Ford Motor Company is best known for its cars, but in the Covid-19 pandemic, the manufacturer is branching out. Ford has received patent-pending approval for a new, clear respirator mask, the company announced Tuesday, one they expect to work just as well as an N95. “One of the things that’s missing during the pandemic is
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The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a duo that since the end of World War II has attempted to stage coups against the United States of America, a university tracking project finds. The other case involved 11 members of the American communist party. The Coup D’etat
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The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen, Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ Best Motion Picture Lead Actor and Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’ “I’m overwhelmed and humbled that the
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Data on vaccines being tested by Johnson & Johnson and Novavax came out last week, and makers of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine published some long-awaited details about their shots on Tuesday. All indicate high efficacy against the virus, even though they take very different approaches. Here’s how some of the top coronavirus
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You know how clothing stores prop up mannequins in windows, showing off the fashionable goods they have to offer? That might be the explanation behind a case of mistaken mummy identity. During a trip to Egypt in the late 1850s, Sir Charles Nicholson — an English Australian antiquarian, university founder and philanthropist — bought a
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The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency tasked with the children’s care told CNN in a statement. The Health and Human Services Department will reopen a facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, that can accommodate about 700 children and can be expanded if
Continue Reading Mars may seem like a still, frozen desert, but more evidence suggests that the red planet is active in subtle ways. The NASA InSight mission has helped researchers determine that the planet experiences Marsquakes, making it seismically active. And then there is the mystery of Recurring Slope Lineae, known as RSL, that have intrigued scientists
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Marmosets can understand conversations between other monkeys and judge whether they want to interact with them, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Zurich played marmosets audio recordings of vocal interactions between their peers and recorded their behavior and body temperature to gauge their reaction, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, Nebraska (Journal Star) — Law enforcement agencies acted with deliberate indifference in their response to days of protest last year, culminating in a severe injury to a Lincoln woman, a federal lawsuit alleged Tuesday. Elise Poole, 19, took part in demonstrations for racial justice in Lincoln on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dover, WI (Journal Times) — A house fire that killed seven cats and a guinea pig is still under investigation, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday. Just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Racine County Communications Center received a 911 call from the 600 block of North Britton
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Angelina Jolie is selling the only painting created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, with the work expected to fetch up to £2.5 million ($3.4 million) at auction. Churchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech, Morocco, after attending the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, and gave it to US
Continue Reading A popular SoulCycle instructor is apologizing for “a terrible error in judgment” after getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Stacey Griffith, a New York-based instructor, said she drove one hour to Staten Island to get the Moderna vaccine, according to an Instagram post that has since been deleted but circulated online, credited to Griffith’s account. “Now I
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding to the House’s impeachment amounted to “absurd constitutional arguments being offered by the President,” according to a source on the call. The Maryland Democrat’s comments on a caucus call Wednesday offered a preview of how
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Plains, Pennsylvania (WGAL ) — A dispute over snow shoveling ended with a murder-suicide that left three people dead in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office said Jeffrey Spaide got into an argument Monday morning with James and Lisa Goy, who lived across the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW ) — The Portland Board of Public Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday evening condemning a recent string of hate crimes targeting members of the LGBTQ+ community. People in Portland and South Portland have reported receiving threatening letters. Those letters appeared to target people who
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A rocky corner in southern Utah has been the focal point of protests and political battles for years. A recent move by the Biden administration is giving Native tribes hope that a broken promise could be mended. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ordered federal officials to review the boundaries of Bears
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Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly tried to cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in an interview Tuesday after the Trump-supporting executive spread election fraud falsehoods on air. That’s a particularly touchy topic for the conservative news channel, because it was named in a lawsuit claiming it spread misinformation about voting machines. Lindell was invited on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Albuquerque, NM (KOAT ) — A record drought season in New Mexico has some farmers worried about how they are going to get produce in the grocery store. It has prompted the state’s engineer to issue a report telling farmers not to farm unless they “absolutely need to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An economic study found that Tennessee’s public-use airports contribute $40 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 220,000 jobs in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently completed a year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. “Tennessee’s 78 public-use airports are critical components of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Elk Grove, California (KCRA) — Holding signs, chanting, cheering and getting honks from people driving by: A group that calls itself the Elk Grove Unified School District Parent Coalition made it known Tuesday they want their kids to go back to school — in person. “This marks that
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