will apply from next year.
- If passed, companies in the EU will have to start disclosing sustainability metrics, similarly to financial reporting.
San Antonio Spurs face the Heat on Wednesday as brutal regular season winds down
After an unlikely run to the Finals in the NBA Bubble, it’s been a challenging stretch for the Miami Heat. Earlier this season, the team endured its first six-game losing streak since 2017, and injuries to key personnel along the way — including Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic — have led to creative lineups for Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Audit: Wisconsin economic agency’s performance improving
- The Legislative Audit Bureau's biennial review found the quasi-public Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation largely complied with state law and its contracts when administering tax credits, loans and grants to businesses during fiscal year 2019-20.
- — The performance of Wisconsin's troubled economic development agency improved over the last fiscal year but it must sharpen its oversight of tax credit contracts, policies on closing contracts and the accuracy of online data, according to an audit released Wednesday.
Want pandemic relaxation? Here’s why spending time in outdoor garden spaces might help
- Abhi Arora, CEO of Healing Gardens, visits Arlington Garden in Pasadena on Friday, April 16, 2021.
- Abhi Arora, CEO of Healing Gardens, visits Arlington Garden in Pasadena on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Trump loved his rallies, so why won’t he make them part of the historical record?
- In the case of modern presidents, for the official record, we rely on transcriptions of all their speeches collected by the national government.
- By my count, 147 separate transcripts for public speaking events are missing from Trump's official records — just above 8% of his presidential addresses.
In Shocking Turn of Events, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Aren’t Happy With Chauvin Verdict
- Yet despite the indisputable evidence, as well as testimony from fellow police officers who decried Chauvin’s use of force, Fox News host Tucker Carlson had a different message for viewers, as he argued Tuesday’s conviction “was never in doubt” following “nearly a year of burning and looting and murder by BLM” to achieve the guilty verdict.
- Republicans who excused former President Donald Trump ’s role in the deadly Capitol attack distorted Waters’ call for activists to “get more confrontational” in the case of an acquittal, claiming the California Democrat was inciting violence and threatening the jury.
FDA inspection found problems at Baltimore factory making J&J vaccine
The agency hasn’t given emergency approval to the factory, which is needed before any vaccine material made at the factory can be distributed. […]Read more >Similar articles >
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Jump 20% in Alabama in 10 Days
Hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 have jumped about 20% in less than two weeks in Alabama. Statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health show 362 people were hospitalized Monday for the illness caused by the new coronavirus. That’s up from the 301 patients just 10 days earlier. But the total is still just a fraction of the 3,070 patients who pushed the state’s intensive care wards to near capacity in mid-January. Officials said Tuesday they were monitoring the hike but don’t consider it to be a sign of another coming crisis in the pandemic since more people are getting vaccinated and many patients are younger people who tend to […]Read more >Similar articles >
Baltimore plant with contaminated Johnson & Johnson vaccines had multiple failures, unsanitary conditions, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday released a scathing inspection report that cites multiple failures at the Emergent BioSolutions manufacturing plant in Baltimore that ruined 15 million doses worth of raw Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. […]Read more >Similar articles >
PHOTO GALLERY: Ready for lift off, cardinal night, April snow
Wednesday's photo gallery includes photos of work on a jump ramp trail feature in Benotnville, the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop at Central Junior High School, snow photos and the University Arkansas's Cardinal Nights on the Arkansas Union Mall. […]Read more >Similar articles >
10 vendors not to miss at Christmas Village in LOVE Park
Christmas Village is filled with dozens of vendors. These are the 10 must-stop shops of the open-air market this year. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The verdict is in. The work continues.
Empathy and an honest and complete historical reckoning are needed in this society if it is to be true to the statement at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance: “with liberty and justice for all.” […]Read more >Similar articles >
New York limits parking at popular Adirondacks’ lookout for Roaring Brook Falls
- VALLEY — The state Departments of Environmental Conservation and Transportation have put in further parking restrictions on traffic-clogged parts of an Adirondacks High Peaks road that have grown increasingly popular with hikers in recent years.
- The stretch of roadway had been too crowded with parked cars and created a traffic hazard for motorists and hikers walking along the road, officials said.
Ice for Sore Muscles? Think Again.
Icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective, it could be counterproductive, a new study in mice suggests. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Alabama Senate Approves Bill to Require Race Data to Be Collected at Traffic Stops
- The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that will require police agencies to record racial data during traffic stops.
- It would also require law enforcement agencies to keep records of the race of motorists involved in traffic stops.
Michigan seeks to delay redistricting by nearly 3 months
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s top election official and its redistricting panel asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday for more time to adopt new congressional and legislative maps, pointing to delayed census data. […]Read more >Similar articles >
5 things to know about COVID-19 variants
Each time the virus transmits is another opportunity for a mutation to occur, potentially creating a new — and possibly more problematic — strain of the virus. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Inside Rush’s new advanced molecular lab, where scientists are tracking and tracing COVID-19 variants
The goal of the surveillance is to help public health officials better allocate resources, prevent outbreaks and break chains of transmission of these often more infectious strains. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Wayne State University offers students money to get COVID-19 vaccine
The offer from the midtown Detroit school is simple — upload proof of vaccination by May 7 and get $10 added to their student accounts. […]Read more >Similar articles >
UTMC: $5 million gift from Jim and Natalie Haslam will boost health care access, equity
The medical center announced the gift Wednesday morning. It will come through the Natalie and Jim Haslam Fund at the East Tennessee Foundation. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Study Shows Cities Struggling With Homeless Encampments Before Pandemic
- Dunton and her team found that the four cities in their study all used a common strategy for responding to the most visible homeless encampments: "clearance and closure with support." In Denver, that's known as a "sweep."
- A new study funded by the federal government highlights how cities across the country are struggling to deal with homeless encampments, a major concern here in Denver.
Once abundant red-cockaded woodpecker population suffering effects of climate change, government action
Once abundant, with a population well over a million strong before European colonization, the red-cockaded woodpecker's territory stretched as far north as New Jersey, down to Florida and west to Texas. Now there are fewer than 20,000 total birds, with much of their historic habitat destroyed from logging, development and poor forestry practices. […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘Very rare’ and ‘bizarre’: Indianapolis snow breaks April record
Indianapolis recorded 2 inches of snow,breaking the record for most single-day snow this late in April, according to NWS Indianapolis. […]Read more >Similar articles >
On 100th day of Idaho Legislature, is there an end in sight? Not really.
- But House Assistant Majority Leader Jason Monks, R-Meridian, said House Republican leaders will not want the Legislature to recess until it can successfully pass laws curbing the governor’s emergency powers.
- BOISE ( Idaho Statesman ) — On the 100th day of Idaho’s legislative session, senators reintroduced a wolf-killing bill.
Milwaukee’s chronic problem with lead: Dr. Veneshia McKinney-Whitson explains what parents can do to keep kids safe
- And health experts fear the problem may have grown worse — fears exacerbated by the combination of more children being at home during the pandemic year and a 37% statewide decrease in lead testing of kids.
- Then you think about the parents, if they work in factories or industries like where batteries are made — they can bring that lead exposure back to their home and expose their kids to lead.
Philonise Floyd: For my brother George Floyd, this is what justice feels like
- I saw tears on the faces of jurors who looked nothing like George or me as they listened to that testimony, and I felt bonds of humanity with them.
- But only with the passage of time will we know if the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin is the start of something that will truly change America and the experience of Black Americans.
Walter Mondale Wasn’t Scared of Raising Taxes. Is Biden?
- President Ronald Reagan had eliminated the five highest income tax brackets, dropping the top marginal rate from 70 percent to 50 percent.
- A logical start to undoing Reagan’s depredations was to raise taxes, and that’s what Mondale said he’d do in his San Francisco acceptance speech.
April (snow) showers: Spring snowfall blankets the Toledo area
An unseasonable snowstorm brought several inches of snow overnight, forcing authorities to scramble to clean the area roads by the morning rush hour. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Is Dubai Princess, Unseen in Public, Still Alive?
A United Nations panel is demanding that Dubai produce "evidence of life" for Sheikha Latifa, two months after the princess said in dramatic video footage that she was being held prisoner. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Comedy great Dave Chappelle set for Strip headlining show
- Chappelle is again enforcing a no-cell-phones policy, requiring phones to left behind or locked in Yondr-brand “pouches” for the performance.
- In his previous headlining shows, Chappelle has enforced this policy.
Birmingham to Pardon More than 15,000 People with Marijuana Convictions
Birmingham will issue blanket pardons for more than 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1990. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the pardon program on Tuesday, April 20, which is a day that many associate with marijuana use. The pardons from municipal court convictions are automatic. Many people have a hard time finding work because of drug convictions, and Woodfin says the pardons would allow them to rejoin the workforce and provide for their families. The announcement came as the Alabama Democratic Party said it would support the legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical use in the […]Read more >Similar articles >
Lori Lightfoot is wrong. ‘We’ didn’t fail Adam Toledo.
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Freeze warnings and frost advisories issued for overnight hours, temps will drop into the 30s in spots
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Kendra Brooks’ eviction bills might have finally cracked the code for fair housing | Editorial
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Organization plans to challenge Ten Commandments law
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Democrats adjust Lamont’s budget, focus on equity, non-profits
- Majority Democrats in the General Assembly have targeted about 20 percent of Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed budget for changes, including more funding for non-profit social service providers, in a two-year $46-billion spending plan that would use $1.7 billion in anticipated federal support.
- Possibly the centerpiece of the legislation is a seven-year plan to help the non-profit providers that the state has leaned on for decades, in housing the state’s disabled and needy, including the more than 700 group homes licensed by the state Department of Developmental Services.
Florida COVID vaccine supply to stay same next week with J&J decision to come
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How the GOP made emergency public safety funding a wedge issue for DFL legislators
- On Monday, in response to criticism from within the DFL, Walz said the money is needed to protect people and buildings, but that he continues to push for further police accountability measures this session.
- Just a week after a Brooklyn Center police officer killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop for expired license tabs, the state Senate passed a bill to provide emergency cash to Gov. Tim Walz .
Gatlinburg brewery trying to reunite couple with engagement photos
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Miami Beach selects Alina Tejeda Hudak as next city manager; first woman to run city
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Central Texas nonprofits need more volunteers in pandemic aftermath
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How deep mindset work helped me find the courage to make my career transition
- I loved being an integrative medicine doctor, but I thought to myself, “What if I could use this work to help and heal other doctors who are suffering from burnout?”
- What I didn’t realize at the time was that all of these little voices were limiting beliefs that I had made up at some point in my life based on the way I was raised, my past experiences, and even the trauma I experienced as a young person through my educational journey including and beyond medical school.
Austin Half Marathon, KXAN Simple Health 5K set for this weekend; ‘It’s Austin’s return to running’
- AUSTIN (KXAN) -- More than a year after it was last run, the Ascension Seton Austin Half Marathon and KXAN Simple Health 5K will return this weekend under much different circumstances.
- Communications manager William Dyson said runners will no longer be packed together like in previous races.
Will Blackhawks and Bulls fans be allowed to return to United Center this season? (LIVE UPDATES)
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she expects Bulls and Blackhawks fans will be allowed to watch home games at the United Center this season, barring a turn for the worse in COVID-19 cases.
- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,587 new coronavirus cases diagnosed among 62,406 tests on Tuesday, decreasing the seven-day average statewide positivity rate to 3.8% — the first time that figure has fallen below 4% since April 6.
How mindfulness and meditation have helped Philadelphians of color cope with stress
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What State Universities, Colleges Say About Requiring Vaccinations
- "The University of Colorado Denver is not requiring fall students to get the vaccine at this time.
- Yet when we contacted fifteen major colleges and universities across the state to find out if vaccinations will be required for students signed up for the fall 2021 term, we discovered that only two have issued a mandate so far: Fort Lewis College in Durango and the University of Denver, which made its announcement on April 20.
The ‘America First Caucus’ Is Backtracking, But Its Mistaken Ideas About ‘Anglo-Saxon’ History Still Have Scholars Concerned
- TIME spoke to medievalist Mary Rambaran-Olm, an expert on race in early England and Provost Research Fellow at the University of Toronto, who has written about the loaded racist connotations behind the term “Anglo-Saxon .”
- RAMBARAN-OLM: Basically it was an Anglo-Latin term that King Alfred used to describe how he was king over the Angles, which is the English, and the Saxons, two of the main tribes that had migrated to Britain.
Poll shows deep divisions over Georgia voting law
A poll conducted by the University of Georgia shows split opinions among Georgia voters over the state’s new voting law, with Republicans generally in support and Democrats opposed. Voters were divided over absentee ID requirements, ballot drop boxes and absentee ballot request deadlines. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Wyden-Paul bill would close loophole allowing feds to collect private data
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at closing a loophole that has allowed government agencies to obtain American’s personal data without a warrant.The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act — which is […]Read more >Similar articles >
P&G hikes price on tampons and diapers. Women are pissed.
- "If P&G's retail customers — which include Walmart, Target and Costco — pass on those hikes, they'll soon hit consumers' wallets," the report says.
- The company hasn't announced exactly how much consumers will be paying, but you can expect to see those price hikes by mid-September.
Get in Your Car and Drive to Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin
- Co-owners Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland didn’t wait this long in their barbecue careers to open a restaurant just to let it fail, though they did fear their dream was over before Burnt Bean Co. even opened for business.
- The weak spots in a barbecue menu are generally multiple and obvious, but after trying breakfast (served on Sundays only) and lunch in a single day at Burnt Bean Co., I have no holes to report.
Broward County’s Lauren Book elected to lead Florida Senate Democrats
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Justin Theroux Is Great, but Mosquito Coast Is Warmed-Over Ozark
- In this loose adaptation of Paul Theroux ’s The Mosquito Coast premiering April 30, Justin Theroux (Paul’s nephew!) plays Allie Fox, a slippery inventor with strong beliefs about America’s flaws—to the point where his ideology has swept his wife ( Melissa George ) and two children into a life of perpetual motion.
- Mosquito Coast ’s biggest problem may be that the show doesn’t really have enough story for seven episodes.
Philly’s best spring festivals
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Foxconn scaling back $10B Wisconsin factory contracted during Trump administration
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is massively scaling down a planned $10 billion factory in Wisconsin, walking backprojects that were plannedduring the Trump administration, CNBC reported.The original deal was struck in 2017 by […]Read more >Similar articles >
Jurors faced high-pressure, emotionally draining Derek Chauvin trial
- After finding Chauvin guilty in George Floyd's death, the jurors likely received an expression of gratitude from Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, a flier on coping with jury duty — and little else, according to those familiar with Minnesota courts.
- "You have this trauma exposure, and you have the pressure of the decision, and the worldwide scrutiny, and the consequences for racial justice, and the lack of your typical coping strategies and support," said Patricia Frazier, a University of Minnesota psychology professor who studies stress and trauma and also serves as an expert on sexual assault cases.
We Are Turning COVID-19 Into a Young Person’s Disease
- Pfizer’s shot is likely to be authorized for ages 12 to 15 in several weeks’ time, but younger kids may have to wait until the fall or even early 2022 as clinical trials run their course.
- This means younger kids, who likely won’t get vaccinated before the fall, may have to continue to wear masks indoors.
Women of Song project launches with Saturday show in Jenks
- The Tulsa SPCA will continue to treat Lily medically until she is healthy enough to be spayed, after which the adoption will be finalized.
- Currently in a foster home that reports Lily is a "huge source of joy and amusement," this shy but sweet girl is flourishing.
Gas prices rise 2 cents, Idaho has 8th most expensive fuel in country
- According to AAA, the state average was up two cents this week, the result of rising fuel demand and climbing crude oil prices.
- Fuel demand recently hit 8.9 million barrels per day, the highest level in more than a year.
So happy ‘Together Together’? Maybe
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Showers and scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday, as well as snow in the White Mountains
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Amazon’s dystopian antiunion working conditions are not what Philadelphians deserve | Opinion
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Health officials identify residents at nursing homes in Chicago and Kentucky who contracted COVID-19 after being vaccinated
Public health officials in Chicago and Kentucky have identified dozens of residents and staffers at skilled nursing facilities who tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after they were fully vaccinated against the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]Read more >Similar articles >
This is why we celebrate Earth Day
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The Apple Card’s new feature tackles one of credit’s biggest problems
- The path to women’s credit independence started with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, which put an end to lenders requiring women to have male cosigners on loans.
- There’s been a lack of transparency and consumer understanding in the way credit scores are calculated when there are two users of the same credit card since the primary account holder receives the benefit of building a strong credit history while the other does not.”
‘Something needs to change’: Walz responds to Chauvin verdict with call for more reforms
- Last week, Gazelka said that his GOP caucus would be willing to hold two sets of hearings before the session ended — one of police accountability and criminal justice and another on the civil unrest that occurred in Brooklyn Center after the death of Daunte Wright.
- The April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright by a Brooklyn Center police officer during a traffic stop has led to a new push by the DFL, including suggestions by some that the state budget not be adopted without further reforms.
‘Way more work to do’: Athletes give cautious welcome to Floyd verdict
- The Minnesota Timberwolves play in the same city where Floyd was murdered and their star player, Karl-Anthony Towns, said he had been worried about the outcome of the trial before Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings.
- The sports world welcomed the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial on Tuesday, while cautioning that there is still work to do addressing systemic racism in the United States.
DeSantis suggests Chauvin guilty verdict happened because jury was ‘scared of what a mob may do’
In June, DeSantis called Floyd’s death a murder. “When I saw the video of that cop murdering George Floyd, I was just absolutely appalled by what I saw. … I immediately asked folks at FDLE [Florida Department of Law Enforcement] and others, ‘How the hell did you get away with even doing that tactic?”’ Tuesday, however, DeSantis’s comments about the “mob” — his only reported comments on the verdict — ran counter to the reaction from many Florida Republicans. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letter: Foreign policy transformation needed
- Sir David Attenborough states “we are no longer separate Nations each best served by looking after its own needs and security; we are a single truly Global species whose greatest threats are shared, and her security must ultimately come from acting together in the interests of us all” (Climate and Security, February 2021).
- He refers to the threat of climate change to our collective security.
What the US failed to understand about Afghanistan
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Empanada’s culinary history runs deeper than just pocket food
“People definitely don’t know what it is,” Lidia Zambrano-Madera, of Lidia's Empanadas, said. As a Latina with Columbian and Guatemalan heritage, she said she has always known how to make an empanada, but, “most of my audience is white,” and few understand the origins and culture of an empanada before they purchase and enjoy it.
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From family doctors to skate park, Durham making it easier to get COVID-19 vaccine
Across Durham County, there are more shots available than people making appointments, so the county health department has begun making it easier to get one. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The guilty verdict: What’s next
- Another important step is to address the racial disparities resulting from historic and continued discrimination: discrimination in employment, in housing, in health care, indeed, in every sector of life.
- We have known – and tolerated – for years a disparity gap between white and Black Minnesotans that is among the largest in the country in nearly every indicator.
Potential jaguar habitat at U.S.-Mexico border identified by University of Arizona researchers
TUCSON – Although jaguars are widely assumed to live exclusively in Mexico, Central and South America, they once prowled Arizona, New Mexico and Texas before colonizers and poachers in the 19th century drove most of these beautifully spotted big cats out of the U.S.
So when Ganesh Marin was studying ecosystems along the border U.S.-Mexico this year, the University of Arizona Ph.D. student wasn’t expecting to see a young jaguar sauntering in his video feed in mid-March. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Your own back yard (stop with the lawn chemicals!) can be a starting point this Earth Day
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Europe’s Most Valuable Tech Company Can Help the Chip Shortage
- ASML, which competes with Applied Materials to sell semiconductor-manufacturing gear to the likes of Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, on Wednesday more than doubled its growth forecast for the year and said it was increasing production capacity for 2022—a reassuring sign for any business that needs chips to make its products and any consumer waiting for them.
- The company also said it was looking at boosting capacity in more standard deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography.
Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes
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F.D.A. Inspectors Find Shortcomings at Emergent Vaccine Plant in Baltimore
The Food and Drug Administration issued highly critical findings from an inspection of the plant that was forced to throw out up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine and ordered to temporarily stop all production. […]Read more >Similar articles >
A stormy afternoon and evening are possible for parts of New England
Forecasters have increased the risk for strong thunderstorms across western New England this afternoon, and some of those may hold together as they move into Greater Boston before sunset. Heavy downpours and strong, gusty winds are likely. […]Read more >Similar articles >
“Private insurance gives better coverage” than under Medicaid expansion, GOP lawmaker says.
- Asked for proof of that claim, Born spokesman Tyler Clark said cost shouldn’t be considered as part of the discussion over which plans offer "better coverage" — only the number of health care providers that accept Medicaid vs.
- The reimbursements Medicaid pays to health care providers are about half what private insurers pay nationwide — though we’ll note the state has the ability to set higher reimbursement rates, if Born and other leaders felt that was a problem that should be addressed.
US jogger talks bear out of pursuing him further – video
A runner filmed a face-off with a large bear that pursued him for several minutes in Grand Teton national park inWyoming, producing a three-minute video that went viral. Evan Matthews said he often saw bears on his runs, but none had dared to come so close. ‘This one was interested in me, so I had to change its mind,’ hewrote. Rather than use his bear spray, Matthews opted to reason with his ursine inquisitor.
Passionate debate continues over school library books on gender identity in Westfield
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Man saves two women from burning car on I-80
- A good Samaritan pulled two women from a burning car in southwestern Iowa on Tuesday after the vehicle was hit by a truck.
- Broadcast reports says Runk Wood, of Avoca, was on his way to work in Lincoln, Nebraska, when he came upon the scene and pulled over.
Greenville ISD issues apology letter after ‘staged photo’ of teacher’s foot on Black student’s neck surfaces online
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Letter: City Council needs to do the right thing
- The school district requested a revenue sharing agreement that would bring some tax relief for Penacook folks — a request currently not granted by the council.
- It was really helpful to me as I come to understand how the development is going to bring tax relief to Penacook.
Taco Bell will start reusing hot sauce packets
- That’s soon changing: The fast food chain is partnering with recycling company TerraCycle to give its packets a “spicier second life that doesn’t involve a landfill,” Taco Bell said in a press release.
- Taco Bell said it’s the first fast food brand to use TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company that helps big businesses become greener.
Little Rock Board leads way on COVID health, but the state legislature has other plans
- At the Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. and the Little Rock Board of Directors extended the disaster emergency due to COVID-19.
- The Mayor and the Board of Directors will continue to utilize the available powers vested in these offices to work in the best interest of Little Rock residents and follow the guidance of medical professionals.
Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030
- WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans.
- Scientists, environmental groups and even business leaders had called on Biden to set a target that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Chauvin’s conviction shouldn’t obscure how broken our criminal justice system is
- What does accountability look like if it’s not just Derek Chauvin and others who might be implicated in the death of George Floyd are convicted?
- “But seeing the conviction as a success ignores the fact that Chauvin should perhaps never have been a police officer to begin with or, if he was, he should never have been going after a $20 bill in this way — in every way the system failed.
Georgia churches call for Home Depot boycott over voting rights stance
- Georgia religious leaders on Tuesday called for a boycott of Home Depot over the company’s refusal to speak out against a new law restricting voting access in the state.
- The faith leaders said in a statement they were targeting Home Depot after representatives from the company declined to attend a summit of corporate and church officials recently.
The Jury’s Answer in Minneapolis
- It’s obviously absurd to compare Floyd to Fitzgerald.
- It became historic American theater, up there with Sacco and Vanzetti, the Scottsboro Boys, Alger Hiss and O.J. Simpson—that last one a circus and a travesty and a showcase of the idea of jury nullification, the principle that appeals to what the pioneering black lawyer Dovey Roundtree called “justice older than the law.”
Ferriabough Bolling: After the verdict, the real work of change begins
- And the truth of the matter is that the reason George Floyd is dead is because Mr. Chauvin’s heart was too small.”
- During the trial, my mind traveled first to about 10 miles down the road from the courthouse to Brooklyn Center, Minn., where 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by 26-year veteran police officer Kim Porter, who alleges that she meant to fire her taser, but instead fired a gun.
Letter: Remembering George Washington Dugan
- At age 44, George Washington Dugan left the farm off Old Marlboro Road and enlisted in the Massachusetts 54th.
- The 54th Massachusetts was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War. General recruitment of African Americans for service in the Union Army was authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney calls Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal an ‘error’
- Stewart said he supported former President Donald Trump’s call to withdraw troops last year and now he backs Biden’s plan to do the same.
- “Like all Americans, I want our troops to come home, but I recognize and profoundly appreciate the vital role they often play in far and dangerous places like Afghanistan to protect our national security.”
Letter: Support HB 177 & NH state parks
- Thankfully the citizens of Dalton voted for Emergency Temporary Zoning last year, and there has been a large grassroots effort to protect both Dalton and the state park from a devastating and irresponsible landfill development.
- There is also widespread opposition from neighboring towns to this development so close to a lake, state park and the Ammonoosuc River.
What kind of flag can I fly outside my house?
- In Pendery’s case, his community is overseen not by a traditional homeowners association, but a metropolitan district, which is a government entity with a democratically elected board.
- California prevents homeowners associations from restricting flags except in matters of public health or safety; in Arizona and Texas, restrictions on political signs are lifted in the months immediately preceding an election and for a handful of days following.
Biotech Stocks Fall Out of Favor After Disappointing Trial Results, Big Rally
- Biotech shares have slumped in recent months, stung by setbacks in clinical trials and a rotation away from growth stocks after a steep rally in 2020.
- Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., Amicus Therapeutics Inc. and Frequency Therapeutics Inc. are among the recent losers for biotech investors, having lost more than half their value so far this year.
It’s rare, but some fully vaccinated people are catching COVID-19
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Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Things I’ve learned from my cancer, part one
- And people are surprised when I tell them that I wouldn’t want to erase that, to make my Stage 4 cancer disappear.
- The reminder that life is sweet, and I should grab as much fruit off the bough while it’s still there, because no one actually knows how soon winter is coming.
Taylor Swift’s songs haven’t changed. But she has.
- “Fifteen” is a fairly famous song, so you might well know that Swift wrote it in her own teen years, and released it on the album Fearless in 2008, when she was just 18 years old.
- Now, thanks to Swift’s decision to re-record all of her old music to gain control of the rights tied to the master recordings, she really is revisiting songs like “Fifteen” from the perspective of a woman in her 30s.
Bolsonaro, Putin among dozens of leaders set to attend White House climate summit
- The Biden administration offered new details this morning about the big, virtual climate summit Thursday and Friday and signaled they expect new emissions reduction and climate finance commitments from multiple countries.
- Quick take: Biden administration officials can use the deal to show that other countries are acting as President Biden presses Congress for huge new investments and unveils a non-binding target to steeply cut U.S. emissions this decade.
8 great spots for gluten-free pasta in Philly
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How Meow Meow Tweet is breaking the beauty industry’s plastic habit
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Apple to launch update with app tracking feature next week
Apple will launch its operating system update that will include a feature that will limit the reach of targeted ads “next week,” the company said Tuesday.Apple’s long-awaited — and delayed — App Tracking Transparency tool will require apps to get […]Read more >Similar articles >
Republican Sam Peters running again for 4th Congressional District
- Small business owner and retired U.S. Air Force officer Sam Peters will once again seek the Republican nomination in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, he formally announced Wednesday.
- In an interview with the Review-Journal prior to the announcement, Peters said he is once again running on a set of conservative values, including diversifying the state’s economy, securing the U.S.-Mexico border, expanding military funding and limiting the country’s growing deficit.
Some COVID-19 long haulers experiencing slight relief after vaccine
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Things to do on Earth Day; NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert to stream live
- V Tonight (Wednesday, April 21), 7:30 p.m.: Nat Geo ’s Earth Day Eve 2021: A Virtual Celebration.
- L Anytime in April: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board : DIY Earth Day Clean-Up Event.
Think you own your stuff? Think again.
- But even when music or a movie or book or art NFT is purchased digitally, it never holds a physical presence in its owner’s life; one imagines it is quite common for, say, a modern music fan to spend a good chunk of money to stream or download their favorite artists’ work and yet never have anything in their homes indicating as much.
- Relying even more heavily on these models felt like a further concession to the powers that already wield such outsize influence over our 21st-century lives, not only through streaming and digital goods but increasingly through the internet-embedded everything around us.
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Durham hosting day-long clinics for Moderna, Pfizer vaccines
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Justice Dept. to announce it will open sweeping investigation into Minneapolis policing
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A Section of Trump Border Wall in South Texas Cost $27 Million a Mile. It’s Being Foiled by $5 Ladders.
- Every month for the past decade, Scott Nicol, a 51-year-old artist and activist, has set out from his home in McAllen to roam the Rio Grande Valley in search of ladders used to scale the border wall in South Texas.
- On a cool and overcast day in early April, Nicol has centered his hunt on an eight-mile stretch of border between the towns of Hidalgo and Granjeno, where an Obama-era wall meets up with a newly constructed piece of Trump’s wall.
International Flight Isn’t Delayed, Investors Are Just Early
- The first apparent trigger for the selloff was an announcement that the U.S. State Department is changing how it determines travel advisories to better align with health assessments from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and reflect on-the-ground logistics for things like testing capacity.
- The company linked a return to positive net income to a recovery in business and international travel to 65% of 2019 levels but said it may be able to get to a positive adjusted Ebitda figure by the fourth quarter even if demand in those markets only climbs back to 30% of what it was in pre-pandemic times.
Lifelong friends schedule hundreds of vaccine appointments
- “Our children actually are the ones who reached out to the news to say, ‘Our moms are doing this and we want somebody to give them a high-five because they're literally spending all day doing this,’” Nelson said.
- A pair of lifelong friends came together to schedule hundreds of vaccine appointments for people in need.
Seattle’s budget picture improves slightly, but economic health still shaky, city analysts say
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What Will Office Life Be Like After the Pandemic? This Australian Fintech Company May Have the Answer
- “As a leader if I don’t show that I can work from home and I will do this, I think that people may copy me and easily return to how they used to do things,” she says, “and I don’t want that to happen, and I know it doesn’t have to.”
- Katherine McConnell wanted to make sure that she and her employees didn’t fall back into their old habits when they returned to the office in Sydney, Australia—where the coronavirus situation has stabilized —after several months of working from home.
COVID-19 variant related to UK variant discovered after Texas A&M student tests positive, researchers say
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New ‘Gastro Cafe’ at Vancouver Waterfront
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Florida lawmakers’ effort to restrict local control of vacation rental properties seems to be over
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Festival of Books: Native American authors honor Leslie Marmon Silko, next generation of Indigenous writers
- Geller joined authors Brandon Hobson and David Heska Wanbli Weiden in a Los Angeles Times Festival of Books discussion in honor of Silko, moderated by poet and Times contributor Rigoberto González.
- Virgil, the protagonist in Weiden’s novel, wonders what it’s like to live free of the burden of “the murdered children, the stolen land, that every Native person carries around.”
Lifelong friends schedule hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine appointments
- “Our children actually are the ones who reached out to the news to say, ‘Our moms are doing this and we want somebody to give them a high-five because they're literally spending all day doing this,’” Nelson said.
- A pair of lifelong friends came together to schedule hundreds of vaccine appointments for people in need.
The Suicide Wave That Never Was
- Indeed, suicides did go up in 2020 compared with 2019, as The New York Times reported: The Clark County coroner’s office, according to the most recent tally, lists 16 youth suicides last year and 11 in 2019.
- The numbers for teenagers had “ skyrocketed,” according to the coverage: In just the first two months after schools closed, teens’ insurance claims for mental-health treatment were “ approximately double ” what they’d been during the same period in 2019.
Animal Rescue League will find homes for 65 cats rescued on Martha’s Vineyard
The cats — who were rescued from a Martha’s Vineyard private breeding facility in July 2020 — were officially signed over to the Animal Rescue League this week, officials said. […]Read more >Similar articles >
“It’s deep. It’s dark. It’s elusive.” The ocean’s twilight zone is full of wonders.
- “It’s almost easier to define it [the ocean’s twilight zone] by what we don’t know than what we do know,” says Andone Lavery, an acoustician at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who has been probing the mesoplagic’s depths for years.
- Another thing we know: Every night, some number of those fish, along with many other non-fish organisms, rise up from the twilight zone to the surface of the ocean in order to feed.
My Turn: HB 544 embraces the values of New Hampshire residents
- The reason why I think NH residents share the value of eliminating CRT is because I believe my fellow citizens embrace the fact that America is a kinder, gentler nation.
- We need to teach our children that all are created equal, not that they are racists because of the color of their skin.
Reshaping Your Career in the Wake of the Pandemic
- We’ve identified three key aspects of work that the pandemic has impacted and which — if you approach them thoughtfully and strategically — can help you reshape your career successfully for the future.
- The authors identify three key aspects of work that the pandemic has impacted and which — if you approach them thoughtfully and strategically — can help you reshape your career successfully for the future.
1 person injured after pickup, school bus collide on southwest side of Indianapolis
The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. No one on the school bus was injured, according to officials. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Opinion | State Supreme Court often forgotten in Alabama
- However, unlike our legislators, who were mostly conservatives and probably Republicans running as Democrats in name only, these Alabama Democratic Supreme Court judges were pro plaintiff trial lawyers and anti-business.
- We have nine members of the State Supreme Court, all elected for six-year terms in staggered election years.
Alabama leaders react to Chauvin verdict
- America watched Tuesday afternoon as a Minnesota jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of three murder charges in the killing of George Floyd.
- “Last summer, our nation watched in horror for an excruciating 8 minutes and 46 seconds as police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd.
Disneyland relaxes employee beard restrictions to Sneezy, Sleepy and Grumpy lengths
- Disneyland has relaxed restrictions on mustaches and beards for employees as part of major changes to the Anaheim theme park’s dress code designed to make the guidelines gender inclusive .
- Mustache and beard lengths are now at the discretion of Disneyland employees provided the facial hair is neatly groomed and maintained, according to updated Disney Look guidelines.
San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties rank as top three for bad air in the United States
- The five-county Los Angeles region is the smoggiest metro area in the country for the 21st time in the 22 years that the American Lung Association has been issuing the rankings, according to the “State of the Air 2021” report released Tuesday, April 20, by the group.
- Six other metro areas in the state were among the 10 worst in the country for smog, and six, including Los Angeles, were among the 10 worst for soot, also known as particle pollution.
Why Best Picture nominee Sound of Metal resonates
- Below, Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson, associate editor Karen Turner, and critic at large Emily VanDerWerff discuss Sound of Metal, Darius Marder’s drama about a drummer grappling with sudden hearing loss, starring Riz Ahmed.
- Regardless, Sound of Metal feels like an evolution in the portrayal of deaf and hard-of-hearing people onscreen that takes us beyond more one-dimensional depictions in past movies.
Why Do Some Democrats Want to Give the Wealthy a Tax Break?
- Northeastern Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to repeal the cap on state and local tax deductions as a part of his administration’s American Families Act. That’s exactly the wrong approach.
- At the same time, repealing the SALT cap makes public amenities such as pools or public art centers effectively tax deductible, but only for the wealthy.